Yobe State

Yobe: Assembly member who tested positive to COVID-19 refuses isolation

A member of Yobe State House of Assembly who is suspected to have tested…

Coronavirus: IOM builds quarantine shelters as Borno records first cases

Conflict-affected communities in north-east Nigeria are increasingly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic as cases…

Yobe governor, all top government officials donate half salary towards COVID-19 fight

Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Mai-Mala Buni; his Deputy, Hon. Idi-Barde Gubana and other members…

Boko Haram kills six policemen in Dapchi

Six police officers were killed on Wednesday after when gunmen believed to be Boko…

Jireh David Ma’aji: abducted, converted and forcefully married as third wife in Damaturu-CSWN

On 6th May, 2019, Miss Jireh David Ma’aji who clocks 19 years just days…

10.9m persons receive emergency health interventions in North East say WHO

The World Health Organization reported that 10.9 million persons displaced by the insurgency have…

Flood kills four, renders hundreds homeless in Yobe

No fewer than four persons have so far been confirmed dead while hundreds of…

Flood wreaks havoc in Yobe, destroys 300 houses, farms

No fewer than 300 houses and several farmlands have been destroyed by devastating floods…

Eid-el-Kabir: Police restrict vehicular movement in Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command has said vehicular movements will be restricted from 11.00…

I’ll not challenge result of Yobe governorship poll at tribunal, PDP candidate says

The governorship candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe state, Ambassador Iliya…

Buhari defeats Atiku in Yobe with 85% votes, see breakdown

President Muhammadu Buhari has swept 85% of votes cast in the state with Atiku…

Yobe governor shelves voting in hometown after Boko Haram attack

Yobe governor Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam could not travel to Bukarti, his country home, in…

Yobe Assembly loses Deputy Speaker

Dr Ibrahim Kurmi, the Deputy Speaker, Yobe House of Assembly died on Monday night…

GALLANT OFFICERS! Troops repel Boko Haram attack in Yobe

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops had repelled attack coordinated by Boko…

IN VIEW OF RAMPANT CASES! Yobe govt approves life imprisonment for rapists

Yobe State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, has signed into law; life imprisonment and 25…