Tag: Yobe State
The Late 5: FG declares Tuesday as public holiday, Gombe Police Command recovers State Assembly mace and other stories,
Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 29, as a public ...
The Late 5: Leah Sharibu marks 15th birthday in Boko Haram’s custody, Pregnant New Zealand PM reveals plans after birth and other stories
Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, the last abductee of Boko ...
The Late 5: Buhari apologises for attack on Dapchi school, El-Rufai sues Shehu Sani, and other top stories
These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his apology for the ...
Dapchi girls: The confusion, the relief, the anguish, then the indefinite wait?
It feels very much like Nigerians have been here before. Having failed to learn from the past, the most distasteful ...
BREAKING: Yobe Deputy Governor, Abubakar Ali involved in auto accident
The deputy governor of Yobe state, Abubakar Ali was on Monday, involved in an auto accident. According to Premium Times, ...
DHQ says Boko Haram didn’t kill 150 people in Yobe
Contrary to media reports making rounds that Boko Haram shot and drowned 150 people in Yobe state, the Defence Headquarters has ...
Boko Haram launches attack in Yobe, 3 killed
by Ranti Joseph There is report that Boko Haram attacked the College of Administrative and Business Study (CABS), Potiskum, in ...
Explosion rocks mosque in Yobe, 3 people injured
by Ranti Joseph A bomb blast from suspected Boko Haram suicide attacker targeted a group of Shiite Muslims and injured ...
#NigeriaDecides: Buhari wins Yobe state
by Ranti Joseph The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has won the election in Yobe state. ...
Michael Ogundana: While we officially await the final results…
by Ogundana Michael …comparing this election to previous elections that had been conducted in the country since the beginning ...
Just In: Bomb explosion rocks motor park in Potiskum
by Panshak Ibrahim Several people have been reported dead in Potiskum, in Yobe state, after a bomb went off in a ...
Tension eases in Yobe as lawmakers deny plot to impeach Gaidam
by Abubakar Sadiq The decision of Yobe State lawmakers not to go ahead with alleged plot to remove the state ...
Multiple bomb blasts hit Potiskum, Yobe State
by S’ola Filani About 50 Muslim worshippers died while many others were severely injured as multiple explosions rocked the commercial ...
Theophilus Ilevbare: How the attack on Buhari’s life has exposed his enemies
by Theophilus Ilevbare Whoever wanted Buhari dead has made a super hero of him. Of all the reasons why Buhari ...
Tunde Fagbenle: This is not my country. Damn it!
by Tunde Fagbenle Recognising (and admitting) that our military forces, navy et al, were ill-equipped and incapable of protecting our ...
Demola Rewaju: Boko Haram and the security expert in us all
by Demola Rewaju It is easy for us to look at the situation from outside and conclude that we know ...
3 Boko Haram members arrested for duping amnesty panel of N70 million
by ‘Jola Sotubo Three men who took advantage of a call for peace talks to impersonate members of terrorist ...
Terrible: 8 people killed as suspected Boko Haram gunmen attack bachelor party in Borno
by ‘Jola Sotubo Guests at a bachelor party in Borno received a rude shock when armed gunmen invaded the venue ...
Boko Haram threatens to bomb University of Maiduguri, strategic locations
by Adeola Balogun The onslaught on Maiduguri, the Borno capital, by members of dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, seems to ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram leader, Shekau claims responsibility for Maiduguri attacks
by Adeola Balogun The leader of Boko Haram has again resurfaced in a video which is said to have been ...
How I cooked and smuggled ammunition for Boko Haram terrorists – 19-year-old female victim reveals (PICTURED)
by Adeola Balogun According to reports, a new tactic is being employed by members of the Boko Haram sect; they ...
Opinion: The truth about Boko Haram according to Gov. Geidam
by Garba Shehu In the opinion of the Governor, members of the insurgent group were in possession of superior weapons ...
Done deal: Senate approves extension of emergency rule
by ‘Jola Sotubo The request made by President Goodluck Jonathan to the Nigerian Senate to enable the extension of the ...
Boko Haram: Troops intensify search for alleged local financier
by ‘Jola Sotubo The efforts to nip the terror of Boko Haram in the bud are heating up as security ...
Yobe college massacre: Wife of killed lecturer delivers baby boy prematurely
by ‘Jola Sotubo A few days after they lost one member of their family to the recent Yobe State massacre, ...
Terrorism: Defence HQ orders tighter security in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa
by ‘Jola Sotubo Following the brutal killing of not less than 40 students in their sleep, the Defence Headquarters yesterday ...
Boko Haram: Schools in Yobe reopen 2 months after gov’t seal off
by Adeola Balogun Normal academic activities resumed in Yobe State schools yesterday, more than 2 months after they were compulsorily ...
Family affair? Police corporal kills ASP over girlfriend in Yobe
by ‘Jola Sotubo In a classic case of a house divided against itself, a policeman has shot dead one of ...
Terrorism: JTF imposes 24 hour curfew on Potiskum
by Oge Okonkwo Potiskum town in Yobe state has been place under 24 hours curfew by the military Joint Task Force ...
Terrible: Boko Haram kills 7 students, 2 teachers in Yobe
by Rachel Ogbu Suspected members of the Boko Haram group struck again recently killing 11 people were killed in separate ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]