Yobe
12 Mar
The Yobe Hisbah command has arrested 14 suspects for alleged prostitution and illicit drugs business. Alhaji Yusuf Yusuf, the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Religious Affairs, said this when he addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Damaturu. Yusuf said that the suspects were made up of nine women and five men adding that they…
6 Jan
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has revoked the licences of private schools in the state for violating the rules and guidelines set for their establishment and operation.
13 Dec
The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YSIEC) has shifted the state local government council election from November 2023 to May 25. Dr Mamman Mohammed, the Chairman of the Commission, stated this at a news conference in Damaturu on Wednesday. Mohammed said that the commission had also budgeted N500 million for the conduct of the election.…
14 Nov
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has wooed Denmark investors to boost the agricultural and other sectors of the economy of the state. According to him, the state has comparative advantages in the production of sesame seeds and Gum Arabic for export at the commodity international market. Director-General, Press and Media Affairs to the Governor,…
27 Oct
The Fika Government Secondary School (FGSS), Potiskum in Yobe State, has won the 2023 Operation Hadin Kai(OPHK) quiz competition in the North-East. According to the Nigerian Army, the competition was to encourage students to take academic activities seriously and excel at higher education levels. OPHK Theatre Commander, Maj.-Gen, Gold Chibuisi, who declared the quiz open,…
19 Oct
About eight travelers have reportedly lost their lives while 52 others injured in an accident involving a trailer and a canter truck along Potiskum-Nangere road in Yobe State.
10 Oct
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has confirmed the death of 117 children in Yobe state since November, 2022 following the outbreak of diphtheria in Nigeria.
28 Apr 2023
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has inaugurated an ultra-modern Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Centre inside the NYSC Yobe State Orientation Camp, located at KM 6, Potiskum-Kano road, in Dazigau Local Government Area of the State.