Tag: Yobe State
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Voters halt INEC from closing polls in Damaturu, insists they must vote
Voters in Damaturu the capital of Yobe State stopped officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from closing the Presidential and National Assembly polls. As at 5.09pm, voters insisted on continuing with the exercise. This was the situation at the Water Board PU 013 and Jeru Borehole PU 040 located at the Jerusalem area…
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Elections will not hold in eleven polling units in Yobe state – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has revealed that elections will not hold in eleven polling units across four local government areas in Yobe state. The state has 2,823 polling units across the 17 local government areas.
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Yobe North ticket: Supreme Court set date to decide Ahmad Lawan’s fate
The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed February 6th to deliver judgment in the long-drawn legal battle over the authenticity of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District.
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Buni signs 2 health care bills into law
Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has signed two bills into laws to boost healthcare service delivery in the state. They are a law for establishment of Yobe State Emergency Medical Ambulance Service and another for establishment of Yobe State Healthcare and Health-Related Facilities Inspection and Monitoring Agency. This is contained in a statement by…
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Minor arrested for ‘insulting’ Mai Mala Buni on social media
A minor has been arrested by the Yobe police command for allegedly insulting the Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on social media. The father of the 16-year-old minor, Garba Isa, revealed this when he publicly cried out for the release of his son on Monday. According to Isa, his son was apprehended on December 11…
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2023: Ahmad Lawan’s bid to return to Senate hits rock bottom again
The Court of Appeal, on Monday, affirmed Bashir Machina as the authentic All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North.
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N19m Fraud: EFCC arraigns Yobe Auditor General for LG
The Auditor General for Local Governments of Yobe State, Alhaji Yahaya Wakil Idriss was on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Mohammed Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court, Damaturu.
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Combined forces rescue four-year-old boy from kidnappers in Yobe
A four-year-old boy, Muktar Adamu of Nahuta community in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State has been rescued from the hands of kidnappers. Security personnel in conjunction with community members combined forces to rescue the four-year-old boy in from captivity.
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BREAKING: Machina floors Ahmad Lawan in court for Yobe North senatorial ticket
The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Bashir Machina as the candidate for Yobe North senatorial candidate.
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2023: Bashir Machina denies withdrawing for Ahmad Lawan
Alhaji Bashir Machina, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District at the 2023 election has denied stepping down for Senate President, Sen. Ahmed Lawan.