No fewer than 19 persons lost their lives in a fatal motor accident that occurred along Damaturu to Potiskum road on Thursday. The secretary of the General Hospital Damagum, Malam Hamisu Mu’azu, said the accident occurred along Fune town in…
A 35-year-old man, Usman Ali of Nay Nawa ward in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, has been arrested by the state police command over theft. Ali, according to the police, specializes in stealing mobile phones, jewellery and other valuables. A…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Yayale Mohammed, with 35 kilogramme of Cannabis Sativa also known as Indian hemp in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State. NSCDC operatives nabbed the suspect on…
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, on Wednesday, expressed happiness with the reconciliation between his Gombe counterpart, Inuwa Yahaya and Sen. Danjuma Goje. Buni, who is also the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of APC, stated this in a…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has lauded the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni over his efforts at revitalizing the education sector in the state. Lawan spoke in Abuja while receiving in audience on Tuesday members of…
A team of researchers at the Federal University, Duste, Jigawa State, has gotten a N36m research grant to investigate rampant cases of kidney diseases at Hadejia Valley. Hadejia Valley stretches from Zakirai in Kano State to Nguru and Gashua in…
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has said it was time for Nigerian politics to be refocused to tap into the productive potential of each state instead of the current debate on revenue sharing. Lukman said…
The outbreak of Cholera has claimed no fewer than 33 persons in both Yobe and Jigawa states. In Yobe State, three deaths have been recorded with two others hospitalised at Girgir Community in Jakusko Local Government Area of the state.…
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe on Tuesday said his administration has no plan to retrench civil servants in spite of the state’s meagre resources. Mala-Buni gave the assurance in Damaturu on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed…
Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol on Monday hit Damaturu, the capital of Yobe, newsmen reports. It was reported that out of the eight filling stations in the town observed, about seven of them were shut down.…
