Yobe
Yobe captures mass weddings in 2025 budget
Governor Mai Mala Buni has said that the Yobe State Government will organize mass weddings and step up youth and women empowerment for poverty alleviation and uplifting the living standard of the people of the state. The Governor stated this via his Senior Special Assistant for Digital and Strategic Communucations, Yusuf Ali, which indicated that […]
Gov Buni Receives Newly Posted Immigration Comptroller
The Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni (Chiroman Gujba) has received in audience the newly posted state comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service, Sule Sani Jega. Buni, represented by his deputy, Hon Idi Barde Gubana (Wazirin fune) congratulated the new comptroller over the posting reiterating the readiness of the state government towards working hand in hand […]
Buni Meets LG Chairmen Over Security, IGR, Others
Yobe State Governor Hon Mai Mala Buni has met with the executive chairmen of the 17 local government areas to review their activities and performance, especially in security, education, and internally generated revenue (IGR). The state Governor, Hon Mai Mala Buni, presided over the meeting at Government House Damaturu. The secretary to the state government […]
Flights of fancy: Govs slammed for wasting N160bn on unviable airports
Six state governments including Ekiti, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Yobe, Nasarawa, and Bayelsa have spent about N160bn on airport projects that opposition politicians and aviation professionals classified as unviable. Stakeholders say the huge public funds expended on the facilities have amounted to waste. They condemned the state governors and asked Nigerians to hold them responsible for the […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]
Protests: Yobe relaxes curfew for 5 hours
Following a considerable improvement in the security situation in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru, Yobe, Governor Mai Mala Buni, has approved a review of the curfew imposed on the three towns by five hours. Retired Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam, the Special Adviser to the governor on Security Matters, made this known in a statement in Damaturu. The […]
Protest: Yobe Government Shuts Down Schools
The Yobe State Government has announced the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state ahead of the nationwide hardship protests slated for August 1, 2024. The State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education disclosed this in a memo signed by the Director of Schools Management, Bukar M Modu. It was reported that […]
Yobe Government Adopts Spiritual Measures to Combat Insurgent Attacks on Electricity Towers
The Yobe government has turned to spiritual interventions in its efforts to combat insurgents who are destroying electricity towers that connect the state and Borno to the national grid. Babagana Kyari, the Special Adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni on Religious Affairs, disclosed this approach earlier this week during a prayer session in Damaturu, the […]
Boko Haram Kills 2 Construction Workers In Yobe
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram fighters have killed two construction workers and kidnapped three grasshopper hunters at Kukareta village along Maiduguri Road in Damaturu LGA of Yobe State. The terrorists attacked the town on Sunday around 3:00 am shooting sporadically for about one hour before they kidnapped three persons who came to the town […]
BREAKING: Former Yobe Governor, Bukar Abba Dies In Saudi Arabia
The former governor of Yobe State, Bukar Abba Ibrahim has died. He died in Saudi Arabia after a protracted illness, a source told SaharaReporters on Sunday. He was 73 years old. Another source close to the family posted on his Facebook page: “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. “Sen. Bukar Abba Ibrahim has passed away […]