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Lawan flags off free medical outreach in Yobe

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, at the weekend flagged off free medical outreach and mass animal vaccination in Yobe North Senatorial District, Yobe state. The medical services offered at the outreach include free eye services, surgical services, gynaecological checking and surgeries for

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Return to ancestral lands: Gloom, uncertainty stares at IDPs

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

…As FG, UN, NGOs spend $6.4bn on welfare of IDPs in 4yrs ….What we’re doing to ensure safe return of IDPs to ancestral lands – FG ….Stakeholders suggest measures to curb flow, return peace to troubled areas Hope of millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) scattered across the country returning to their ancestral lands any […]

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Telecom brands’ revenue grows by 15% to reach N2.25tn

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

Godwin Anyebe Nigerian telecom operators grew their revenue by 15 per cent in one year to reach N2.25 trillion in December 2018 from N1.96 trillion in 2017, a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown. The 2018 network/subscriber data recently obtained from the NCC indicated that the GSM operators made up of MTN, […]

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FG approves N2.24bn rehabilitation, water system upgrade in Adamawa

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

The federal government has approved N2.244 billion for the rehabilitation and upgrading of water supply in eight towns affected by insurgency in Adamawa state. Adamawa state Project Coordinator, Maurice Vunobolki, made this known in Yola on Thursday during the contract signing agreements with the six contractors for the immediate take-off of the eight–month projects. He

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Declare me APC National Secretary, MB Mustapha tells party’s NWC

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

Patrick Okohue A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Muhammad Bello Mustapha, has urged the leadership of the party to act fast in appointing a National Secretary for the party. Particularly, he called on the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee to ensure fairness and follow due process in appointing a national scribe to […]

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New Minister for Humanitarian Services receives 133 Nigerian Refugees from Cameroon, assures them of FG’s welfare

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

Nneka Nwogwuwu The newly sworn-in Minister for Humanitarian Services, Disaster Mangement and Internally Displaced Perons, Sadiya Faruk, while receiving a total of 133 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon in Nigeria, has assured them of government welfare. Faruk, stated that the refugees will continue until all those who are willing to return are brought back home. The […]

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Ten out of 17 LGAs in Yobe, swiped by flood

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

Yobe State government has said that no fewer than 3,000 houses in 10 out of the 17 local government areas in the state were affected by flood. The Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Mohammed Goje, affirmed this on Tuesday in Kalalawa, while distributing relief materials to victims of floods. Goje,said the flood […]

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Dapchi abduction: GGSC reopens full activities 9 months after Boko Haram invasion

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2018 0

…Leah Sharibu still in Boko Haram captivity Nine months after Boko Haram insurgents abducted about 112 schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State, academic activities have resumed fully in Government Girls’ Science and Technical College. The school reopened its activities without Leah Sharibu, who was kidnapped alongside 112 other hostages on February 19, 2018 when Boko Haram

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Vaccination: Yobe Govt targets 1m livestock

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2018 0

Yobe government said it had concluded arrangement to vaccinate no fewer than one million livestock following reported cases of animal diseases in some parts of the state. Programme Manager, Yobe Pilot Livestock Development Programme (YLPDP), Dr Mustapha Gaidam, in Damaturu that the exercise would cover sheep, cattle, goats, as well as dogs. “Apart from the […]

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Emirs of Potiskum calls for religious tolerance among Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

The Emir of Potiskum in Yobe, Alhaji Gidado Ibrahim, has called for the setting up of institutions on comparative religious studies to deepen understanding and tolerance among adherents of various religions in the country. The Emir made the suggestion on Wednesday in Kaduna when he visited Pastor Yohanna Bury, President, Interfaith Dialogue, Peace and Reconciliation […]

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2019: APC senator, BoT member in war-of- words

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2018 0

…We may lose polls as we’re yet to fulfill any promise – Sen Abba Ibrahim …Nasiru Danu: You’re mischievous, APC has done well despite challenges Former Yobe State Governor and a serving senator, Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Yobe, APC) and a member of Board of Trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Nasiru Danu, […]

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Yobe executes N402m projects in LG

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

The Yobe state government has approved the execution of N402.3 million capital projects in Yusufari local government. The Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Ballama Budu, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Yusufari. “Early this year, approval was granted to us for the execution of numerous projects in the local government to the total contract sum […]

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Senate leader Lawan clinches APC ticket in Yobe

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2018 0

Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest the Yobe North senatorial election. Alhaji Umar Kareto, the returning officer of the election, said a total of 1,865 delegates were accredited out of which the senate leader polled 1,702 votes and 12 invalid. Lawan, who emerged unopposed, appreciated the […]

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Yobe primaries: Sen Hassan attributes victory to people’s confidence

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2018 0

Sen. Mohammed Hassan (PDP-Yobe) has attributed his victory during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Primaries in Yobe to the people’s confidence in his representation. Hassan said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the outcome of the primary election was a clear […]

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Adamu Maina Waziri wins Yobe PDP senatorial ticket

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2018 0

Adamu Maina Waziri has secured the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) senatorial ticket of Yobe South (Zone B) with a total vote of 341 to beat Haruna Bawa Waziri, who got 15 votes while Mohammed Hassan (Dambu), the incumbent, could only get six votes. The election was held in the Potiskum Cinema hall, where the PDP […]

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Yobe govt urges indigenes to collect their PVCs

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2018 0

Yobe state Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, has called on people of the state those who do not have permanent Voters Card (PVC) to collect theirs before the closing date of August 31st. Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, who disclosed this during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Damaturu, Yobe state, started that, the important of PVCs card to make […]

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Plateau frowns as Yobe born Ciroma becomes new CP

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2018 0

Yobe state born CP Bala Ciroma has officially taken over from CP Undie Adie as Police Commissioner for Plateau State. Our correspondent had reported the move to replace Mr. Adie after he reportedly flouted directives from federal authorities to keep secret the death toll from the recent attacks in the State. Another sin of the […]

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Doctors issue 21-day ultimatum to Yobe Govt over pay cut

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2018 0

Association of Resident Doctors in Yobe State, on Wednesday issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government, to address some issues they raised or they embark on industrial action. Dr Ali Mohammed, chairman of the association, who stated this in a press conference in Damaturu, the state capital, said the doctors at a congress meeting […]

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Yobe Govt opens account for completion of N11bn airport

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2018 0

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.

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Human trafficking: 57 year old man bags 4 years jail term

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2018 0

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 […]