Yobe State
6 Nov
Farmers in Yobe State have begun relocating to their farms, guarding their produce round-the-clock due to a rise in crop thefts, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
30 Oct
A non-governmental organisation, Connected Development (CODE), has urged the Yobe State Government to domesticate the Disability Rights Act. Alhaji Modu Muazu, the State Support Team Lead for CODE’s ‘Project Trust,’ made the call during a stakeholders’ engagement on Wednesday in Damaturu. Muazu expressed concern over the delay in passing the Disability Rights Bill into law,…
28 Sep
The Yobe State Commissioner of Heath and Human Services, Prof. Muhammad Lawan Gana, has confirmed 132 cases of cholera in five local councils.
6 Sep
Twenty persons have died as a result of devastating floods that ravaged Bade Local Government Area of Yobe since early August, its Chairman, Alhaji Babagana Ibrahim, has said. Ibrahim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Gashua that most of the deceased were people trapped under the debris of collapsed mud houses.…
5 Sep
Former President, Muhammadu Buhari, the Northern Governors’ Forum and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, yesterday, decried a recent terrorist attack on Yobe State that led to the loss of lives.
5 Sep
The Yobe State government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) plan to scale up programmes to ensure appropriate nutrition services in the state.
4 Sep
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has condemned the killings of about 100 villages in Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The embassy in Nigeria, in a statement, said the Saudi authority considered it a treacherous attack while expressing deep sympathy to relatives of victims. "Embassy expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's…
3 Sep
At least 81 people died and several were missing after an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State, local officials told AFP on Tuesday. "Around 150 suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) attacked Mafa ward on more than 50 motorcycles around 1600 hours on Sunday," said…
31 Aug
Persons suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have killed three students with one other sustaining injury in the early hours of Friday in Yobe State.
30 Aug
The Joint Association of Medical and Health Workers Union in Yobe has suspended the strike it started on Friday morning. The workers went on strike demanding the payment of their hazard allowances approved by the state government in 2019. The union’s Chairman in the state, Satomi Hikama, disclosed this to journalists in Damaturu on Friday.…
29 Aug
The Yobe Government on Thursday introduced a new scale of measurement ( mudu) for traders across the 17 local government areas of the state.
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The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency (LSMTL) has launched an online registration portal to streamline its material testing processes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the web registration portal was launched during the eGIS retreat 2.0, held at the 21st Century Technologies, Lekki, Lagos, on Saturday. The initiative aims to improve efficiency…
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Tanzania on Saturday completed a clean sweep in the 42 km full marathon of the men and women’s category at the ongoing 2024 Africa Military Games (AMGA) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the race attracted no fewer than 100 athletes from Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Algeria, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, South…
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted "in eight years we have never lived this kind of situation" after Tottenham won 4-0 at the Etihad on Saturday to condemn the Premier League champions to a fifth straight defeat in all competitions. James Maddison marked his 28th birthday with two first-half goals before Pedro Porro scored against…
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The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State on Saturday held its party congresses and described it as very peaceful, despite a court order restraining the party from conducting any congress. The Guardian gathered that the congress was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of Security Service (DSS), and…
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Famous Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan and his younger brother, Aremu, have set aside their long-standing differences, bringing an end to their publicised family feud. The duo, both sons of the late legendary filmmaker and theatre icon, Ade Love, had been at loggerheads for years over personal disagreements. The Afolayan family includes Kunle’s other siblings—Moji, Gabriel,…
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Manchester City crashed to a stunning fifth consecutive defeat as Tottenham won 4-0 at the Etihad to end the English champions' 52-game unbeaten home run on Saturday. James Maddison struck twice in seven first-half minutes before Pedro Porro rubbed salt in the wounds of his former club and Brennan Johnson completed the rout. City's first…
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A Nigerian woman has been arrested by the 444th Combat Brigade during a sting operation in Tripoli, Libya, for allegedly possessing approximately 2 kilograms of cocaine. Reports indicate that the woman, working with foreign accomplices, attempted to distribute the drugs in the local market. Migrant Rescue Watch, a humanitarian monitoring group, announced the arrest on…
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The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has dismissed claims by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) that the North is being marginalised under President Bola Tinubu's administration, saying, “Our resources feed the nation, while resources from other geopolitical zones, including the North, are kept for their own use and personal gain.” PANDEF asserts that the Niger Delta…
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RB Leipzig continued to lose ground on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a 4-3 defeat at lowly Hoffenheim on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen registered big wins. Hoffenheim came from a goal down to equalise three times and hit the lead with four minutes remaining on a wild debut for new manager Christian…
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The Nigeria Police Force's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit successfully recovered and defused unexploded military ordnance in Maiduguri following reports from concerned citizens. The incident occurred on Saturday, November 22, 2024, a statement from Force Headquarters said. The EOD team, responding swiftly to the reports, secured the affected areas and safely removed six unexploded projectiles, one…