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  • Man Umar Mustapha Jailed For Raping And Impregnating His 18 Year Old Daughter In Yobe

    . Man Umar Mustapha Jailed For Raping And Impregnating His 18 Year Old Daughter In Yobe

     A Magistrate court in Damaturu, Yobe State has sentenced one Umar Alhaji Mustapha to 25 years in imprisonment for committing rape and incest with his 18-year-old daughter, Fatima.The presiding Magistrate, Mohammed Bilyaminu ruled that all the ingredients of section 390 and 283 of the penal code were proved by the prosecution.The Nation reports tha
  • Chinese Government To Grow Rice On 10000 Acres Of Land In Yobe State

    . Chinese Government To Grow Rice On 10000 Acres Of Land In Yobe State

     Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Wednesday said a group of Chinese investors will establish 10,000 hectares of rice plantation under a trial agricultural project in the state.Buni, in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu stated this when the group paid him a courtesy visit.He expressed the
  • SAD: Fatal Road Crash Claims Lives Of 7 Commuters,13 Others Injured In Yobe

    . SAD: Fatal Road Crash Claims Lives Of 7 Commuters,13 Others Injured In Yobe

     A fatal road crash has claimed the lives of seven commuters, with thirteen others sustaining varying degrees of injuries in Yobe State.The incident, which occurred along Buni Gari-Gulani highway, was said to have been caused by over speeding, as well as dangerous overtaking.The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Moham
  • Headteacher Reportedly Abducted As Boko Haram Terrorists Set School Ablaze In Yobe (Photos)

    .. Headteacher Reportedly Abducted As Boko Haram Terrorists Set School Ablaze In Yobe (Photos)

     The Head Teacher of Shuwari primary school in Buni-Yadi, the headquarters of Gujba local government area, Yobe State has reportedly been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists who attacked the town.Reports have it that, the terrorists invaded the town in the early hours of Friday where they set ablaze the primary school as well as teachers’ quarters
  • INEC Certifies Bashir Machina Winner Of Yobe North APC Senatorial Primary; Ignores Ahmad Lawan

    . INEC Certifies Bashir Machina Winner Of Yobe North APC Senatorial Primary; Ignores Ahmad Lawan

     The Independent National Electoral Commission has affirmed Bashir Machina as the winner of the ruling All Progressives Congress primary for the Yobe North Senatorial District.A certified true copy of INEC’s report from the May 28, 2022, election showed Mr Machina scored 289 votes out of 300 delegates, corroborating the politician’s public clai
  • APC Ticket Saga: Aspirant Drags Machina To Court As Battle For Yobe North Ticket Continues

    . APC Ticket Saga: Aspirant Drags Machina To Court As Battle For Yobe North Ticket Continues

     The battle for the APC ticket for Yobe North Senatorial district has taken yet another twist.A new twist has emerged in the ongoing battle for the Yobe North All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket as one of the aspirants, Abubakar Jinjiri, filed a lawsuit to challenge the acclaim winner of the ticket, Bashir Sheriff Machina.Machina had
  • Yobe Deputy Governor Who Lost 7-Year Old Son Last Week, Loses Teenage, Daughter, To Accident

    . Yobe Deputy Governor Who Lost 7-Year Old Son Last Week, Loses Teenage, Daughter, To Accident

     Deputy Governor of Yobe, Idi Barde Gubana who lost his 7-year old son last week to accident has also lost his 16-year-old daughter, Khadija, also in a tragic road accident. The accident that took Khadija’s life happened along the Maiduguri-Kano highway. This is coming a week after he lost his son, Mai Mala Buni Junior, in an accident.Hussaini Ma
  • Trouble Looms For Ahmad Lawan As Yobe North APC Senatorial Candidate Refuses To Step Down

    . Trouble Looms For Ahmad Lawan As Yobe North APC Senatorial Candidate Refuses To Step Down

     The Winner of Yobe North All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries, Bashir Machina has refused to take a bow for the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.Mr Lawan, who represents Yobe North in the Senate, contested and lost a bid to secure the APC presidential ticket at the party’s national convention held on June 8, where Bola Tinubu
  • Court Awards N200 Million To Girl Who Was Electrocuted By MTN Cable In Yobe

    . Court Awards N200 Million To Girl Who Was Electrocuted By MTN Cable In Yobe

     A high court in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, has awarded N200 million as compensation to a 12-year-old girl Hamsatu Abdullahi, who was electrocuted by a cable belonging to the telecommunication giant, MTN.The Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) is a co-defendant in the suit.The injuries Miss Abdullahi sustained in the
  • Explosion Rocks Senate President's Home Town Gashu’a, Yobe State Leaving Scores Injured

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . "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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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)

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

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