Dr Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Damaturu.
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Ahead of the election of Principal Officers of the National Assembly on Tuesday, anxiety has enveloped Yobe, the home state of Senator Ahmad Lawan, a leading candidate for the Senate presidency.
Security has been reinforced in Damaturu with heavy aerial surveillance as arrangements are in top gear for the inauguration of Alhaji Maimala Buni as the new Governor of Yobe State.
The King Salman Humanitarian Relief Centre (KS Relief) of Saudi Arabia has concluded distribution of relief materials to victims of insurgency in Yobe State.
The Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE of Nigeria Army in Damaturu, on Wednesday, said it successfully repelled suspected Boko Haram insurgents that attempted to attack Damaturu, Yobe capital, on Tuesday.
The attempt to attack Damaturu took place on Tuesday at about 5:15pm
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe on Friday approved the dissolution of local government councils with effect from February 16, following the expiration of their tenure in office.
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Yobe says it has identified 24 inaccessible areas with security challenges where elections will not hold.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday launched his re-election bid in Damaturu, with a pledge to improve on the gains recorded in the security sector.
Damaturu, Yobe capital wears a new look to receive President Muhammadu Buhari for the Presidential campaign on Monday.
The 13 political parties participating in the forthcoming general elections in Yobe, on Thursday signed a “Peace Accord” pledging to ensure the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the unabating bloodletting and killing of innocent and vulnerable citizens in Zamfara State by marauders.
The Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative says it is partnering key institutions to promote peace and restore normalcy in the region.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Yobe council, has directed all workers in the state to prepare for an indefinite strike slated to commence from November 6 to push for a new minimum wage.
Yobe Police Command on Tuesday in Damaturu said it has joined hands with other stakeholders in the state to ensure peaceful conduct of general elections in 2019.
The statement by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, on Sunday in Abuja, said the new substation was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration policy on incremental power.
Two other contenders, Hon. Abdullahi Kukuwa and Alhaji Ahmed Buba, stepped down for the minister
The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, has said that increased socio-economic activities and improved security in the Northeast was an indication that the region was recovering from the excesses of Boko Haram insurgency.
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress in Yobe have urged governorship aspirants in the state to accept the endorsement of Alhaji Maimala Buni, by Governor Ibrahim Gaidam as the preferred successor.
Yobe Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, on Friday endorsed Alhaji Maimala Buni, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress as the governorship candidate for 2019 election in the state.