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Bauchi Guber: APC Candidate Rejects Result

Few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of People's Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of Bauchi...

News:

Bauchi Guber: APC Candidate Rejects Result

Idris Kamal Ibrahim -
Few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of People's...

INEC Declares Adamawa Guber Election Inconclusive

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Adamawa State inconclusive, Channels TV...

Dangote Cement Plc Empowers 30 Youths from Host Communities with Electrical...

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Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant recently concluded an empowerment program which trained no less than 30 youths...

UPDATED: Bala Re-elected Bauchi Governor

Usman Babaji -
Bala Mohammed has been re-elected as Bauchi State Governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner...

Rarara’s House Set Ablaze in Kano

Aminu Adamu -
Hoodlums have set the residence of Dauda Kahutu Rarara ablaze shortly after the declaration of the Kano...

Re-elected Osun House of Assembly Member Appreciates Constituents

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Honourable Adewumi Adeyemi Irekandu, a member of Osun State House of Assembly representing Obokun State Constituency has...

INEC Declares Female Journalist Winner of Kwara Assembly Seat

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Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, a female broadcast journalist and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been...

NNPP’s Abba Wins Kano Gubernatorial Election

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The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been declared winner...

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North East

North East Development Commission Indicted in N146.19 Billion Budgetary Allocation Fraud

Yakubu Mohammed -
Leadership of North East Development Commission (NEDC) may face litigation over N146.19 billion budgetary allocation allegedly mismanaged,...

Denials Trail Forced Military Mass Abortions on Victims of Insurgency in...

Yakubu Mohammed -
Military personnel and nursing mothers who were grilled at different locations including the famous Giwa Barracks have...

From Conflict Reporting to PR — Borno Female Journalist Chooses Between...

Hafsah Muhammed Ibrahim -
Amina Fida Ahmadu could have joined the long list of journalists who died during the course of...

UNICEF Decries Dearth of Experienced Teachers in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe

Usman Babaji -
Phuong T. Nguyen, Chief of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Maiduguri Field Office has lamented...

Adamawa, Taraba, Others Get New Commissioners of Police

Usman Babaji -
Adebola Hamzat and Suleiman Yusuf have been announced as the new Commissioners of Police for Adamawa and...

North East, West Have Highest Number of People Who Justify Wife...

Yakubu Mohammed -
Among the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, North East and North West have the highest number of...

How Bauchi Commercial Banks Hoard New Naira Notes As Customers Queue...

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Commercial banks in Bauchi State are stockpiling new naira notes in their vaults as customers look for...

How Boko Haram Spared Borno Famous Female Journalist, Hauwa For A...

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Boko Haram insurgents shied away from maiming Hauwa Bata, a renowned Peace fm Maiduguri News Manager and...

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Business and Economy:

Dangote Cement Plc Empowers 30 Youths from Host Communities with Electrical...

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Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant recently concluded an empowerment program which trained no less than 30 youths...

Yahaya Bello, El-Rufai Attend Supreme Court Hearing Challenging Naira Redesign

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The governors of Kaduna and Kogi states, Nasir el-Rufia and Yahaya Bello respectively, are currently present at...

Naira Redesign: Shehu Sani Hits Buhari, Says Policy Inimical to Ordinary...

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Shehu Sani, a former senator who once represented Kaduna central, said Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has a...

How Bauchi Commercial Banks Hoard New Naira Notes As Customers Queue...

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Commercial banks in Bauchi State are stockpiling new naira notes in their vaults as customers look for...

Naira Redesign Policy: 3 States Sue FG, Seek to Stop Implementation

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The states of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara have filed lawsuits against the federal government seeking an injunction...

Dangote Cement Shareholders Unanimously Approve 10% Share Buyback Programme

Yawale Adamu -
In an effort to improve the company’s return on equity and its shareholders' value, shareholders of Dangote...

LCCI Applauds Dangote Group Over Infrastructural, Job Provision Strides

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The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has applauded Dangote Industries Limited following its projects that...

Dangote Group to Deepen Nigeria’s Economic Activities

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In an effort to strengthen the nation's economy, the management of Dangote Industries Ltd said it would...

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Investigations

INVESTIGATION: How Borno Rep Member Seeking Re-election Influenced Award of N1.2...

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By Uchenna Igwe and Imran Ridwan, UDEME In contravention of Nigeria’s public procurement law, at least five public...

How APC Senator Uses Women Groups For Subtle Vote Buying In...

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Barely a week before the presidential and national assembly elections this Saturday, Senator Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, APC...

How Clerics Influence Voters’ Choice of Candidates in Bauchi

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Several voters in Bauchi State will make their decisions about who to elect into various positions based...

Hopes, Fears As Insecurity Threatens Successful Polls in Zamfara Communities

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Barely one week before Nigeria’s general election, residents of rural communities in Zamfara State still live between...

How APC’s Unlawful Jagaban Army Threatens Peaceful Elections

Yakubu Mohammed -
They called themselves “Jagaban Army”.  Led by Dayo Israel, the national youth leader of All Progressives Congress who...

2023 Elections: How INEC Is Systematically Disenfranchising Persons with Special Needs...

Hamzat Ibrahim Abaga -
Few days to the 2023 general elections, there is no hope for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in...

How Bauchi Politicians Facilitated PVC Collection in Rural Communities

Yakubu Mohammed -
A one-day trip to Gamawa to collect PVC is a luxury that Musa Yunusa, a resident of...

Borno Resettled Communities Face PVC Collection, Polling Units Dilemma  

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While Bornor IDPs struggle to resettle, after spending over a decade in various official IDP Camps, at...

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Campus Gists

Kebbi Varsity Suspends FM Station Built by Students, Awaits License from...

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Last year, some students of Electric and Electronic Technology Engineering Department at Kebbi State University of Science...

Bauchi Fed Poly Gets New Mass Communication Head

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Shamsu Abdu Dauda has emerged as the new Head Of Department (HOD) of the Mass Communication Department,...

Universities to Shut Down Ahead of General Election

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As part of safety strategies put in place ahead of the general election, the National Universities Commission...

ATBU Gets New 14 Professors, 12 Readers

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Fourteen academic staff of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi have been promoted to the rank of...

Danfodites Served Delicate Meals by Yoruba Students’ Group

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Delicious Yoruba meals were "freely" served to some students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto State (UDUS) during...

UDUS Campus Editor Reminisces Dark Days, Achievements as He Hands Over...

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Abdullahi Tijani, a final year student of Law at Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS), during a handing-over session...

Federal University, Kashare Debunks ‘Fraudulent’ SMS Targeting New Students

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The Federal University of Kashare (FUK) in Gombe State has debunked a Short Message Service (SMS) targeting...

How Electric Spark Ignited Fire, Razed Over 30 Rooms in Usmanu...

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Last Friday was gloomy for many students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) who live in Benjee...

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Opinions

Mahmood Yakubu and the Burden of a Nation

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By Jibrin Baba Ndace Elections are the foundation of democracy. This is because they provide citizens...

The North and Muslim-Muslim Presidential Candidacy

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Adamu Muhammad Hamid PhD There’s no denying the fact that religion played a significant filter in...

How Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State Ordered My Arrest, Detention...

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Ahead of the general election on Saturday, February 25, my team of a small newsroom,...

Bauchi Governorship Election: APC Is Offering Two for the Price of...

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By Saad Umar "Behind every great man, there stands a woman." The title of this piece is...

Tinubu: Surmounting the Odds and Healing the Wounds

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By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz For a hurdler who laboriously surmounted many hurdles on his way to the...

Atiku, Obi and the Big Lie

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By Saad Umar Esq The big lie is an invention of Adolf Hitler. It is "a deliberate gross...

Reflections from Nigeria’s 2023 Elections

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Adamu Muhammad Hamid Between February 25 and wee morning hours of March 1st, Presidential and National...

21 Ways Elections Are Manipulated in Nigeria That Journalists and Observers...

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Elections in Nigeria have been marred by various forms of manipulation, including electoral fraud, vote...

Our Impact

After WikkiTimes’ Story, Sidelined Bauchi Community Gets Dispensary

Usman Babaji -
Barely a month after WikkiTimes exposed the dire health conditions in Gwallagan Mayaka, a suburb...

Kuda Bank Completely Refunds Student’s N15,000 After WikkiTimes’ Stories

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Following WikkiTimes’ reports, Kuda Bank, a Nigerian fintech company, has completely refunded the sum of...

Water-strapped Niger Community Gets Intervention After WikkiTimes’ Story

Hamzat Ibrahim Abaga -
Barely a week after WikkiTimes reported how residents of Dutsen Kura Gwari, Minna Niger State...

After WikiTimes’ Story, Kwara Govt Recruits 40 Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists for...

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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulraak has approved the immediate employment of 40 doctors, 60 nurses...

Bauchi Education Ministry Updates Website After WikkiTimes’ Story

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Bauchi State Ministry of Education has updated its website following the resignation of its erstwhile...

After WikkiTimes’ Story, First Bank Refunds Customer’s N100,000 Deducted Last Year

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First Bank of Nigeria has refunded the sum of N100,000 belonging to Muazu Muhammad Aminu,...

After WikkiTimes’ Investigation, FERMA Returns to Bauchi-Ningi-Jigawa Road

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The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has returned to the 123.1km Bauchi-Ningi-Jigawa road to continue...

After WikkiTimes’ Story, Kuda Bank Releases Parts of Student’s N15,000

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Kuda Bank, a Nigerian fintech company, has released parts of  N15,000 belonging to Destiny Ebibibowei...

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Sports

Bauchi Football Congress Passes Vote of no Confidence on Vice Chairman,...

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Congress of the Bauchi State Football has passed a vote of no confidence on their Vice Chairman...

Former Bauchi’s Wikki Tourist Coach, Dogo Now Heading Kwara United

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Kabiru Dogo, the erstwhile coach of Bauchi-owned Wikki Tourists has taken over the affairs of Kwara United...

Oshoala, Other Falcons Depart for Revelation Cup Tournament in Mexico

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Spained-based Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie, a long-time first-choice goalkeeper among other 21 Super Falcons would play...

FG Inaugurates Committee For National Sports Festival

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The Federal Government has inaugurated the Main Organizing Committee (MOC) for the successful hosting of the 21st...

FG Assures Hitch Free World Cup Playoff

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The Federal Government has assured of a hitch-free World Cup play-off between Nigeria and Ghana during the...

FG To Provide Land For N-Youth Sports Academy

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The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to ensuring that land is provided for building N-Youth Sports...

Bauchi FA Chair Advocates Peace, Unity Through Football

Usman Babaji -
Patrick Pascal, the Bauchi State Football Association chairman, has stressed the need to use football to bring...

Breaking: Chairman Gombe Sports Commission, Hamza Resigns

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As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, more political appointees have continued to resign from the government...

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Arts and Culture

World Radio Day: Notes for Broadcasters and Media Owners in Northern...

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Today is World Radio Day. It is celebrated every year on February 13th, to commemorate...

Germany Museum Plans Repatriation of 92 Benin Bronzes

Usman Babaji -
Rautenstrauch-Joest, an ethnography museum in Cologne, Germany, says it will return 92 Benin bronzes to...

Abuja Literary, Arts Festival Group Drums Support For Emerging Artists

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Organisers of Abuja Literary and Arts Festival, ALITFEST22, have called on relevant stakeholders in the...

MACOSA Week: Poly Don Harps On Mutual Love, Cultural Tolerance Among...

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Bello Madaki Beli, the Head of Department, Mass Communication, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has called on...

REPORTER’S DIARY: Inside Memorial Tomb of Tafawa Balewa Explaining Nigeria in...

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Walking through the cavernous hallway with open eyes buried in darkness then comes a ray...

Ramadan 2022 To Start On Saturday—Saudi Supreme Court

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The 2022 Ramadan fast will commence on Saturday according to Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court. Arab News...

In One Week, Gunmen Kill 24 Nigerian Police Officers 

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Nigerian security forces have been the worst hit by last week's killings across the country. 80...

Why Nigerian Students Hardly Get Jobs In The UK

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Foreign students, particularly Nigerians are being rejected for jobs in the UK “because they were...

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