There is apprehension among residents of Damaturu, the Yobe state capital after they noticed the influx of suspected criminals into the metropolis. This is coming as Christian faithful are preparing to celebrate this year’s Christmas. Some residents of the metropolis who craved anonymity, said the situation is worrisome and therefore called on security agencies operating […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday said the N8.4 billion Damaturu Water Supply project would be completed within 24 months. The Assistant Director Urban Water Supply, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Habu Hassan, stated this on Wednesday while signing the project in Damaturu, the state capital. On February 10, the Federal Executive Council approved N8.4 billion […]
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Wednesday, in Damaturu, inaugurated the State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC). Buni stated at the occasion that “the SCPAC is a policing tool designed and developed by the Nigeria Police Force to ensure broad-based community engagements and partnerships.” The governor was represented at the occasion by his deputy, […]
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state, on Monday, said that the Damaturu International Airport would be test landed on May 29. Buni disclosed this in Damaturu while hosting the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. “The Damaturu International Airport will be test landed on May 29, and we are going to […]
Yobe state government on Sunday says the suspected coronavirus case in Damaturu, the state capital has been confirmed negative. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Muhammad Gana, confirmed the development at a news conference in Damaturu. He said: “Nasopharyngeal and Oro-pharyngeal swab of the suspected patient was collected at the Yobe state University Teaching Hospital’s health facility […]
The Islamic States of West Africa Province terrorist group (ISWAP) has lost some of of its top Commanders and scores of other members in the recently failed infiltration attempt in Damaturu and Biu towns, Yobe State. The group met their waterloo after gallant troops of the Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE in conjunction with the […]
Nigerian troops fought back Boko Haram insurgents at Gonar Bukar settlement on Gashua Road on the outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe capital late on Sunday. The spokesman of the army’s Operation Lafiya Dole, Capt. Njoka Irabor, who confirmed the development in an interview in Damaturu, said the jihadists attempted to infiltrate Damaturu metropolis around 5:30 […]
Yobe State Government has said that it had established a dedicated account to ensure the completion of the N11billion Damaturu International Cargo Airport before the tenure expiration of the present administration. Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, stated this on Tuesday while inspecting work on the project in Kalallawa village, 17 kilometres from Damaturu, the state capital. According […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State has sentenced 57 years old Alhaji Ya’u Shuaibu Salihu to four years imprisonment for human trafficking. The suspect, a native of Farantama village, Albasu Local Government of Kano State, was arraigned before the court by the operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking […]
The 105 Dapchi schoolgirls who were recently freed from Boko Haram captive have been reunited with their parents. The girls were transported via a military airplane on Sunday morning to Damaturu, from where they travelled to Dapchi. They were subsequently handed over to their parents at the assembly hall of Government Secondary School, Dapchi, in […]
Borno governor, Kashim Shettima on Sunday paid a visit to Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, where he paid courtesy call on Governor Ibrahim Gaidam with his message meant to strengthen his host following recent attacks on Government Girls’ Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, headquarters of Bursari Local Government Area in Yobe State, where schoolgirls were […]
Online newspaper, Premium Times, is reporting that at least eight soldiers have been killed in Sasawa, a village in Damaturu LGA, Yobe State, after suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched an attack on a military base. An army spokesperson, Kayode Ogunsanya, confirmed the attack but declined details on the actual casualty. An unnamed officer told Premium […]
At least 5 people have been reported dead and several injured in a fresh Boko Haram explosion in the popular Bayan Tasha market/ motor park in Damaturu, Yobe state. The bomb blast was said to have taken place around 11 am today, saturday and was detonated by a small boy suspected to be at most, […]
A supposedly mad man suspected to be a Boko Haram member, who feigned madness, narrowly escaped arrest at Buni Yadi town in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe on Tuesday. The Commander, 27 Task Force Brigade, Damaturu, Col. Usman Yusuf, gave the order to arrest the man when he was sighted in one of the […]