Tag: Damaturu

"It was an attack (by Boko Haram) on the military at a location between Jakana and Mainok"

The Yobe State government orders students to go home until they receive further directives.

Modu Sheriff says he would contest for the position unless the zoning formula adopted by the party disqualifies him.

Military sources say the abducted persons were being held in a deserted village along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.

"Four suspects are in our custody over charge of homicide," the police said.

Babangida is 50 km northeast from Damaturu, the state capital. It has come under attack by the insurgents, many times.

Mr Amaechi said the FEC also approved contract for the construction of a deep-sea port in Bonny.

The opposition had accused the Yobe SIEC chairman of belonging to APC.

The markets are to be sited at Potiskum and Gashua.

Mr Buni urges the new official to tackle rape cases.

Today, the downtrodden in Yobe agree that Gov. Mai Mala Buni is a leader with humanitarian disposition, and a uniting ...

The confirmed case is a 29 year-old-man who developed symptoms on April 23

An official said the insurgents were planning "a heavy onslaught on the village".

The official said the distribution of the relief materials will also target displaced people in the host communities across the ...

The 69 beneficiaries were given a cumulative package of N38.4 million.

An official of Damaturu Fire Station says the three victims died because there was no back door in the house ...

The incident occurred a few days after the army foiled an attack by the Boko Haram insurgents on Damaturu

He called on the residents of Yobe to give maximum support to security forces by providing useful information.

"The insurgents made an attempt to enter Damaturu from the northern flank of the town but were given a heavy ...

Residents report heavy artillery shelling, particularly from the northern part of the town around Gashua road.

Gov Buni reminded the cabinet members that they would constantly be assessed by the citizens, especially in this age of ...

One of the victims was Hussaina Baffa-Bello, 19-year-old female student of Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu.

Damaturu residents scampered for safety when Boko Haram fighters advanced towards the community on Thursday night.

A farmer says he needed support to produce vegetables adding that such produce was more rewarding after the rainy season.

Soldiers earlier shut down the office of the international humanitarian organisation in Maiduguri