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BREAKING: So Sad; Top APC Former Deputy Governor Dies
Audu Sule Katagum, the former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, passed away at the age of 69. He held the position of deputy governor from 2018 to 2019, serving under former Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar.
His death occurred in the early hours of Saturday and was confirmed by Shamsuddeen Lukman Abubakar, who is the digital and creative media aide to the former governor.
“Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Arch. Audu Sule Katagum, Wazirin Katagum and former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State,” Lukman said.

“The deceased passed away in the early hours of today after a life of dedicated service to his community, Bauchi State and the nation.”
He added that funeral arrangements would be announced later.
“May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings, grant him Aljannatul Firdaus, and give his family, friends and associates the fortitude to bear this great loss. Ameen,” he prayed.
Katagum, a respected politician and traditional title holder, was the Wazirin Katagum.
Before becoming deputy governor, he served as Chief of Staff at the Bauchi State Government House.
He was the son of late elder statesman, Alhaji Sule Katagum, the first chairman of Nigeria’s Federal Public Service Commission, who also held the traditional title of Wazirin Katagum.
Katagum is survived by his wife, children and other relatives.
His death has been described as a great loss to the Katagum Emirate and Bauchi State, where he was widely respected for his contributions to public service and community development.
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BREAKING: Nigerian Army Rescues Four Kidnap Victims
The Nigerian army has said that its troops conducting the Operation Clean Sweep III have recorded another major breakthrough in ongoing counter-banditry operations in Katsina State.
In a statement shared on its official social media handle, the army said the troops have rescuing another four kidnapped victims during sustained offensive operations targeting the notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Muhammadu Fulani and his criminal network.
It said that troops of 17 Brigade Strike Group/Quick Response Force supported by troops of 8 Division Special Forces launched a deliberate offensive to clear terrorists’ hideouts in Fafu Village along the Matazu-Musawa axis.
It said that prior to the ground assault, the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA conducted Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions over the area, enabling troops to accurately identify and dominate the terrorists’ enclave.
“Troops made contact with the terrorists and engaged them with overwhelming firepower. Unable to withstand the troops’ aggressive offensive, the terrorists fled in disarray and abandoned their camp and captives. Subsequent exploitation of the camp led to the rescue of four abducted victims,” the statement said.
It said the rescued victims were immediately evacuated to Forward Operating Base Matazu where they were received by the General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Commander Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General BP Koughna, who reassured them of their safety and reaffirmed the commitment of troops to restoring peace and security across the state.
It said that some of the victims, who sustained gunshot wounds inflicted by their abductors during captivity, received immediate medical attention and were subsequently moved to the Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina for expert medical management.
Preliminary investigations, according to the statement, revealed that the victims were abducted on 14 April 2026 from Sabon Sara along the Matazu-Karaduwa Road and were held in captivity alongside the late Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) and his wife.
The army said that its troops remain on the trail of Kachalla Muhammadu Fulani and other criminal elements and will continue to sustain aggressive operations until all those responsible for acts of terror against innocent citizens are apprehended or neutralised
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JUST IN: 12 Dead as Aircraft Crashes Near Airport
At least 12 people have been killed in a plane crash in Missouri in the midwestern United States, according to authorities.
The crash on Sunday was near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, south of the state’s largest city, Kansas City.
“Troopers are on scene assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office of a Fatal Plane Crash near the Butler Memorial Airport,” the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on X.
“At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished,” it said.
Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing said the plane was taking people up to skydive.
Emergency responders received a call that a plane was down and engulfed in fire around 11:30 am local time (16:30 GMT) on Sunday, he said.
They were able to extinguish the fire shortly after the crash, he said, describing the scene as “brutal.”
“It landed in a field adjacent to the airport, but I think they’re shutting down the roadway just as a precaution,” Ewing said.
The identities of those killed were not immediately released.
Ewing said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was on scene investigating the crash.
The cause was not immediately available.
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El Rufa’i Ya Fara Samun Nasara a kan Gwamnati bayan Kotu Ta Soke Wani Hukunci
Kotun daukaka kara da ke zamanta a Kaduna ta soke hukuncin da kotun tarayya ta yanke a wata kara da tsohon gwamna, Nasir El-Rufai, ya shigar a kan majalisar dokokin jihar.
A hukuncin da kotun ta yanke kan ƙorafin daukaka kara mai lamba CA/K/240/2024, kotun ta bayyana cewa an samu kura-kurai a shari’ar da aka gudanar a ranar 18 ga watan Yuli, 2024.
The Sun ta wallafa cewa kotun ta ce ba a mika wa Nasir El-Rufai takardar sanarwar kotu yadda ya kamata ba, kuma hakan ya hana shi damar mayar da martani ga takardun da wadanda ake kara suka gabatar.
New Telegraph ta ruwaito cewa kotun daukaka karar ta bayyana cewa hukuncin da alkalin kotun tarayya, Mai shari’a R.M. Aikawa, ya yanke a ranar 30 ga watan Yuli, 2024, bai inganta ba.
Saboda haka, kotun ta ayyana hukuncin a matsayin maras tushe tare da umartar a mayar da shari’ar zuwa kotun tarayya domin a sake ba wa wani alkalin daban.
Kotun ta jaddada cewa isar da takardun sanarwar shari’a yadda ya kamata na da matukar muhimmanci wajen tabbatar da hurumin kotu.
Ta kuma ce hana Nasir El-Rufai damar kare kansa ya sabawa ka’idojin shari’a da ke karkashin dokar kare hakkin dan Adam.
Tun da farko, El-Rufai ya shigar da karar ne a shekarar 2024 domin neman a kare masa hakkinsa na dan Adam.
Ya zargi majalisar dokokin jihar Kaduna da hana shi cikakken damar kare kansa yayin binciken da ta gudanar a kansa.
Wannan hukunci na kotun daukaka kara ya zama babban nasara ga tsohon gwamnan, domin ya ba shi damar sake gabatar da karar tasa a gaban kotu.
Hakan na nufin za a sake duba dukkanin bayanan shari’ar daga tushe a karkashin sabon alkalin da za a nada don sauraron ƙarar.
A wani labarin, kun ji cewa kotu ta sahalewa hukumar ICPC ta ci gaba da tsare tsohon gwamnan Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai a binciken da ta ke masa.
Hukumar CPC na zargin El-Rufa’i da almundahana yayin da ta garkame shi na sama da kwanaki 20 bayan ya fito daga ofishin EFCC da ya kai kansa.
Tuni lauyansa ya garzaya kotu yana neman a soke sabon umarnin da hukumar yaki da yi wa tattalin arziki ta’annati ta samu, inda ya ke ganin an saɓa ka’ida.
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