…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…

…(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…

…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…

…Meteorological Agency seriously and relocate from flood-prone areas where necessary. In Yobe State, the State Emergency Management Agency said 34,533 people had been affected by tropical windstorms, heavy rainfall and flash floods across 15 local government areas since May. The agency said 9,845 households had been aff…

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…

…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 stopped t…

…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…

…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…

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…

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…

…Florence Ita-Giwa. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, were assigned as deputy director-generals for the campaign in the South and North zones. They will work with Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Senator Jibril Barau. Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Dep…

…drawing on a past experience during the early days of the Boko Haram insurgency in Yobe State. He said he had advised a sitting president to summon the security chiefs and demand results or their resignations, a step he argued current leadership had failed to take, Daily Trust reported."Boko Haram started in Yobe. At t…

…University, Ondo, Ondo State 121. Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State 122. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State

…his wife and another man in "compromising situation", shoots him with bow and arrow The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspect for shooting a man with a bow and an arrow in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a s…

…profiling. “Troops also arrested two suspected terrorist collaborators in Geidam, Yobe State, who allegedly supplied hard drugs to terrorists. “Items recovered included substances suspected to be cannabis, 11 mobile phones and ₦14,530. In Monguno, troops apprehended two suspected logistics suppliers to ISWAP terrorists…

…Malari, Pompomari and neighbouring communities in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State after a heavy downpour on Sunday, August 2. The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed the incident in a Flash Flood Incident Report. According to the report, the victims were identified as 38-year-old Isa Ha…

…and armed banditry in the North-East. Its operational area covers Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. The Army describes it as the youngest among the original six divisions. 7 Division | NA Its motto is "Doggedness and Boldness." The formation type is not specified on the Army website. 8 Division - Sokoto 8 Division The Ni…

…declaration of winnersCases span Zamfara, Gombe, Delta, Plateau, Kogi, Ekiti, and Yobe states, with hearings still ongoing in several Federal High CourtsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! At least eight aspirants who contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries in…

…Felix Morka. According to the statement, the council will have three co-chairmen: Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni; Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, Hon. Ibrahim Kabir Masa…

…with local hunters at the Buni Yadi Friday Market in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Military sources on Sunday revealed that the operation was carried out at about 2:00 p.m. on July 24 by troops of 27 Task Force Brigade in conjunction with members of a hunters’ group acting on intelligence. The suspects wer…

Troops of Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai and Yobe State Hunters Group conducted an intelligence-led raid in Fune LGA on July 23, 2026Five suspected kidnappers were arrested at Jegalari Village following credible intelligence on criminal activity in the areaThe joint operation led to the recovery of rifles, a pistol, ammu…

Military troops of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, in collaboration with the Yobe State Hunters Group, have arrested five suspected kidnappers during an intelligence-led operation in Jegalari Village, Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State. The operation, conducted on July 23 2026, by troops of the 233 Battalion deplo…