Tag: Yobe
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Boko Haram destroys 330KVA power towers in Yobe
The police command in Yobe, say suspected Boko Haram insurgents have destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in the state, plunging residents of Borno and Yobe into darkness.
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Fire guts Yobe GSM market, destroys properties worth N150m
Properties estimated to be worth N150 million, on Tuesday, were destroyed by fire at the GSM market, popularly called “Kasuwar Jagwal,” in Damaturu, Yobe.
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Lone PDP member in Yobe Assembly defects to APC
Alhaji Lawan Majakura, the only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator in Yobe House of Assembly, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Majakura, who represents Nguru 2 Constituency in the Assembly
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Subsidy removal: Borno, Adamawa, Yobe roll out palliatives
Borno, Adamawa and Yobe governments have embarked on measures to ameliorate the current hardship on citizens caused by the removal of petrol subsidy. The citizens of the three states worst affected by insurgency in North East have been experiencing hardship
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NiMet predicts 3-day cloudiness, sunshine
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday.
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New naira: MFB official accuses Yobe bank managers of diverting N4.3bn disbursed by CBN
Sheriff Almuhajir, the Managing Director of Yobe Microfinance Bank, on Tuesday, alleged that the sum of N4.3 billion disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to banks in the state has been diverted. Almuhajir made this allegation in a 4:31-seconds-video footage posted to his Facebook handle. He said, “I want to tell you that I…
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Buni directs Yobe Microfinance Bank to open branches in 17 LGA’s
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has directed the state-owned Yobe Microfinance Bank to open branches in all the 17 Local Government Areas of the State. In a statement by Buni’s Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed
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Meningitis: NCDC deploys rapid response team to Jigawa, Yobe, Katsina
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina State. Dr Pricilla Ibekwe, Head of Special Projects and Partnerships Unit at NCDC, said this on Monday in Abuja, during a Ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update of COVID-19 response and development in the…
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Buhari’s visit: Yobe declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays
Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Head of Service, Alhaji Garba Bilal, in Damaturu on Sunday. Newsmen reports that Buhari will be visiting the state to inaugurate projects, including Cargo…
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Buhari blows hot, directs military to punish killers of Sheikh Goni
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Military authorities to flush out all those elements in the army with criminal tendencies. The president gave the directive in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu while reacting to the cold-blooded murder of a Yobe State-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami.