Troops killed a number of terrorists in an ambush after they attempted to attack military a location at Gonori in Yobe State at about 6:33pm on Wednesday.
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has attributed some recent operational setbacks suffered by the Nigerian Army in recent time to insufficient willingness and commitment by commanders to perform assigned tasks.
The National Emergency Management Agency has distributed livelihood materials to no fewer than 700 victims of flood and windstorm disasters in three local government areas of Yobe.
The people of Yobe, home state of the new President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, expressed excitement over his emergence as head of the Red Chamber, saying “it is a reflection of national interest”.
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.
The Bade Emirate in Yobe State on Friday described the withdrawal of Senator Danjuma Goje from the Senate presidential race as statesmanly, patriotic and loyalty for the supremacy of the All Progressives Congress.
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 WHO Nigeria Officer-in-Charge, Dr Clement Peter, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Alhaji MaiMala Buni, Yobe Governor-elect, has appealed to members of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to endorse the candidature of Senator Ahmad Lawan for Senate President.
Christian women, civil society groups and other residents of Plateau State on Tuesday held a special prayer session for Leah Sharibu to mark her 16th birthday.
A book chronicling the one-decade stewardship of Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State will be formally presented to the public on April 29, 2019 in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
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 Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to explore the option of dialogue to quicken the release of Leah Sharibu, who is currently in Book Haram captivity.
Onion farmers and marketers in Yobe have challenged universities and agriculture research institutes in the country to develop reliable onion storage facilities to check the waste and loss suffered by farmers.
Representatives of Chibok in Borno State and Dapchi in Yobe State on Sunday sought spiritual help at The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos to pray for the release of Leah Sharibu and other students kidnapped by Boko Haram.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday presented certificate of return to Yobe governor-elect Alhaji MaiMala Buni and his deputy Alhaji Idi Gubana.
A total of ten political parties on Tuesday declared their support for Alhaji MaiMala Buni, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Yobe.
Barely 10 days after the Yobe State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Sani Nguru, defected to the All Progressives Congress, more officials of the opposition party have defected to the governing party.
Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, whipped the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party for the poll, Atiku Abubakar.
The All Progressives Congress polled 497,914 votes to beat the Peoples Democratic Party, which scored 50,763 votes in Yobe State in last Saturday’s presidential election.