Police arrest 6 in Yobe for alleged theft, criminal trespass, vandalism
The Yobe State Police Command said it has nabbed six suspected criminals who specialised in various acts of criminality in…
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Yobe Emir calls for action to curb hawking, protect vulnerable girls
The Emir of Ngelzarma in Fune Local Government Area, Yobe State, Alhaji Muhammad Zanna Mai Yeri, has called on government…
Farmers-Herders Clash: Yobe LG moves to revoke encroached grazing reserves
Nangere Local Government Council in Yobe State has vowed to resolve the issues of farmers’ and herders’ clashes rocking some…
Yobe Assembly announces date for 2025 budget presentation
The Yobe State House of Assembly has received a letter requesting the House’s permission for the presentation of the 2025…
Fulani children now wayward due to lack of Western, Islamic education – Yobe Speaker
A joint Fulani socio-cultural group under the Fulbe Development and Cultural Organisation (FUDECO) has tasked Governor Mai Mala Buni of…
Man, 43, arrested for kidnapping minor in Yobe
The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police said its operatives have arrested a 43-year-old suspect over the alleged kidnapping…
N70,000 Minimum Wage: Yobe govt constitutes 10-man committee
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved the constitution of a 10-member committee on the new National minimum wage…
Yobe kicks off 2025 budget bilateral discussions with MDAs, stakeholders
Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has officially kicked off the 2025 budget bilateral discussions with ministries, departments, and agencies…
Yobe’s N1.4bn cash for flood victims: Gov Buni warns against sabotage
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni said the implementation of the N1.4 billion Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance, MPCA support programme approved…
Flood: Yobe Govt approves over N1.4bn for 25, 500 victims
Yobe State Government has approved N1.4 billion to support 2024 flood victims across the 17 local government areas of the…
ISWAP invades Geidam town in Yobe, kills resident, destroys properties
In the early hours of Saturday, militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, launched a deadly attack on…
17 ISWAP fighters drown while crossing river in Yobe
At least 17 members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) drowned while attempting to cross a river…
4 die of acute diarrhoea in Yobe
The Yobe State Government has confirmed four persons dead from acute diarrhoea in Gujba Local Government Area. The State Commissioner…
28-year-old man found dead with slit throat in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command says the body of a 25-year-old man murdered by unknown persons has been recovered in…
Maiduguri Flood Disaster: Yobe Govt donates N100m to victims
Yobe State Government has donated N100 million to victims of the Maiduguri floods. Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, made…
Mafa rebirth: Yobe govt unveils plan to resettle displaced community, rebuild lives
The Yobe State Government has said it is setting the stage for the safe return of displaced residents of Mafa…
Mafa massacre: Lawmakers task Yobe govt to intensify efforts in protecting lives
Yobe State House of Assembly has tasked the State Government to collaborate with security agencies to intensify efforts in protecting…
Yobe Chief Judge pardons 7 inmates, grants bail to 14 others
The Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Gumna Kaigama, has pardoned seven inmates at Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru correctional centres…
167 state-sponsored Yobe students graduate from Indian universities
The Yobe State Government has announced the graduation of 167 students sponsored to study at Indian universities under a state-funded…
Flood: Ex-Senate President, Lawan tasks NEMA on provision of relief materials to victims in Yobe
Ex-Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan has tasked the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide additional relief materials to flood…
Yobe Govt further relaxes curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, Nguru
The Yobe State Government has announced a further relaxation of the curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns. This decision…
EndBadGovernance: Nigeria Police arrest five more in Yobe
The Nigeria police have intensified their crackdown on #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in Yobe State, arresting five more youths in the state…
Protesters reportedly set Red Cross vehicle ablaze, vandalise office in Yobe
Despite a 24-hour curfew order, reports indicated that protesting youths in Potiskum town of Yobe State have set ablaze a…
Protest: Police warn against acts of violence, destruction of infrastructure in Yobe
Yobe state Command of the Nigeria Police Force has condemned the destruction of public and private property in today’s protest…
Two killed, five injured as Boko Haram sacks four communities in Yobe
Armed gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have invaded four communities in Tarmuwa local government of Yobe State. DAILY…
IED Explosion: We will not compromise security in Yobe – Gov Buni
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has said the government under his watch will not compromise peace and security…
NDLEA seizes 305 blocks of cannabis, arrests suspect in Yobe
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Yobe State Command, has confiscated 305 blocks of cannabis weighing 152.5kg enroute to…
DSS, Kano Hisbah arrest teenager, man who stole children from Yobe
The Department of State Security, DSS, in collaboration with the Kano Hisbah Board, apprehended a 17-year-old girl and her sponsor…
Food security: Yobe gov warns against sabotage
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has said his government will deal decisively with saboteurs whose intent is to frustrate…
Economic hardship: Gov Buni warns Yobe youths against taking part in protest
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has charged Nigerian youths in the North East region to shelve any plan of…
Yobe: Buni swears in two commissioners, harps on productivity
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has vowed that this administration will not tolerate favouritism in appointments. Buni gave…
Suspected kidnapper nabbed after collecting ransom in Yobe
Yobe State Police Command has announced the arrest of Usmanu Garba (30), suspected to be a member of a criminal…
Yobe: Police record 34 cases of gender-based violence in six months
The Yobe State Command of the Nigerian Police Force said it recorded a total of 34 cases of gender-based violence,…
Yobe: Gov Buni suspends LG chairman over insubordination, misconduct
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has approved the suspension of Machina Local Government Council chairman, Idrissa Mai Bukar…
Yobe: Troops, hunters foil attempt by Boko Haram to blow up electricity towers
A joint army and local hunters’ operation foiled an attempt by suspected Boko Haram insurgents to again blow up electricity…
Troops foil terrorists’ attempt to sabotage electricity in Yobe
Troops of Nigerian Army deployed for counter terrorism operations in Yobe State, in collaboration with local hunters’ group, have thwarted…
Islamic New Year: Yobe Govt declares Monday public holiday
Yobe State Government has declared Monday 8th July, 2024, as work-free day to mark the Islamic New Year 1446 After…
Yobe: NAFDAC clamps down on drug peddlers, as NDLEA engages youths in fight against illicit trafficking
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Yobe State has intensified efforts to clamp down on…
Post-insurgency: Yobe launches policy on IDPs
A policy to ensure that internally displaced persons, IDPs, are resettled back to their ancestral homes in a dignified way…
Monarch begs traders to reduce food prices in Yobe
The Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Shehu Hashimi II Ibn Umar Al-Amin Elkenemi, has called on traders in the state to…
Housewife arrested for stabbing husband to death in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command said it has arrested a 22-year-old housewife for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in…
Post-Insurgency: Yobe, Borno, Adamawa govs embark on study tour to Pakistan
The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, along with his Borno and Adamawa state counterparts, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum and…
Yobe: Gunmen murder policeman, set home ablaze in deadly attack
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have killed a policeman identified as Sule Babur in Yobe State. The tragic incident occurred…
Police arrest notorious criminal terrorizing Yobe residents
A 40-year-old notorious criminal has been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer,…
Police rescue minor from kidnappers’ den, arrest suspect in Yobe
The Nigeria Police Force, Yobe State Command said its operatives have rescued a toddler from a kidnappers’ den. This is…
Yobe: NULGE protesters back LG autonomy
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, in Nangere Local Government Area of Yobe State, has demanded full autonomy…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents kill three in Yobe
Three passengers have been killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on the Biu-Damaturu road in Yobe State. It was gathered…
WHO, Yobe govt kick of HPV vaccination, target female children
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Yobe government, have launched the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, HPVV, campaign against cervical cancer.…
Yobe resident doctors threaten industrial action over allowances
Resident doctors in Yobe State have threatened to embark on industrial action over the state government’s failure to approve and…
Work hard, dispense justice — Yobe CJ tells LG Election Tribunal members
As Yobe State gears up for local government polls, the State Chief Judge, Justice Gumna Kashim Kaigama, has inaugurated 27…