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Explosion Rocks Senate President's Home Town Gashu’a, Yobe State Leaving Scores Injured
There was an explosion in Gashu’a town, the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, on Sunday, leaving many sustaining degrees of injuries. Gashu’a is about 188 kilometers north of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital and is the ancestral home of the incumbent President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.The incident was said to have occ -
3 Persons Reportedly Killed In Fatal Auto Crash In Yobe
Three persons have reportedly died in a fatal road crash involving a saloon car and an 18-seater bus along Jakusko-Gsahu’a highway in Yobe State in the early hours of Sunday.This is in addition to many sustaining varying degrees of life-threatening injuries.The vehicles coming from opposite directions were said to have involved in a head-on coll -
Niger Gov, Sani Bello, Yobe Gov. Mai Buni Reportedly Reconcile Crisis After Buhari's Order
Governor Mai Buni of Yobe State and his Niger State counterpart, Sani Bello, have reconciled.This is just as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is working hard to ensure a successful nation convention.The event will be held on March 26 after postponements and accusations that the leadership was buying time to remain in office.Presi -
Yobe Police Arrest 20Yrs Old, Mai Goni For Allegedly Hacking Father To Death With A Pestle
The Police Command in Yobe, yesterday, said a 20-year-old man, Mai Goni, allegedly hacked his father, Goni Kawu, to death with a pestle in Masaba, Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State.The command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in Damaturu that the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 7: 30 p.m.He said Kawu, 65, sustained an inj -
AGAIN: 4 Persons Feared Dead In Fatal Road Accident In Yobe
Four persons were feared dead in a fatal road accident that occurred along Gombe-Potiskum road in Yobe State.The accident, which occurred on Sunday, involved a Sharon vehicle conveying passengers from Gombe to Potiskum, when one of its tyres suddenly burst, causing it to somersault that led to the death of four persons on the spot, while others su -
Yobe Police Arrest 3 Suspect Including A Soldier For Alleged Armed Robbery
The Yobe State Police has arrested three suspects, including a soldier, for criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and armed robbery.In a statement released on Saturday, January 29, the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said the suspects who were armed with deadly weapons, including an AK 47 rifle, invaded the Damaturu -
Four Corps Members Die In Road Accident In Yobe After Leaving Orientation Camp
According to a report by SaharaReporters, a few days after concluding their three-week orientation course in Taraba State, four corps members from Yobe State have lost their lives in a road accident while others were left with injuries. The deceased corps members include Mohammed Ali – TR/21C/2269; Job Gabriel – TR/21C/1655; Auwal Salisu Basha -
Police Debunk News That Nigerian Army Rescue 20 Police Allegedly Abducted By Kidnappers In Yobe
According to a report by SaharaReporters, the Yobe State Police Command has said troops of the Nigerian Army didn’t rescue 20 Nigerian Police Force personnel as claimed by the military.The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig Gen Bernard Onyeuko, had in a statement on Thursday said troops of Operation Hadin Kai rescued the 20 policeme -
20 Kidnapped Policemen Rescued By Troops In Yobe State - DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has announced that troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 20 policemen abducted by terrorists in Buni Yadi, Yobe. Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko in a statement released on Thursday December 9, further revealed that troops recorded the feat during various operations in the pas -
JUST IN: Police Deploy Crack Squad To Tackle Violent Incident Of Farmers, Herders Clash in Yobe
The Police have revived its “crack squad’ ’ in Yobe to tackle incidents of farmers and herders clashes and other violent crimes in various parts of the state.ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Yobe Police Command’s spokesman who announced this on Sunday said the squad would bolster efforts to tackle crimes in the state. “As part of efforts to e -
"Send Your Children To School, Be Security Conscious" – Yobe Commissioner, Amshi Tells Herders
Indigenous herders in Yobe State have been urged to send their children to school and be security conscious.Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Mairo Ahmed Amshi, made the call on Saturday when she visited Jakusko/Nasari Grazing Reserve project sites.Recall that the Yobe State Government had signed a N2.5 billion contract to co -
Yobe Govt Announces 10% Deduction In Workers’ Salaries To Boost Education
10 percent of the basic salaries of Yobe workers’ for November would be deducted as their contribution to the education recovery appeal fund. The Commissioner of Home Affairs, Information, and Culture, Mohammed Lamin who is also the Chairman Sub-committee for Yobe Education Recovery Appeal Fund disclosed this on Monday Novemer 22, in Damaturu wh -
JUST IN: Boko Haram Releases 2 Yobe Govt Officials,1 Other Kidnapped 4 Months Ago
Boko Haram insurgents have released two men, including a Yobe State government official, who they kidnapped four months ago.Ali Shehu, aka Mai Lalle, a protocol officer with the state government, and his friend, identified only as Mustapha, were abducted alongside two Nigerian soldiers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road on July 24.The insurgents la -
A 14 And 12 Year Old Arrested For Kidnapping A 3 Year Old In Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two principal suspects, aged 12 and 14, for kidnapping a three-year-old boy in Potiskum. ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Public Relations Officer of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Damaturu. “The victim, aged three, was kidnapped and later released by his assailants after they collec -
Residents In Fear As Boko Haram/ISWAP Invades Community In Yobe
A huge number of armed Boko Haram, suspected to be ISWAP group on Sunday evening invaded Tarmuwa, the Headquarters of Babangida Local Government Area of Yobe state.Sources said the insurgents armed with Anti-aircraft trucks and grenades fired sporadically at security formations and communities, leading to pandemonium as residents scamper for safet -
22-Year-Old Housewife, Khadija Yakubu Allegedly Poisons Four Stepchildren To Death In Yobe
A 22-year-old housewife, Khadija Yakubu has allegedly killed four stepchildren with poison in Potiskum town, Yobe State.The incident occurred at Makara-Huta area of Potiskum in the early hours of Friday when the deceased took a poisoned tea allegedly prepared by their stepmother.ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, Police Public Relations Officer Yobe State Com -
So Sad! Family Loses 4 Members Including Infant To Flood In Yobe
The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency,(SEMA), has disclosed that four persons of the same family have perished in a flood in Potiskum town on Monday, following a heavy downpour.Dr. Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary of the agency made the disclosure in Damaturu while giving an update on the flood disaster in Potiskum.He said the four dece -
How Househelp Connived With 3 Others to Kill Banker Boss in Yobe
Abdulkarim named one Umar Shaibu, 21; Tajuddeen Taufiq, 20; Ismail Mohammed, 17; and Bulama Modu, 17, all residents of Damaturu as the suspects arrested by the police.He said the culprits were apprehended during a sting operations carried out by detectives of ‘B’ Divisional Police Headquarters.“On July 23, 2021 at about 1130hrs a report was -
Boko Haram/ISWAP Releases Pictures of Abducted Soldiers, Yobe Protocol Officers (Photo)
Photos of soldiers and Yobe Liaison officers abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have been released by the group. The victims were abducted on Damaturu/Maiduguri highway on Saturday. The insurgents also released the identity cards of their abductees. In the display of the ID cards, two of the cards belong to Mai Lalle, one for Mustapha while t -
JUST IN: Yobe Government Official, Ali Shehu Reportedly Abducted By Boko Haram In Borno
Yobe State Government Liaison Officer in Maiduguri, Borno State, Ali Shehu Mai Lalle, has been reportedly kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram terrorists along the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway.Mai Lalle was reported to have left for Maiduguri last Saturday from Government House, Damaturu in his official vehicle Toyota Hilux conveying diesel for use in -
COVID 19: Religious Leaders In Yobe Urge People To Accept Vaccination Jab
Religious leaders in Yobe State have called on people to avail themselves of the COVID-19 vaccination.They made the call at a one-day sensitization workshop organized by the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, (IDFP), for religious and community leaders in the state, held on Thursday, in Damaturu.They also unanimously agreed in principle that the -
Boko Haram Distributes Ramadan Packages, Cash To Borno, Yobe Residents (PHOTOS)
Members of a Boko Haram faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have shared food items to residents of Borno and Yobe states. We gathered that the package distributed by the insurgents included rice, beans, millet, maize, sugar, spageheti and cash gifts. A security source said the gesture was to induce the villagers to join the gro -
Boko Haram Go From House to House in Yobe Community to Recruit Residents For N20,000
Boko Haram sect have begun inducing residents of Geidam, Yobe State, with cash gifts while hoping to get some of them to join the group, this is according to a report by HumAngle.Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa� -
BREAKING: Ancestral Home of Acting IGP, Alkali Taken Over By Boko Haram Terrorists in Yobe
Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists group on Friday evening attacked Gaidam town in Yobe State.Geidam town, the ancestral home of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, located on the fringes of northern Yobe State has suffered series of Boko Haram attacks in recent times resulting in wanton destructio -
Boko Haram Terrorists Reveal Plans On Attacking Communities In Borno & Yobe State
Boko Haram terrorists are planning a series of attacks on communities in Borno and Yobe states.According to a military source, non-governmental organisations working in the area have been informed and have started withdrawing their workers from the two states.They (Boko Haram terrorists) have been quiet for some time now due to the pressure from t -
APC Plans to Rule Nigeria For 32 Years - Yobe State Gov. Mai Mala Buni
The Governor of Yobe State and the Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni, has revealed that the vision of the party is to rule Nigeria for 32 consecutive years.Buni, who disclosed this at the inauguration of the strategy and contact committee held at the party se -
Abacha’s Daughter Gumsu Sani, Has Quietly Remarried Yobe State Governor
According to our source, the couple officially sealed their union in December 2020 and Gumsu is looking forward to the new role ahead of her.Gumsu was married to Cameroonian billionaire, Bayero Fadil Mohamadou, and they parted ways after 20 years of marriage. -
Three Customs Officers Abducted, Hospitals Looted, As Boko Haram Unleashed Terror In Yobe
Three customs officers were abducted by Boko Haram, even as foodstuff and medicines were carted away by Boko Haram insurgents during a battle for the ‘soul’ of Geidam in Yobe State on Tuesday.Idris Modu Geidam, a resident of Geidam town in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State in the northeast Nigeria, on Wednesday said the attack by Boko -
BREAKING: Community In Fear As Boko Haram Insurgent Attack Village In Yobe
Report reaching us indicates that Boko Haram elements are currently attacking residents of Geiram Local Government Area of Yobe State in the northeast Nigeria.A staff of one of the NGOs operating in Geidam, told our correspondent that the terrorists are currently attacking Gaidam town with heavy exchange of gunfire with troops.“We are at home bu -
Yobe Govt. Apprehend 35Yrs Old Man For Allegedly Molesting & R@ping 90Yrs Old Woman
The Police in Fika Division, Yobe State have apprehended a 35-year old man for allegedly molesting, assaulting and raping a 90-year old woman in Gadaka town.ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, Police Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday where it indicated that on preliminary investigation, the suspect one
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