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    Politics Buhari Ministers Off To Yobe, Residents of Dapchi Town Confirm Abduction of Missing School...

    Three members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet will be going to Yobe, Northeast Nigeria this Thursday morning to get more information on the students declared missing after their school in Dapchi town, about 100 kilometers to the state capital came under attack of Boko Haram insurgent...
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    Politics I share the anguish of the parents – President Buhari reacts to missing Yobe students –...

    Following report that some Yobe students were missing after an attack by Boko Haram, President Buhari has expressed sadness over the issue – The president ordered security operatives to mobilise immediately to ensure the missing girls are found … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking...
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    Politics Boko Haram attack: Yobe orders closure of school – Newtelegraph

    Yobe State Government has directed immediate closure of Government Girl’s Secondary School, Dapchi in Bursari Local Government Area of the state, following an attack on the school by suspected Boko Haram insurgents Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Muhammed Alami, who disclosed this while...
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    Metro Boko Haram Terrorists Fight Over Looted Food Items In Yobe

    Boko Haram militants who attacked Sassawa village, Damaturu local government area, and killed eight military men Tuesday night had a serious fight over food possession. A witness told Dailytrust newspaper that the insurgents parked miles away from the attacked village, in seven Hilux vans and...
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    Politics 3 Top Most Indebted States in Nigeria [BudgIT]

    Lagos, Oyo and Yobe states are among the most indebted states, while Delta, Kebbi, Gombe, and Ebonyi are among the least indebted, as states struggle to meet their financial obligations, a new report by BudgIT revealed. According to the report, Lagos state’s total debt stock rose from the 2014...
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    Politics 5 Northern Governors Celebrate With Saudi Arabia on National Day

    Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State and his Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi and Zamfara States’ counterparts have congratulated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leadership as the country marked its national day at the weekend. Speaking on behalf of the other governors who attended the ceremony...
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    Metro Explosion Hits Yobe, Kills 2, Injures 3

    An explosive device suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram militants has killed two people and injured three others along Damaturu - Biu road, Yobe State. A local vigilantee who gave his name as Modu told Dailytrust that the victims were cattle traders travelling to Gombe from Buni Yadi...
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    Politics APC Expels DG NEMA For Challenging Governor Gaidam Of Yobe

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State has expelled the newly appointed Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja. A statement by the state secretary of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Bakabe, said the resolve to expel the NEMA DG was...
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    Metro Notorious Boko Haram Commander, Abubakar Adama, “Pepper” Arrested

    The Nigerian Army says it has arrested a top Boko Haram commander notorious for terror activities in Yobe State and environs. A statement signed by Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman revealed that troops stationed at Forward Operation Base, Potiskum arrested the notorious...
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    Metro Sporadic Shooting in Yobe Presidential Lodge as Soldiers, Policemen Face-off

    Military and police are on early morning shoot-out over an issue that is yet to be ascertain in Damaturu the Yobe state capital. But, no death or injury has been reported as at the time of filling this report. Confirming the shoot-out, the Army spokesman, Colonel K.O Ogunsanya said they are...
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    Metro Yobe: Secondary School Student Found Dead in Abandoned Hostel

    A student, simply identified as Garba Sani, has been found dead in an abandoned hostel at Fika Government Secondary School, Potiskum, Potiskum local government area of Yobe state. Daily Trust gathered that the student left class to urinate behind the abandoned structure around 9:00am, but he...
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    Metro Yobe: Insurgents Seize Sasawa Town From Nigeria Army- DailyPost

    Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday evening seized Sasawa, a Yobe town from the Nigerian army. According to Daily Post, the insurgents arrived in droves in vans and buses and overpowered military troops stationed in the town after a fierce gunbattle. Sasawa is about 30...
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    Politics APC Lifts Suspension On Women Leader, Other Officials

    The All Progressives Congress in Yobe on Tuesday readmitted the party’s Women Leader and other members of the state executive council who were suspended last year for insubordination and indiscipline. Alhaji Abubakar Bakabe, the state Secretary of the party, announced this in a statement issued...
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    Metro Boko Haram Kills Nigeria Army Captain, 5 Soldiers in Yobe Attack - DailyPost

    The recent attack on a military location in Buni Yadi, Yobe state claimed the lives of a Nigerian army captain and 5 other soldiers, DailyPost says. However, the attack was successfully repelled by the soldiers, spokesman of the 27 Task Force Brigade, Lt. George Okupe said. “Buni Yadi came...
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    Metro Nigeria Army Repel Boko Haram Attack in Yobe State

    The Nigerian army has repelled a Boko Haram attack in Buni Yadi, Yobe state. The insurgents arrived around 6:15pm on Saturday evening and were engaged in a battle by military troops. The casualty figure on both sides are unknown at the moment. Channels
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    Metro Nigerian Army Equipment Explodes in Yobe, Damaturu

    An equipment belonging to the Nigerian Army on Wednesday exploded at a workshop in Damaturu, Yobe state. According to Daily Trust, the pipe-like equipment was brought to Usman Musa, a fabricator to be cut into specific size. However, the equipment exploded killing the fabricator on the spot. A...
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    Metro Extreme Hunger Hits Yobe, IDPs Eat Wild Plants For Survival

    Hundreds of returnees in communities liberated from Boko Haram in Yobe state have resorted to eating a wild plant, coffee pod known locally as ‘Tafasa’ for survival. Daily Trust gathered that the situation has affected returnee communities of Gujba, Goniri, Katarko, Ngirbua Kasaisa, Buni...
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    Metro [PHOTO] Catholic Priest Conducts Service Armed With AK-47 in Yobe

    A catholic priest at St. James Catholic Cathedral, Military Base, Yobe State reportedly conducted service armed with an AK-47, according to Linda Ikeji's blog. Yobe has witnessed Boko Haram attacks asides Borno and Adamawa states.
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    Politics Jonathan’s National Coordinator Set to Dump PDP For APC

    Former National coordinator of Transformation Agenda for Jonathan in 2015. Alh (Dr) Ado Adamu Bomboy is set to leave the People Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling party of All Progressives Congress (APC), Leadership gathered. When contacted, Ado Adamu, simple replied that politics is a game...
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    Politics Bukar Abba: All Former Governors Have Corruption Cases With EFCC, Except Me

    Former governor of Yobe state and now Senator representing Yobe East Senatorial District, Bukar Abba Ibrahim has revealed that most former governors in the country have corruption related issues with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Ibrahim, who chairs the Senate Committee on...
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