Yobe State

Zenith Bank Rewards Yobe Students With N15m Academic Awards

Zenith Bank Rewards Students With ₦15m Academic Awards

October 3, 2025 4:55 pm

Zenith Bank rewarded three Yobe students who won the global TeenEagle competition in London with the huge sum of ₦5m each, for academic excellence.

Zenith Bank Plc has awarded a total of ₦15 million to three Nigerian students from Yobe State who emerged champions at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in London. The students — Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli — earned top honors at the prestigious international competition, bringing pride to their state and country. Each winner was presented with ₦5 million in recognition of their achievements.

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive …

Yobe North Lawan Gives Up, Abandons Senatorial

Yobe North: Lawan Gives Up, Abandons Senatorial Ambition

September 30, 2022 4:46 am

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has finally thrown in the towel saying that he has resolved not to appeal the judgment delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State, as it concerns the forthcoming Yobe North Senatorial District elections.

In a statement he personally signed, yesterday, he said he has accepted the judgment which disqualified his candidature and participation in the elections.

The statement which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York was titled: ‘Court Judgement on Yobe North Senatorial District Candidacy’ read: ‘Yesterday, Wednesday, 28th September, 2022, the Federal High Court …

Yobe North; Machina Debunks Letter About Withdrawal For Lawan

Yobe North; Machina Debunks Letter About Withdrawal For Lawan

September 4, 2022 6:47 pm

Controversies have continued to arise in the Yobe North senatorial zone as the disputed candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for Yobe North, Yobe state, Bashir Machina, has come out to openly deny and debunk a letter which had been purportedly authored by him while he had been indicating his withdrawal from the senatorial contest and then his subsequent resignation from the APC.

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Yobe @31 Gov Buni Singles Out Past Leaders For Praise

Yobe @31: Gov Buni Singles Out Past Leaders For Praise

August 28, 2022 2:28 am

While commemorating the 31st anniversary of Yobe state, Governor Mai Mala Buni has congratulated the people of the state for making it thus far following the creation of the state while singling out some past leaders for praise.

In his remark, Buni lauded the past Governors of the state for establishing and setting up the state for growth and peace; this statement was related to the public on Saturday in Damaturu by Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed.

According to the governor, every one of the state’s previous leaders contributed a significant and generous effort towards its …

Yobe To Copy Hiroshima In Post Insurgency Recovery – Gov Buni

Yobe To Copy Hiroshima In Post Insurgency Recovery – Gov Buni

August 16, 2022 6:36 am
Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has identified leadership determination, community resilience and timeliness as key to the restoration process of the post-insurgency recovery plan.
Hon. Mai Mala Buni, Yobe sated Governor has specified leadership determination, community stability and punctuality as fundamentals to the rehabilitation procedure of the aftermath of an insurgency-ridden society
He made this public on Monday during Matsuyama Kazuyoshi, Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria’s courtesy visit to him.
Mamman Mohammed, Director General, Press, and Media Affairs to Governor Buni in a press statement issued
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2 Dead, Properties Destroyed As Flood Hits Yobe

2 Dead, Properties Destroyed As Flood Hits Yobe

July 12, 2022 4:40 am

The Yobe State chapter of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that at least two persons lost their lives after a heavy downpour in Kukuwa community in Gulani local government area of the state.

Dr. Mohammed Goje, Executive Secretary of the agency in a post via his verified Facebook page which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York said this is in addition to the destruction and displacement of many households in the community.

‘Barely 24 hours after the incident on Sunday 11th July 2022, SEMA Team visited the Kukuwa community to commiserate with victims and profile …

Yobe Rainstorm Gov. Buni Sympathises With Victims’ Families

Yobe Rainstorm: Gov. Buni Sympathises With Victims’ Families

May 11, 2022 5:16 am

Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has commiserated with the families of five persons who died from building collapse following heavy rainstorm in Damaturu, the state capital.

Governor Buni said it is very sad to lose the victims in this very unfortunate natural disaster but that is the time decreed by the Almighty Allah.

He sympathised with those who sustained injuries and prayed for their quick recovery.

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The governor who described the ugly incident as sad and unfortunate, said it is the will of God.

‘We pray …

Boko Haram Kills Six Policemen In Dapchi

Boko Haram Kills Six Policemen In Dapchi

March 6, 2020 11:55 am

The Executive Secretary of Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Dr. Mohammed Goje has confirmed the death of six policemen in Wednesday night attack on Dapchi town by suspected  Boko Haram.

Dr. Goje who visited Dapchi with the Commissioner for Sports, said his team evacuated the bodies to the Gen. Sani Abatcha Specialist Hospital mortuary where they would be kept for identification by family members before  burial.

According to him, the insurgents burnt down the military base in the town and a section of the police station of the town.

Other items destroyed by the insurgents are military vehicle and …

Suspected Boko Haram Attacks Dapchi Town, Burns Houses

March 5, 2020 5:43 am

Report coming from Dapchi, the headquarters of Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State revealed that Boko Haram attacked the town on Wednesday evening. According to Channels Television, the suspected Boko Haram members attacked the town which is 100 kilometers from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.

Report from locals revealed that the attackers came to the town where Leah Sharibu and about 100 students of Government Girls Science Technical College were abducted in February 2018, through neighboring Jumbam village Channels Television has reported.

Some suspected Boko Haram members have attacked Dapchi town, the headquarters of Bursari Local Government Area of …

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