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By Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) has pledged to work with the Nigeria Hotels Association (NHA), Bauchi chapter, to create a unified database of all hotels operating across the state’s 20 local government areas. BSTDC Managing Director, Dr. Muhammad Nasiru Yusuf, gave the assurance on Thursday, 18 September 2025, when the NHA leadership paid him a courtesy visit in his office. Dr. Yusuf said the initiative will ensure every hotel is duly registered in line with state guidelines for regulating hotels, restaurants, and other tourism-related…

The Rivers State house of assembly has resolved to probe the state’s finances during the six-month rule of Ibok-Ete Ibas as the sole administrator. Lawmakers resumed sitting on Thursday morning after the suspension of emergency rule in the state. The Lawmakers further urged the governor to forward the list of commissioner-nominees to the house for screening and confirmation. President Bola Tinubu, GCFR lifted the emergency rule on September 17, with all democratic structures in the state fully restored. The Speaker of the house, Martins Amaewhule, presided over the plenary at…

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, fixed September 18 for the review of facts in a charge against two staff members of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) over alleged corruption. The defendants, Shola Onasanya, a Chief Accountant, and Halimat Olalere, a Principal Executive Officer of accounts, are both staff members of the IPPIS Payroll Desk Office at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Ebute Meta, Lagos. They were dragged before Justice Ibrahim Kala by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) on an amended two-count charge related…

By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar Bauchi State First Lady, Hajiya Dr. Aishatu Bala Muhammad, on Saturday 13th September 2025, convened a sensitisation lecture and interdenominational prayer session with leaders of the Christian faith, reaffirming her commitment to peace, unity and moral revival in the state. The sensitization’s theme was “Seeking the Face of God for Righteous Living in Challenging Times,” the gathering brought together pastors and church leaders from various Christian denominations across Bauchi. Discussions were centred on the dangers of rising social immorality, the need to strengthen family values, and…

The Ansaru Chief, Mahmud Usman jailed 15 years for aiding Kuje prison break. A federal high court in Abuja has on Thursday convicted Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Usman, aliases Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or Mukhtar, Emir of Ansaru’ entered a guilty plea to the charge that he engaged in illegal mining activities, proceeds of which he used to procure arms for terrorism and kidnapping operations. The Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Emeka Nwite, ordered that the defendant be held…

The Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA) has confirmed it will not join the planned strike by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), describing the move as “a disservice to Nigerians”. In a statement issued after its national executive council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Saturday, signed by Enoch Kanawa, the national president of the association, said, ”Any action against the smooth flow of petroleum products in the country is a disservice, flagrant abuse of the power of unionism and should be condemned by all Nigerians,”…

The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, says he would not delete his post on President Bola Tinubu despite a request to do so by the Department of State Services (DSS) to X (formerly Twitter). The DSS had written to X demanding the deactivation of Sowore’s verified account, saying his recent post on Tinubu could incite violence and threaten national security. In a post on Sunday, Sowore said X officially contacted him about a letter from the DSS demanding the removal of his content. “This morning, X officially contacted me…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) HAS dragged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over the tinted glass permit policy, describing it as unlawful and a violation of fundamental rights. This was agreed during its pre-conference National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Enugu on August 23, where it has resolved to challenge the policy introduced in April 2025 by Kayode Egbetokun, the IGP. The policy, which was initially billed to take off on June 1 before being shifted to October 2, requires motorists to obtain annual permits for tinted glasses through a…