A lion has killed two herdsmen and 30 livestock in a settlement in Yobe State, the state Commissioner for Environment, Ahmed Wakil Sarki, said on Tuesday. “We have a lion on the rampage, which has so far killed two people and around 30 livestock,” the commissioner said. He said the lion attacked the settlement on […]
Written by Isaac Shobayo Reverend Garba Idi Reverend Garba Idi is the chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Yobe State chapter. In this interview with Isaac Shobayo, he speaks on the security situation in the state. What are your experiences as the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Yobe State? The situation […]
Residents of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital were gripped with fear on Tuesday evening following sporadic gunshots by people suspected to be Boko Haram men. Sources said some gunmen believed to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect had ambushed some policemen along one of the bye-passes in the metropolis at about 6pm yesterday, a […]
Over 200 Christian families from Yobe State and environs have taken refuge in some church premises within Jos, the Plateau State capital for alleged increasing threats to their lives and property in that part of the country. The families who were mainly n COCIN headquarters and ECWA Jarawa said they decided to leave various parts […]
Gunmen killed six people, including five police officers, on Tuesday in a pub in Potiskum, Yobe State, where Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had carried out a wave of bloody attacks. Also, gunmen killed two people in separate attacks despite an increased security presence in Borno State. Police chief Lawan Tanko, confirmed the Potiskum attack without […]
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram. The measure is in force is areas of the Yobe and Borno states in the north-east, Plateau state in central Nigeria and Niger state in the west. International borders in the affected […]
A DUSK-TO-DAWN curfew has been imposed by Governor Ibrahim Gaidam in Yobe State, following last Friday’s multiple attacks by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers that claimed more than 150 lives, including 19 soldiers. Announcing the 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. curfew on Saturday evening, the governor, who was represented by his deputy, Abubakar D. Aliyu, […]
No fewer than 100 persons died in separate attacks in Potiskum and Damaturu, the Yobe state capital following hours of bombardment by the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect. Among the victims, according to Sunday Sun findings, were a professor, a lecturer with the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu and a corp member, Eucheria Remigu serving with the […]
• Baba Gana Photo: THE SUN PUBLISHING More Stories on This Section Talking about grassroots politics in Yobe State, Zanna Baba Gana remains a major. The fearless and outspoken politician is a factor as far as political activities especially in Bursari local government area are concerned. Having served as local council secretary, councilor for five […]
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has lost his youngest wife, Hajiya Zainab to the cold hand of death yesterday morning. She was said to have died at the National Hospital Abuja from a protracted illness, which treatment was actually started in Egypt but she was brought back to the country in the wake of […]
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