Nigerian state bans co-ed schools Aug 29, 2008
Bauchi State in northern Nigeria has banned co-education at all junior and senior schools ... Bauchi MP Aminu Tukur told the BBC that teenagers especially had difficulty controlling their sexual urges ... The BBC's Shehu Saulewa in Bauchi, which is governed by Sharia law, says most state schools are mixed. (BBC News -- Africa)
Sex workers 'targeted' in Nigeria Aug 19, 2008
Islamic authorities in the Nigerian city of Bauchi have reportedly launched a crackdown on sex workers identified by the Red Cross in a census. The BBC's Shehu Saulawa in Bauchi says that the local Sharia commission has begun rounding the women up ... Muslim majority Bauchi is governed by the Islamic Sharia law. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria: Celtel Inaugurates $6 Million South-East Switch Aug 18, 2008
He said additional switches would soon be launched in Bauchi and Benin. He said Celtel has also initiated several other projects in the country in a move to boost the quality of its service to subscribers on the network, stressing that significant resources and effort in the improvement of its quality of service through capacity expansion and enhancement of the integrity and robust of its network have been put in place. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Richard Branson to Dump Virgin Nigeria Aug 17, 2008
However, former minister of aviation and current governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuguda, who called this reporter to speak on the travails of VNA, lamented that the forced relocation of the flag carrier's domestic operations to MMA2 was a disservice to the nation's aviation industry. The governor, as minister of aviation in 2004, was instrumental in the emergence of VNA.. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Corruption Body to Probe 23 Ex-Governors Aug 16, 2008
Ahmadu Adamu Muazu (Bauchi), Chief Lucky Igbinedion (Edo), Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Lagos). Others are: Alh. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: To Hell With Your Oil - North Tells South Jul 30, 2008
On what he described as de-industrialization of the North, Dr. Aliyu said that: "Most of the plants have been probably sold to Asians who in turn shut them down as a part of international conspiracy to turn the north into dumping grounds for their goods and products while our farmers fold their arms in hapless confusion."We need to examine the issues that led to de-industrialization of the north, whereby many of the northern industries have been closed down with attendant consequences for the... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Govt in Talks With Teachers - Minister Jul 28, 2008
AS the national strike of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) enters its fifth week today, the Minister of State for Education, Hajiya Aishatu Dukku, said in Bauchi, weekend, that the Federal Government was negotiating with the union to resolve the strike which has kept all primary and post primary school students at home. But contacts made with officials of the union by Vanguard last night indicated that no negotiation was in place. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Who Or What is Delaying North's Oil Exploration? Jul 28, 2008
Professor E.F.C. Dike of the Geology programme in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, disclosed that exploration in the Benue Trough, for instance, started when Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company limited (SNEPCO), Chevron and Elf, acquired acreages ... The sandstones in Borno, Gombe, Yobe and Bauchi states in this long rift and marine depression are described in some reports, as hydrocarbon source rocks. (allAfrica.com)
Reps intervene, U.S. wants dialogue on Niger Delta Jul 25, 2008
The motion enjoyed the favour of Abdul Ningi (Bauchi State), who said that "the problems of the Niger Delta are problems of Nigeria. " He stressed that the resources in the area belong to Nigerians and the people of the area deserved better treatment. He said some criminals had hijacked the cause of the Niger Delta struggle, adding that some of the so-called militants were businessmen disguising as armed men. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Reps Summon Minister Over Job Seekers' Deaths Jul 17, 2008
Thirteen applicants died in the Immigration Services recruitment across the country, with eight in Enugu, Abia and Anambra states, four in Asaba, and one in Bauchi. The development sparked angry reactions from several quarters, including Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, and some groups in the South-East zone. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Immigration Recruitment Drive Claims 13 Jul 14, 2008
PLAN by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to beef up its staff strength has claimed no fewer than 13 lives across the country, with eight in Enugu, Abia and Anambra states, four in Asaba, and one in Bauchi. Besides, a road crash at Anara, Imo State has claimed 19 lives, just six days after another crash at Avu Junction in Owerri West Local Government Area, in which 14 passengers died. (allAfrica.com)
Govt maintains stance, teachers begin strike today Jun 30, 2008
The latest position of the government was announced at a retreat for stakeholders in the basic education sub-sector at the weekend at the Yankari Games Reserve, Bauchi State. Dukku argues that since education is on the concurrent list, it will be wrong for the government to fix salaries for the states. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Legislators Name Panel to Probe NNPC Jun 17, 2008
On the name of former Bauchi State governor, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, listed as the promoter of Radiant Oil, Chukwueke told the committee that Nigerians from all walks of life were not barred from pushing for oil blocks except they are serving civil servants. "Governors represented the states. In some cases, we bundled seven governors together to form a reputable company for them to get the blocks. Bauchi governor was introduced as a serving governor who was promoting Radiant Oil. In the past, oil... (allAfrica.com)
All smiles?Nigerians assess how their leader has fared one year into his job May 29, 2008
He lives in Bauchi, in north-eastern Nigeria. Absolutely nothing has been done about the issue of electricity and power shortages. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria: 46 Dead Soldiers Get Heroic Burial May 25, 2008
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday promised the families of the officer and 45 soldiers who lost their lives on Wednesday along the Kari-Potiskum-Maiduguri Road in Bauchi State that he would mitigate the harsh effects of their death on them. The officer and soldiers were returning home to join their families and unit in Monguno, Borno State after serving for six months in the African Union (AU) Hybrid Force in Darfur, Sudan. (allAfrica.com)
EFCC:Yar'Adua Dares Senate May 25, 2008
This may be due to his recent posting to Ningi in Bauchi State, as an Area Commander. In Lamorde's absence, the meeting was reportedly co-ordinated by Mohammed Wakili, a Chief Superintendent of Police, and current Deputy Director of Operations of the EFCC.. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: 46 Soldiers Die in Road Accident May 23, 2008
"Forty-four bodies were evacuated between 2.30 am and 3 am and conveyed to Bauchi while two others were recovered this morning at about 9 am," Osuhor said ... Describing the accident as a national calamity, Yusuf, who arrived Bauchi Airport at about 11 ... He immediately proceeded to the accident scene in company with the acting Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Mohammed Gadi, the Commandant of the Bauchi Armoured Corps Centre, Major General Saleh Maina, and other top military officers who all... (allAfrica.com)
Reps in rowdy session over 2008 budget May 23, 2008
Yusuf Tunga, from Bauchi State, urged the House to take whatever measure members deemed fit out of the problem. Terngu Shegba from Benue State was particularly not happy with the minister of finance, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, whom he said was the major problem. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Record of states' suit against govt in Supreme Court, say counsel May 22, 2008
The states that instituted the suit against the Federal Government are Ogun with Suit No. SC/20/2008 received by the Supreme Court on May 5, 2008; Bauchi, Suit No SC 60/2008, received by the Supreme Court on March 31, 2008; Abia, Suit No. SC 59/2008 received on March 31, 2008; Benue, with Suit No SC 123/2008 received by the Supreme Court on May 5, 2008. Others are Niger with Suit No SC 122/2008 received by the Supreme Court on May 5, 2008; Oyo with Suit No SC 61/2008 received by the Supreme... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria:Police Chief Warns Of Al-Qaeda Bomb Plot May 11, 2008
Okiro who spoke at Obudu Cattle Ranch at the opening of the IG's Conference with DIG's, AIG,s and States Police Commissioners also directed neigbouring states of Kano, like Kaduna, Bauchi, Jigawa and Katsina states to beef up security in their states to avoid a spill over of the riot that recently emanated over the alleged defaming of the Quran. On the re-run elections taking place in Bayelsa and Sokoto states, Okiro directed CP's in both states to beef up security in order to ensure hitch-free... (allAfrica.com)
Govt raises panels on Vision 2020 Apr 22, 2008
Other members include the Senate President, David Mark, Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, governors of Lagos, Imo, Delta, Kwara, Bauchi and Kaduna states (each representing his zone). Others include the ministers of National Planning, Finance, Labour, Youths Development, Justice and Commerce and Industry. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Food Crisis - UN Agency Faces $750m Shortfall Apr 21, 2008
The Congress in a Communiqu; at the end its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at Zaranda Hotel, Bauchi said it would organise a one-day nationwide mass demonstration in support of the on-going power sector probe and the demand for the probe and prosecution of all those found to have committed fraudulent acts during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The WFP had in February said that it requiredan additional $500 million (N5. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Baby Trees Die as Reforestation Fails Apr 9, 2008
At the same time, the desert is encroaching at an estimated annual rate of between 8 and 30 hectares in the 11 states, which are Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi. Around 35 percent of the arable land there has been overtaken by desert in the last 50 years, he added. (allAfrica.com)
Development Agencies Call for Improved Sanitation Mar 23, 2008
" Two girls finish cleaning the latrine at Konkiyel Primary School in Konkiyel Village, Bauchi State, Nigeria (UNICEF) Pat Dandonoli of WaterAid says the development community is working to improve funding and to encourage a renewed commitment to sanitation from national governments. Theyre also working on the local level to help officials identify effective ways of improving sanitation and coordinating support with the provincial or national government. She says shes pleased that Japan,... (Voice of America)
Consensus reigns as PDP leaders emerge Mar 5, 2008
From John-Abba Ogbodo, Lemmy Ughegbe (Abuja), Saxone Akhaine (Kaduna), Iyabo Lawal (Ibadan), Bodunrin Beckley (Lafia), Mohammed Kawu (Bauchi), Lawrence Njoku, Sobechi Onyekachi (Enugu) and RoseAnn Chikereuba (Port Harcourt) ... In Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kaduna, Bauchi and Lafia where the leaders converged, they pledged to close ranks and work for the success of the party at future polls ... Kingibe at the event in Bauchi, told the audience at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, that... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Cross-dresser jailed in Nigeria Mar 5, 2008
Another 18 men face charges of vagrancy and indecent behaviour in the sharia-run northern state of Bauchi after they were arrested in a hotel allegedly dressed as women. Lagos is not a sharia state, but has recently seen police arrest women for wearing revealing clothes. (BBC News -- Africa)
Aso Rock on the big news day Feb 27, 2008
In-between the delivery of the judgment, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Danjuma Goje, Senator Jubril Aminu, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Dr Aliyu Modibbo, his Water Resources counterpart, Alhaji Sayyadi Ruma, former Presidential aide, Andy Uba, former governors of Bauchi (Alhaji Adamu Muazu) and Delta States (Chief James Ibori) arrived the Presidential Villa and headed for the President's office. Immediately the verdict was... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Britain to partner Nigeria on Vision '2020' Feb 22, 2008
Dewar's guest included the Speaker of the House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole; Attorney General of the Federation, Mike Aondoakaa; Minister of State for Finance, Remi Babalola; Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi. Quoting former Canadian Prime Minister John Buchanan who once said that "the task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity but to elicit it," he stressed that the people of Nigeria are its... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
'Cross-dressers' in Nigeria court Feb 16, 2008
The men were arrested last year in a hotel room in the city of Bauchi ... The HRW letter was sent to the Federal Ministry of Justice in the capital, Abuja, who forwarded it on to the Bauchi state governor ... When the letter was read out the defendants looked relieved and happy, the BBC's Shehu Saulawa in Bauchi says. (BBC News -- Africa)
Anger at Nigerian child census Feb 13, 2008
But some parents in the northern city of Bauchi are afraid they will get into trouble because their children work ... Shehu Saulawa of the BBC's Hausa service in Bauchi says many parents who live in poverty rely on the work their children do, and the survey makes them afraid that the government will come after them. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria: Blackouts to Rise As Power Drops Feb 11, 2008
In a paper entitled: "Confronting Nigeria's Energy Challenge: The imperative of immediate reforms," which he delivered at the pre-convocation lecture of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi at the weekend, Lukman said apart from Okpai power station commissioned last year and operating at 90 per cent capacity, the nine others were operating at 30 per cent installed capacity. Egbin station commissioned in 1985 with the capacity to generate 1,320 MW, had dropped to about 600 MW, while Delta power... (allAfrica.com)
Free Your Women For Politics, Ali Tells The North Feb 3, 2008
Former Minister of Communication in the second republic, Dr. Ibrahim Tahir, Talban Bauchi, received the on behalf of the Awoniyi family. Other recipients of the awards are former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Victor Attah; former Chairman of the National Population Commission(NPC), Dr. Shehu. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Atiku Asks Court To Reject Iwu's Defence Feb 2, 2008
" He appealed that the court should take note that the list submitted by Iwu showing that Abubakar was one of the presidential candidates who contested the election was not dated and asked the court to take it that no such list existed. Last week, the Supreme ruled that the former Vice President's quest to have Iwu answer questions relating to the procurement and distribution of ballot papers for last April 21 presidential election, was in order. Consequently, the court ordered the INEC chairman... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Measles, Cholera Claim 264 in 3 Months Jan 31, 2008
The outbreaks occurred in Borno, Jigawa, Bauchi, Kaduna, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa States. Share this on. (allAfrica.com)
AU summit opens, Gadaffi threatens to dump Africa Jan 31, 2008
" He had said in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday that he was deeply concerned by the situation in Kenya. Responding to questions at a joint press conference with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Mr. Ban said he discussed the situation on Tuesday with former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is leading the mediation effort in Kenya as part of the AU Panel of Eminent Personalities. Although the agenda of the AU summit of heads of state was silent on Kenya, there are clear signals from diplomats that the... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Govt move to tackle rubella measles outbreak Jan 15, 2008
Adenike Grange, has invited the commissioners of Health for Kano, Kaduna and possibly Bauchi, development partners and disease surveillance officers of the ministry to map out plans to tackle the menace. A source who spoke to The Guardian at the weekend in Abuja under the condition of anonymity said: "Yes, the minister has been told of the incident and she has directed that the affected states Commissioners of Health report to Abuja on Monday (today) for a meeting. Included in the meeting are... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Minister raises hope on Nigeria's bid for Security Council seat Jan 4, 2008
" According to him, the TAC programme is a veritable instrument to project the image of Nigeria abroad and it has provided the country the opportunity to share its technical know-how with the benefiting countries. Contrary to the belief in some quarters that the scheme is encouraging brain drain, Hirse said it had actually helped in creating jobs for thousands of unemployed graduates in the country and also provided an opportunity for Nigerian youths to interact with their counterparts in other... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Bauchi Govt Sets Up 50 Tuberculosis Centres Dec 27, 2007
com: Nigeria: Bauchi Govt Sets Up 50 Tuberculosis Centres (Page 1 of 1) ... Nigeria: Bauchi Govt Sets Up 50 Tuberculosis Centres ... Bauchi State Government has said that it has set up about 50 tuberculosis free treatment centres in 14 General Hospitals to check the spread of the disease. (allAfrica.com)
How FG, states shared N248tr Paris Club windfall Dec 21, 2007
345 million; Bauchi, $110. 303 million; Bayelsa, $46. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Commission Chair Defends Last Elections Dec 17, 2007
"Iwu said the former vice president's case was further compounded by the fact that he was only cleared to stand for the election by the Supreme Court just five days before the election.He attributed this to different positions taken by the courts on the powers of the commission to bar candidates from standing for elections.Iwu said as at the time the Supreme Court gave its verdict that the commission could not bar candidates from standing for elections contrary to the provisions of the... (allAfrica.com)
U.S., Sultan to parley on terrorism Nov 12, 2007
Going further, the American government is reportedly concerned that "the law provides that states may elect to use Islamic laws and courts. Twelve northern states have adopted at least Sharia as state law. They are Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Borno, Zamfara, and Gombe. Adherence to Sharia provisions is compulsory for Moslems in some states and optional in others.". According to the report, while non-Moslems are not required in any state to submit to Sharia... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Ali, Marwa, Chikwe, Obanikoro Top List Sep 26, 2007
Abdullahi Wali (Sokoto), Chief Empire Kanu (Abia), Etim Uye (Akwa Ibom), Aisha Abdullahi (Bauchi), Sen. Felix Oboro (Bayelsa), Prof. (allAfrica.com)
Ireland: Gays in Africa Aug 24, 2007
An anti-gay riot occurred this August 21, after 18 young men appeared in an Islamic court in the sharia state of Bauchi to face charges of cross-dressing in women's clothes ... Bauchi is one of a dozen Muslim-dominated states in northern Nigeria that has adopted Islamic sharia law, including criminal law, since 2000, following the end of the military dictatorship in the country of 140 million people ... The accused youths, 18 to 22, had originally been arrested on August 4 in a police raid on a... (Zmag.org)
Court tries 18 for cross-dressing Aug 22, 2007
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Eighteen Nigerian men accused of dressing up as women during a party at a hotel went on trial Tuesday before an Islamic sharia court in the northern state of Bauchi ... The men, mostly in their 20s, were arrested in a Bauchi hotel on August 4 ... Bauchi is one of 12 states in the predominantly Muslim north that started a stricter enforcement of sharia law in 2000 -- a decision that alienated sizeable Christian minorities and sparked bouts of sectarian violence that... (Yahoo News)
Clash over Nigeria cross-dressing Aug 22, 2007
For about 30 minutes, the protesters held up traffic on Bauchi's main street chanting slogans saying the accused men had been let off lightly ... The BBC's Shehu Saulawa in Bauchi says the trial is fast becoming "a celebrity case" ... The 18 men were arrested two weeks ago in a hotel room in Bauchi, which is governed by the Islamic Sharia legal system. (BBC News -- Africa)
18 Nigerians charged with sodomy Aug 11, 2007
The 18 men were arrested on Aug. 5 in remote northern Bauchi state, where they were found with women's apparel as they prepared for a gay wedding, Nigeria's state news agency reported ... The men were charged Wednesday in a Bauchi Shariah court, where they pleaded innocent, the news agency reported late Thursday. (MSNBC -- International)
Gay Nigerians face Sharia death Aug 11, 2007
The men were arrested in a hotel in north-eastern Bauchi State, which is governed by the Islamic Sharia law ... The men, reportedly wearing women's clothes, are said to have gone to Bauchi town from neighbouring states to celebrate a "gay wedding" ... Prosecuting police officer Tadius Boboi said the men's actions had contravened Sharia law, adopted in Bauchi and a dozen other states in Muslim northern Nigeria in 2000. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria: 18 Arrested For Sodomy - Face Death Penalty Aug 10, 2007
EIGHTEEN suspected homosexuals have been arrested by the police in Bauchi for alleged sodomy. The accused may be sentenced to death if convicted under Bauchi State's Islamic Shariah law ... The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the suspects were arrested Sunday in a hotel in Bauchi and arraigned Wednesday before Justice Taminu Abubakar of the Bauchi High Court. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: All the President's Men Jul 7, 2007
Mahmud Yayale Ahmed (Bauchi) ... He was born in Azare, Bauchi State ... Yayale Ahmed started his civil service career with the Bauchi State Government in 1977. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Three Tiers of Government Share N266.6bn in June Jun 20, 2007
com: Nigeria: FG, States, LGs Share N266. 6bn in June (Page 1 of 1). (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Stop Strike, Embrace Dialogue, Sultan Urges NLC Jun 17, 2007
And in Bauchi, less than 48 hours to the planned nationwide strike by the NLC, acute fuel scarcity has been reported in the state. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who went round the metropolis today reports that most petrol stations had run out of stock, while the few that had fuel were selling above the official price. (allAfrica.com)
Embraer Delivers First ERJ 145 Jet to Nigeria's Bauchi State Government Jun 1, 2007
The aircraft marks the debut of Embraer regional jets in Nigeria's airline market SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Embraer has delivered the first ERJ 145 to the government of Bauchi State, Nigeria ... The Bauchi State government will operate the ERJ 145 jet on domestic routes ... "We are proud to deliver this first aircraft to the Bauchi State government, marking the introduction of the ERJ 145 in Nigeria," said Luiz Carlos Aguiar, Embraer's Executive Vice... (PR Newswire)
Nigeria:Yar'Adua Succeeds Obasanjo as 3rd Executive President May 29, 2007
Theodore Orji (Abia), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Andy Uba, (Anambra), Isa Yuguda (Bauchi), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Gabriel Suswan (Benue), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Martin Amadi (Ebonyi), Osahiemen Osunbor (Edo), Segun Oni (Ekiti), Sullivan Chime (Enugu), Ikedi Ohakim (Imo), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Mohammed Sambo (Kaduna), Ibrahim Shema (Kastina), Usman Daari (Kebbi), Babatunde Raji Fashola (Lagos), Aliu Akwe-Doma (Nasarawa), Aliyu Babangida... (allAfrica.com)
Sharia stoning for Nigerian man May 18, 2007
A Sharia court in Nigeria's north-eastern Bauchi State has sentenced a man to death for raping two teenage girls, local press reports say ... Bauchi is one of 12 states in mostly Muslim northern Nigeria that have introduced Sharia punishments for criminal offences in recent years. (BBC News)
Nigeria: Corruption Busters Target Ex-Governors May 6, 2007
They include those of Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno and Ekiti. Others are Edo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto and Taraba. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua: Intense Lobby for Appointments Begins May 5, 2007
Meanwhile, governor of Bauchi State, Adamu Mu'azu has lamented the electoral loss suffered by PDP in the state with a plea to the new government not to treat the state as a political orphan. Mu'azu who expressed confidence that the party would recapture the state in "a matter of time" described Yar'Ardua's emergence as an act of God because of the initial reluctance with which the president-elect received the call to participate in the race. (allAfrica.com)
New abuses, few voters in Nigerian poll re-run Apr 29, 2007
(Additional reporting by Estelle Shirbon in Abuja, Ijeoma Ezekwere in Orumba, Ardo Hazzad in Bauchi, Farouk Umar in Sokoto, Lawal Saidu in Katsina). news is provided by. (AlertNet)
Nigeria: New Economic Reforms Underway, Says Yar'adua Apr 26, 2007
Others are Governor Danjuma Goje of Gombe, Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara state, Governor Adamu Mauzu of Bauchi and Chief Anthony Anenih, Chairman PDP Board of Trustees. At another forum, Yar'Adua said Nigeria would only grow to become a great nation, if there is the respect for the rule of law. (allAfrica.com)
At the polls: Reporters' log Apr 22, 2007
Shehu Saulawa: Bauchi city, Bauchi State : 21 April, 1127 GMT ... Shehu Saulawa: Bauchi city, Bauchi State : 21 April, 0917 GMT. (BBC News -- Africa)
Relief for those who vote Apr 22, 2007
Voters in Bauchi and Gombe in Nigeria's north-east are not half as lucky as voters there were still waiting at the polling stations at 1330 without any sign of electoral officers ... "It'd be a miracle if some people in Bauchi State manage to vote today," says local journalist Tashikalma Nehemiah Hallah in the state capital ... "There are villages such as Burra in Ningi local government area of the state. "It takes seven hours of driving on a very bad road to get there from Bauchi. (BBC News -- Africa)
Water warsNorthern Nigerians hope polls will improve appalling services Apr 19, 2007
In Kagadama, a very poor neighbourhood in north-eastern Bauchi town, a dozen housewives and children are having a heated argument over rights to a public water tap in Nigeria's poorest region ... "Things have to change," says Hadiza Haruna who was part of the squabbling crowd at the water tap in Bauchi. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria:Urgent Action Needed to Rescue Election Apr 18, 2007
Violent responses to these results have already been reported in such states as Delta, Bauchi and Benue. How the INEC treats protests and disputes will also be critical to public reaction. (allAfrica.com)
Troubled heartThe tensions that dominate elections in central Nigeria Apr 18, 2007
And true to Mr Idris's claims, no-one is celebrating in the Muslim-dominated Bauchi Road area either. "We cannot celebrate because Mr Jang was not our choice," Lawal Musa, a local Muslim politician in the area told the BBC News website. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria: Domestic Observers Reject Results of 10 States Apr 17, 2007
The group which said it deployed a total of 60,000 observers throughout the country disclosed that two of its observers, Ellah and Obinna, were abducted but later released in Abia State, and another was wounded seriously in Bauchi while a third was shot in Benue. 2007 This Day. (allAfrica.com)
Court puts Nigeria poll in doubt Apr 17, 2007
The ANPP has won the northern states of Bauchi, Borno, Yobe and Zamfara. HAVE YOUR SAY. (Yahoo News -- Nigeria)
