Yobe
21 Dec 2017
The North-East Operations Comptroller, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Idris Ali Zoaka, has accused said that some independent oil marketers and motorist of abetting fuel “hoarding and price hike” in Borno and Yobe states. Zoaka disclosed this in Maiduguri, Borno, while speaking on the current fuel situations in Maiduguri and Damaturu metropolises. He urged motorists…
24 Aug 2016
Alhaji Musa Jidawa, Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Wednesday, said that over 300 houses, farmlands and livestock had been destroyed by flood in Jakusko and Adaya communities.
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