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Yobe East Bye-Election: Ex-Senate President Lawan congratulates Senator-elect Mustapha

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By Tunde Opalana President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the concluded Yobe East Senatorial bye-election, Musa Mustapha, on his emergence as Senator-elect. Mustapha was declared winner of the Yobe East Bye-Election, on Sunday, after polling 68,778 votes to defeat Aji Kolomi (Ajiko) […]
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Yobe State witnessing Gov Buni’s strategic approach to governance – Lawan

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By Tunde Opalana President of the Ninth Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan at the weekend said citizens of Yobe State are witnessing rapid development in the state because the state governor, Mai Mala Buni has brought strategic approach to governance. The ex- Senate President lauded the Governor Buni, for his significant strides in education, agriculture, healthcare […]
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Yobe Governor, Buni marries Abacha’s daughter, Gumsu

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Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni on Wednesday married Gumsu Sani Abacha in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The marriage was held at the Abuja residence of the new wife’s brother, Mohammed Abacha. Buni is the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker National Chairman; Gumsu is a daughter of former Head of State, Sani Abacha. Notable personalities […]
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Yobe govt promotes 2,800 teachers

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Alhaji Baba Maidala, Executive Chairman, Yobe Teaching Service Board, on Thursday said over 2,800 secondary school teachers in the state were promoted to the next grade levels from January 2020 to February 2021. Maidala told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu that the promotion would enhance the teachers’ productivity. He said that no […]
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NFF storms Yola for Late Alhaji Musa Adamu Duhu

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Members of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation stormed Yola, Adamawa State on Tuesday for the third-day prayer for Alhaji Musa Adamu Duhu, a member who passed on Saturday, 19th September after a brief illness. READ ALSO: Tunisia Friendlies: Musa, Ekong make list (see full list) Chairman of Chairmen of Nigeria football, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa […]
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Troops repel Boko Haram in Damaturu

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 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 […]
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CODE tracks N1.2bn budgeted for rural communities projects

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Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Disturbed by the anomaly where grassroots communities in Nigeria are constantly deprived of access to basic human needs like health care, water, education, Connected Development (CODE), through its homegrown social accountability initiative, ‘Follow The Money’ have tracked an estimate of NGN 1,289,579,737 ($3.6m) budgeted for projects in 69
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#Dapchigirls: Buhari arrives Yobe

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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Damaturu, the Yobe State capital where he was received by the governor of the state, Premium Times is reporting. The news agency says President Buhari left Maiduguri, the Borno State, at about 12 noon on board a Nigerian Air Force chopper alongside the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima; and the […]
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Open Fire Injures 12 ‎Students in Yobe State

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At least 12 students have been injured in an open fire by a gunman suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram militants on Friday outside a school in the city of Potiskum, Yobe state. “We have evacuated 12 people with serious gunshot wounds to hospital from the scene of the shooting attack,” said […]