Tag: Yobe
Sallah : Police to restrict vehicular movement in Yobe
The Yobe Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Abdulmalik Sumonu says vehicular movements will be restricted from 11.00p.m. on Saturday to…
Read what each Nigerian state is owing, the biggest and least debtors
Lagos State, Nigeria's richest state remains also its biggest debtor, accumulating as at March this year N542 billion in domestic…
Mirwa emerges speaker of Yobe 7th Assembly
Alhaji Ahmed Mirwa (APC-Nguru) on Monday emerged speaker of the 7th House of Assembly in Yobe. Mirwa was elected unopposed…
How Yobe restored migratory birds’ routes, habitats – GEF SGP
The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) says awareness creation and community empowerment have helped in restoring the…
163 candidates jostle for Saturday’s elections in Yobe
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 163 candidates from different political parties would feature in Saturday’s Governorship and state…
Buhari records landslide victory in Yobe
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari, Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner in…
Boko Haram stops Yobe governor from voting
Boko Haram terrorists have prevented the Yobe state Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam from going to cast his vote. This was disclosed…
Yobe PDP Chairman defects to APC
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Yobe, Alhaji Sani Inuwa Nguru, has defected to the governing All Progressives…
Buhari in Yobe, pledges improved security in North-East
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday launched his re-election bid in Damaturu, with a pledge to improve on the gains recorded…
Boko Haram insurgents killed in Yobe, ammunition recovered
The 27 Task Force Brigade and Nigeria Army Special Forces School, Buni-Yadi, Yobe, on Sunday neutralised scores of Boko Haram…
Yobe agog for Buhari
Damaturu, Yobe capital wears a new look to receive President Muhammadu Buhari for the Presidential campaign on Monday. The News…
Yobe approves N4bn projects, free treatment for kidney patients
The Yobe Government says it has approved over N4 billion for procurement of vehicles for security operatives, execution of projects…
Army foils terrorists attempted attack on Yobe community
The Nigerian Army said the situation at Katarko in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe had been brought under control…
Minimum wage: Yobe NLC mobilises members for indefinite strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Yobe council, has directed all workers in the state to prepare for an indefinite strike…
Civil Defence deploys personnel to govt schools in Yobe
The Yobe Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had deployed its personnel to provide…
Cholera resurfaces in Yobe, kills 61
Yobe government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in…
Bumper harvests crash prices of foodstuff
Prices of foodstuff have crumbled in Yobe as farmers in the state commence the harvesting of their produce, the News…
1,396 corps members deployed to Yobe
No fewer than 1,396 corps members under the 2018 Batch ‘B’ deployed to Yobe have taken oath of office to…
Yobe entices workers with land, farm inputs to embrace agriculture
The Yobe State Government says it has procured 1,000 hectares of land and loaned it out along with other farm…
Yobe IDPs resettle 24 hrs after closure of last camp
Barely 24 hours after the closure of the last Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Pompomari in Damaturu, Yobe, the…
Yobe health workers put JOHESU strike on hold
Health workers in Yobe have put on hold the nationwide strike action directed by the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU).
Ramadan: Yobe Govt. approves. N63.5 million for feeding of indigent persons
Yobe Government says it has approved N63.5 million for the feeding of indigent persons during the Ramadan.
Yobe, World Bank, EU donate buses to MDAs
State and Local Government Reform (SLOGOR) Yobe, the with World Bank and European Union (EU) on Tuesday, donated 13, 16…
372 primary school teachers undergo training on Insurgency in Yobe
The Presidential Committee for North-East Initiative (PCNI) and Yobe Government on Wednesday commenced a five-day training of 372 primary school…
Meningitis: 3 killed, 10 new cases recorded in Yobe – Commissioner
The Yobe Commissioner for Health, Dr Bello Kawuwa, said the state has recorded 10 new cases of Cebro Spinal Meningitis…
Yobe Observes Peaceful Sallah Prayers
Sallah prayers were observed peacefully across Yobe on Friday as hundreds of faithful trooped to their Eid praying grounds.
Flood sacks over 100 families in Yobe
Over 100 people in Jajimaji, Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe, have been rendered homeless by flood that took over…
Yobe Govt To Quarantine Sick Animals
Yobe Pilot Livestock Development Programme (YPLDP) says it will quarantine animals coming into the state with life-threatening diseases so as…
Governor Bags Award For Tackling Open Defecation
The Pan-African Integrity Initiative Centre has presented an Award of “Excellence’’ to the Yobe Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency…
NYSC D-G assures Corp members safety in Yobe
Brig, Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Sunday assured parents on the safety of their wards…