…across several states between October 2 and 8.Operations across the North-EastIn Yobe State, troops foiled a separate terrorist attack on Abakurari village in Geidam Local Government Area on October 5, killing one militant and seizing an AK-47 rifle. PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng o…

The troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a Yobe-based politician, Alhaji Wakiil Goni Mama, popularly known as Mai Salati, over allegations of terrorism logistics support and collaboration with Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements operating in the North-East. According to security analyst, Zagazola…

The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has arrested six women suspected of engaging in s3x work during an operation in Gadaka, Fika Local Government Area of the state. According to Daily Trust, the operation was conducted in the Abuja area of Gadaka town by officials of the commission's Fika Local Government Area command. Th…

…terrorist collaborators have been apprehended by troops of 233 Tank Battalion in Yobe State. The suspected terrorist collaborators were arrested by the troops during a covert operation in Damaturu, Yobe State. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, in his posts on X on Wednesday, quoted security sources as saying that the o…

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a nine-year-old boy for allegedly setting a house on fire, resulting in the d3aths of his two stepmothers and two younger brothers. The incident occurred at Rugan Badal, a hamlet in Karasuwa Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the minor allegedly set h…

…killed in a fire incident at Rugan-Badali village in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The fire reportedly started after a nine-year-old boy allegedly set his father’s residence ablaze while he was away. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Command, Assistant Superintende…

The police in Yobe state have arrested a nine-year-old boy for allegedly setting a house ablaze, k!lling his two stepmothers and two younger brothers at Rugan Badali in Karasuwa Local Government Area of the state.Channels TV reports that the suspect claimed he burnt the house after his father accused him of stealing a…

…(NDLEA), have arrested 11 suspected drug peddlers in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State. The suspects were arrested during a joint raid conducted on Monday, in Ganda, Wudil and Degubi Bare Bari communities in the local government. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a post shared on X on Wednesda…

…14 states, including Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara, raising concerns over possible disruptions to planting and crop development. For farmers who have suffered the consequences of climate variability in previous seasons, the forecasts have heightened concerns over th…

…of Bauchi state), representing the governor, and Idi Barde Gubana, Deputy Governor of Yobe state, representing the governor of Yobe state. Their counterpart from Taraba was absent – and including his deputy. Also in attendance was the Deputy Governor of Borno state, Umar Usman Kadafur. Reading out the Communique at the…

…infrastructure improving connections between agricultural and population centres. YOBE — Housing & Roads: A 250-unit Renewed Hope Estate and development along the Kano–Maiduguri corridor. ZAMFARA — Infrastructure: Housing, road and public-infrastructure interventions supporting regional development. FCT / ABUJA — Housi…

…Osun, Ekiti, Abia, Anambra, Benue and Delta states, while emergency officials in Kano, Yobe, Nasarawa and Zamfara also provided updates on the impact of the rainy season. In Bauchi State, the State Emergency Management Agency identified six local government areas as the worst affected by disasters during the ongoing ra…

…in Libya? It’s a desert. The hottest Nigerian state I’ve been to is probably Yobe,” Soyombo said. He added, “The Agadir that was the start of the desert was like 20 degrees centigrade to 32 degrees centigrade. In the desert, you are talking temperatures of 40 and more as you go to farm.” Soyombo also recounted an incid…

By Maryam Abdul-Aziz Usman DAMATURU — The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has alerted motorists to a major road hazard along the Bauchi-Maiduguri highway following the cutting off of a significant portion of the road near the Darazo exit in Bauchi State. SEMA issued the warning in a public alert posted on…

…At the time of the warning, active thunderstorms had already been recorded over Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Plateau, Kano, Jigawa and Kaduna.NiMet shares new forecast for Monday, September 14, 2026, showing how weather conditions may affect different parts of Nigeria. Photo: Gettywarns 27 areas of thunderstormsNiMet…

…the country into another round of election-related bloodletting. Divorce option in Yobe In Yobe state, the situation went from bizarre to ridiculous as the state chairman of the APC, Alhaji Mohammed Gadaka, triggered widespread condemnation after urging married women in the state to divorce their husbands if they stopp…

…and recovered weapons during an ambush operation in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. This was disclosed in a statement posted on X by counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama. According to Makama, the operation took place at about 11 am on September 1, 2026, at Lamusuri in Gujba Local Government Area. He said…

…through CRIN. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation runs seed-exchange schemes in Yobe. Officials describe this as productivity and food security. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, says the 2025–2026 allocation of more than 10 per cent of the annual budget to agriculture, plus these…

…KAI sustained aggressive operations against terrorism across Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno and Yobe States. On 22 August 2026, troops intercepted eight abductees, comprising three women and five children, around Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of Borno State. On the same day, troops rescued three minors who had escaped from terrorist enc…

…He said troops sustained aggressive counter-terrorism operations across Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Bauchi, targeting terrorist fighters, logistics networks, informants and hideouts, while troops simultaneously conducted rescue operations in areas affected by terrorist activities. Onoja said troops rescued two women and t…

The Vice Chairman of Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, Abubakar Muhammad Nur, has alleged that soldiers attached to the Nigerian Army assaulted and injured him while he was carrying out his official duties in the town on Friday. Nur told The PUNCH Online in an exclusive interview on Friday that the soldiers b…

By Soni Daniel DAMATURU — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Yobe State has denied reports that some of its members and supporters have defected en masse to the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The state chairman of the AD…

…held in Jos, Plateau StateThe gathering brought together governors from Kano, Sokoto, Yobe and Jigawa States alongside other senior federal officialsJIBWIS also pledged support for any position taken by its Ulama'u Council chairman on the 2027 elections, including a Muslim-Muslim ticketPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a…

…Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara had the complete data. Comparable data were unavailable for Edo, Osun and Rivers. For comparison, available records for the first half of 2025 showed N465.07bn spent under Government House, Governor’s Office and sim…

The Yobe State Police Command has warned politicians and youth groups against actions that could disrupt peace in the state as political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections begin to gather momentum. The Commissioner of Police, Usman Jibrin, gave the warning on Monday while briefing journalists after the Stat…