Yobe

Almost 700,000 children under five are likely to suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states in 2023. Worried by the food security and nutrition challenges, the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), says Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi has assumed duty as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), in Yobe State. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Head of Voter…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday inaugurated its governorship campaign in Nguru, Yobe, ahead of 2023 general elections. Speaking at the occasion, Alhaji Adamu Waziri, the party’s Board of Trustee member expressed optimism…

Troops of 159 Task Force Battalion, Geidam, Yobe State, have intercepted a vehicle carrying 98 parcels of Cannabis Sativa worth millions of Naira. Brig. Gen. Umar Muaza, Chief of Staff, Sector Operation Hadin Kai, Damaturu, disclosed…

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for backtracking on its earlier affirmation of Bashir Machina as the winner of the All Progressives Congress primary for the Yobe North…

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Saturday inaugurated the ‘Gashua ultra-modern market’ constructed at the cost of over N2.4 billion. Speaking at the occasion in Gashua, Mr Buni said that the market would boost commercial activities,…

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved N54.82bn for various projects in the Ministries of Works and Housing, and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This is as it approved a refund totalling N9.18bn…

The Federal High Court in Yobe State has granted an application for an order of substituted service of court processes on Senate President Ahmad Lawan by the winner of the Yobe North senatorial primary election of the All Progressives…

A suicidal army sergeant, Kabiru Aliyu, attached to the 159 battalion, Geidam in Yobe, on Wednesday shot his colleagues, killing one and wounding another. A military source told The Gazette that Mr Aliyu, who had wounds on his head and…