Farmers/herders clashes: Yobe govt tasks security agencies on synergy
The Yobe State Government has assured farming communities of adequate security as it tasked security agencies on the need for…
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Police nab suspect who specialises in vandalization of electricity cables in Yobe
Yobe State Police Command said it has nabbed a 23-year-old suspect who specialised in vandalizing electricity power cables in Damaturu…
Yobe electoral commission postpones LG poll by two weeks
Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, YOSIEC, has announced the postponement of the May 25, 2024, local government council election. The…
Gov Buni orders removal of security checkpoints in Yobe’s communities
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has ordered the dismantling of all security checkpoints in Gashua and Garin Alkali,…
PDP boycotting Yobe LG poll over fear of defeat – Gov Buni’s Aide
The decision of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Yobe State to boycott the state’s 25th May, 2024 local government…
Yobe Assembly finally amends Hisbah law, defines duties of Executive Chair, State Commandant
The Yobe State House of Assembly has amended the law that established Hisbah Commission to separate the functions of office…
Yobe Assembly commences amendment of Hisba bill
Yobe State House of Assembly has given accelerated consideration to a bill seeking the amendment of Hisbah Commission law. The…
Yobe: You have our support, cooperation – Buni tells new Sector 2 Commander
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has assured the newly-posted Commander of Sector 2 North-East Joint Taskforce Operation Hadin Kai,…
Yobe: Buni applauds military for dislodging Boko Haram from Tumbuktu Triangle
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has applauded the military for dislodging Boko Haram insurgents after carrying out major operations…
Teenager in Police net for kidnapping, killing of 11-year-old boy in Yobe
The Yobe state Police Command says it has arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old boy…
Gov Buni orders registration of all land vendors in Yobe
Governor Mai Mala Buni has ordered the Yobe State Geographic Information Service, YOGIS, to register all land vendors operating in…
NLC demands reinstatement of annual leave grant, wage increment for Yobe civil servants
The Yobe State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called for the reinstatement of annual leave grants and…
Police arrest phone snatcher who stabbed lady in Yobe
A Police Response Unit, known as Haba Maza, has, in a joint operation with the State Intelligence Department apprehended one…
Lady stabbed with knife by unknown hoodlums in Yobe
A 24-year-old salesgirl has been stabbed by unidentified hoodlums in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. DAILY POST gathered that the…
Coalition decries water scarcity in Yobe
The Network of Yobe State Civil Society Organizations (NYCSOs) has said it is deeply concerned about the recent water scarcity…
Yobe: Senator Lawan demands probe into soldiers alleged killing of civilians
President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has called on military authorities to immediately investigate the killing of three…
Three feared killed, others injured as soldiers, Keke riders clash in Yobe
Three persons have been reportedly killed while others sustained injuries after a military patrol vehicle crushed a Keke filled passengers…
Nine suspects in Police net over culpable homicide in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command said its operatives have arrested nine suspects for culpable homicide in two separate incidents within…
Eid-al-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 862 operatives in Yobe
The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 862 personnel to ensure a…
Climate Change: Yobe establishes 3 weather stations
The Yobe State Government has approved the establishment of three weather stations to enable it fight the effects of climate…
Yobe resolves over 3,000 disputes between farmers, herders, others in 3 years
The Yobe State Government said it has resolved 3,214 cases of potential conflicts between farmers and herders including other communal…
Ramadan: Gov Buni pardons 33 inmates in Yobe
As part of activities marking this year’s Ramadan fasting month, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has pardoned 33 inmates…
Yobe: Federal varsity confirms death of female student in fire incident
The Federal University, Gashu’a, Yobe State, has confirmed the death of a 300-level student of Geography, Shamsiya Murtala, in the…
Yobe: Fire razes female hostel at Federal University, Gashu’a
A fire incident at the female hostel of Federal University, Gashu’a, Yobe State, has destroyed the building and burnt students’…
Ramadan: Yobe govt adjusts working hours for public servants
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved the adjustment of official working hours in the public service for the…
Hisbah arrests 14 suspects over alleged prostitution, use of illicit drugs in Yobe
The Yobe State Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ethical Re-orientation, through its Hisbah department, has arrested 14 suspects for alleged…
Yobe govt reports massive recovery from meningitis outbreak in Damaturu
The Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer, Primary Healthcare Management Board in Yobe State, Haruna Umar, says no fewer than 564…
Ramadan: Avoid divisive, inciting sermons – Yobe Govt tells clerics, preachers
Islamic clerics and preachers have been admonished to avoid contentious issues, as well as divisive and inciting comments, in their…
Drug abuse fueling insecurity – Yobe monarch laments
The Emir of Fika and Chairman of Yobe State Council of Chiefs, Dr. Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa, said drug…
Lecturer in Police net for allegedly raping female student in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command has reportedly arrested a lecturer, Adamu Gambo Hudu, for allegedly raping a female student in…
Crisis rocks Yobe cattle market over tax hike
Potiskum Cattle Market in Yobe State was thrown into crisis on Thursday as the marketers protested over an increase in…
Police arrest 30 suspects over alleged culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, others in Yobe
Yobe State Police Command says it has, in collaboration with sister security agencies, apprehended 30 suspects involved in criminal activities…
Economic Hardship: Yobe govt sets up committee to tackle artificial scarcity, hoarding of grains
The Yobe State government has set up a 24-man committee on food security, to tackle food scarcity and ameliorate the…
Yobe govt, NAPTIP join forces to tackle human trafficking, child labour
The Yobe State Government has assured to support the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in…
Farmer-Herders conflict: Yobe govt mulls restriction on use of motorcycle
Yobe State government says it may restrict the use of motorcycles in some communities recently attacked by suspected herders. This…
Buni reacts to fire incident at Yobe varsity, attack on Gurjaji village
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has commiserated with the management and students of the Yobe State University over the…
Yobe: Gov Buni calls for calm as tricycle operators stage protest
Yobe State Governor, Hon Mai Mala Buni, has called for calm amid a protest by commercial tricycle operators that disrupted…
Hardship: Yobe Govt moves to stop hoarding of grains, other essential commodities
The Yobe State Government says it has taken measures to stop the hoarding of grains and other essential commodities by…
Yobe business community holds special prayer against inflation, high cost of living in Nigeria
Irked by the relatively high cost of living in Nigeria, the United Marketers Association Potiskum, UMAPO, organized a special prayer…
Bukar Ibrahim: Yobe Govt declares public holiday in honor of late former governor
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has announced Wednesday, February 7, as a work-free day to commemorate three days…
Yobe: Buni declares Wednesday work free day to honour late former Gov Bukar Ibrahim
Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has declared Wednesday 7th February 2024 as a work free day to observe the…
Boko Haram kills policeman, two civilians, burns palace in Yobe
Boko Haram insurgents have carried out a series of attacks in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State, resulting in…
Yobe: Buni mourns ex-governor Bukar Ibrahim
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has expressed sadness over the death of an ex-governor of the state, Bukar Abba…
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APC’s Mustapha wins Yobe East Senatorial by-election [See Result]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Musa Mustapha, as…
Three suspects defraud residents of food grains worth over N81m
Three persons have been apprehended by the police in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, for allegedly defrauding four residents of…
Yobe Govt shuts 5 illegal private healthcare facilities
The Yobe State Government, through the Yobe State Healthcare and Health-related Facilities Inspection and Monitoring Agency, YOHFIMA, has shut down…
Bye-election: INEC commences distribution of sensitive materials in Yobe
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has begun the distribution of sensitive materials across the eight local government areas of…
30 shops, goods worth millions razed by fire in Yobe
An early morning fire outbreak has destroyed property worth millions of Naira at the popular Damaturu GSM market. As of…
AFRD: Our members still living in rented houses in Yobe – Nigerian Legion laments
The Yobe State Branch of the Nigerian Legion has lamented lack of shelter for most of its members in the…
Yobe Govt doles out over N16m to EndSARS victims
As part of efforts to cushion the hardship being faced by the victims of End SARS protest, Yobe State Government…