By Samuel Luka,Bauchi A mass communication scholar, Professor Umaru Pate, has reminded conventional media of its agenda-setting role, especially in the midst of citizen journalism, where unprofessional individuals disseminate information without considering ethical standards. Speaking at a two-day Northeast Media Summit organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Jalingo, Taraba State, Pate emphasized…
By Samuel Luka,Bauchi The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Alumni Association has issued a disclaimer, distancing itself from a planned rally scheduled for November 20, 2025, following federal government’s plan to convert the institution to conventional university. In a statement signed and made available to newsmen by Alh. Muhammad Sani Wada, President of the ATBU…
By Mohammed Kaka The Misau Emirate Students Association (MESA) National Body has officially sworn in Comr. Usman Abdullahi Usman as its National President, alongside other newly elected executive officers. A press release made available to newsmen by the Publicity Secretary of the Association, Comrade Musa Muhammad Bakoji on Monday, said the inauguration came following a…
By Samuel Luka,Bauchi A civil‑society coalition, Watchdog on Leadership Development Initiative, has urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to demonstrate greater transparency and accountability in the disbursement of the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) and other donor‑funded health programmes. In a statement issued by its publicity secretary, Mukhtar Idris, in Bauchi, the…
Samuel Bolaji Female genital mutilation (FGM) – popularly misnamed “circumcision of the girl child” – is rampant in Nigeria. With the country’s massive population, it is believed to have the highest number of FGM cases worldwide; globally an estimated 115–130 million women have been circumcised. In Nigeria, the national prevalence stands at 41 % among girls and…
I am contemplating writing an imprecatory prayers against the enemies of Senator Barau I. Jibrin to make the political empire he has been building over the years unimpregnable one by his political foes and adversaries both from within and outside the party he enormously contributed to build having been a card-carrying member of the defunct…
By Mohammed Kaka His Royal Highness, the Emir of Katagum, Alhaji (Dr.) Umar Farouk II, CON, has turbaned the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Federal Teaching Hospital Azare, Dr. Dauda Abubakar Katagum as the Zanna Dujuma of Katagum emirate, Bauchi state. The ceremony took place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Emir’s Palace in…
By Samuel Luka,Bauchi Amidst rising cost of living in Nigeria, Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, has appealed to the government at all levels to consider subsudizing diabetes drugs to ease the hardship of the patients. The emir lamented the exorbitant out‑of‑pocket expenses for people living with diabetes, saying the cost of essential drugs…
By Samuel Luka,Bauchi The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Northeast Zonal Centre, under the Office of the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has engaged road transport workers and cattle breeders to curb waybill fraud and the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons in the…
By Samuel Luka,Bauchi The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has announced plans to tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) ahead of the World Health Organization’s 2030 elimination target, part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 3.3. Speaking at a media dialogue on NTDs jointly organized by FMOH, Bauchi State Government, and supported by UNICEF, the Northeast…
