Tag: Yobe State
Two soldiers dead as troops repel ISWAP attacks on military base in Buni Gari, Yobe
Uba added that intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support from the Air Component Command of Operation HADIN KAI enabled real-time tracking…
Tears in Yobe as family of five perishes in road accident
The fatal incident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved residents of Potiskum Local Government Area and has plunged the community into…
DHQ speaks on alleged indictment of Borno, Yobe people in terrorism by CDS Oluyede
Uba said the report distorted the CDS’ recent remarks on counterterrorism efforts in the North-East, stressing that at no time…
Torrential rains ravage Potiskum: Dozens of homes flattened, families left homeless
For years, residents in these communities have lived at the mercy of seasonal floods, their vulnerability worsened by poor or…
One dead, 4 injured as school wall collapses on students in Yobe
Dr Bukar Aji, Permanent Secretary, Yobe Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, confirmed the incident at a news conference on…
ISWAP terrorists drown while crossing river in Yobe
At least 17 members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) drowned while attempting to cross a river…
20 Dead, 2,000 displaced as devastating flood hits Yobe
Among the hardest-hit villages are Misilli, Lawan Musa, Dagona, Dala, Katuzu, and Sabongarin Gashua. The displaced are currently sheltered in…
Tinubu: Yobe killings a cowardly act, perpetrators will face justice
Tinubu assured the people of Yobe State that the perpetrators of this evil act would be brought to justice.
Boko Haram kills many, burn shops, houses in attack on Yobe village
The attack on the remote village was reported to the Tarmuwa Divisional Police Station by Babagana Goni and Bako Ibrahim…
12-year-old hawker injured in Yobe bomb blast
While confirming the incident Capt. Mohammed Shehu, Spokesperson of Sector II Joint Task Force in the North-East Operation “Hadin Kai”…
Suspended Yobe PHC boss admits stealing therapeutic food
The state’s PHC Board had suspended Lawal for “diverting and misusing” the food supplements. Mr Adamu Abba, the board’s spokesman,…
Gov Buni orders removal of security checkpoints in two LGAs
Abdulsalam disclosed that the decision followed a thorough review of security arrangements in the locations.
Eid-al-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 862 operatives in Yobe
Garba said the State Commandant, Adamu Zakari, gave the directive for the deployment of the operatives across 17 local government…
Again, Yobe, Borno in darkness as Boko Haram bombs electricity towers
The two transmission towers that supplied electricity from Gombe to Yobe and Borno were bombed early Saturday morning by the…
Ex-Senate President Lawan buries mother in Yobe
Hajiya Ibrahim died on Saturday at her residence in Gashua town at the age of 86.