Hussaini Jirgi

Abuja

Correspondent at Leadership Newspaper

Featured in: Favicon

leadership.ng Favicon

allafrica.com

Articles

2027: 11 Senators Eyeing Governorship Seats

6 days ago | leadership.ng | Ahmed Tahir Ajobe |Anayo Onukwugha |Adebayo Waheed |Kamal Ibrahim |Hussaini Jirgi

Two years to 2027 general election, 11 serving senators have joined the race for the governorship seats in seven states. The states are Bauchi, Borno, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Rivers and Yobe. In Bauchi State, two prominent lawmakers, Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Shehu Buba Umar of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have positioned themselves as early frontrunners.
Buni Visits Chad, Calls For Coordinated Security Efforts To Protect Region

1 week ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

Yobe State governor and chairman of the Lake Chad Governors’ Forum, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, chaired his first meeting with the Lake Chad Basin Commission at its headquarters in Ndjamena, Chad, as the forum’s chairman.
Yobe Assembly Will Make Hemoglobin Genotype Test Compulsory

1 week ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

Yobe State House of Assembly will hold a zonal public hearing on a Bill for a law to provide compulsory premarital hemoglobin genotype test and viral hepatitis in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the ad hoc committee chairman on the Bill, Kachalla Ajiya Maina and made available to LEADERSHIP in Damaturu. According to the statement, the public hearing for Yobe North Senatorial zone would be held on Thursday, June 19, in Gashua at the Umar Suleiman College of Education by 11am.
Governor Buni Distributes 1,000 Tools To Families, IDPs

1 week ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

Yobe State governor, Hon Mai Mala Buni, has flagged off the distribution of agricultural inputs to 1,000 farming households and displaced residents of Mallam Dunari and their host communities. Governor Buni disclosed this at the Government House, Damaturu, where development partners from the EU and Swiss government officials attended. According to him, the distribution aims to bolster agricultural productivity and support the livelihoods of vulnerable households.
Governor Buni Appoints Kori As Lake Chad Basin Aide

2 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

Yobe State Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni and chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum (LCBGF) has approved the appointment of Dr. Sa’id Alkali Kori as special adviser on international relations and development and technical advisor to the Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum. This is contained in a statement issued by the press secretary to the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Shuaibu Abdullahi, in Damaturu yesterday.
12 June: Buni Calls Yobe Indigenes Pillars Of Democracy

2 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni has described the people of the state as true pillars of democracy for supporting government policies and programmes in the state. He stated this in commemoration of the Democracy Day celebration in Nigeria, saying that, the people’s support to government policies and programmes has undoubtedly strengthened democracy in the state.
'You Are True Pillars Of Democracy,' Gov Buni Hails Yobe People

2 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has applauded the people of the state as true pillars of democracy for supporting government policies and programmes in the state. Governor Buni stated this in his message commemorating this year’s Democracy Day on June 12, saying that the people’s support of government policies and programmes has strengthened democracy in the state.
Eid-Adha:Tinubu, Govs, Others Felicitate Muslims

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Jonathan Nda-Isaiah |Tarkaa David |Igho Oyoyo |Chibuzo Ukaibe |Patrick Ochoga |Francis Okoye | +5 more

President Bola Tinubu, state governors and other prominent personalities and organisations in the country yesterday sent messages of goodwill to the Muslim community in the country on the occasion of this year’s Eid-al-Kabir. The president called for more prayers for the military and security agencies currently making sacrifices to keep the nation safe, particularly those confronting terrorists and bandits.
Minister Inaugurates NEDC Mega School In Yobe

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

The minister of state for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Ahmadu Maigari, has inaugurated a mega school built by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Potiskum, Yobe State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the four blocks of one-story building contain 96 classrooms for primary and junior secondary school sections. Other structures in the school include the administrative block, store, staff quarters, commercial centre, clinic, pharmacy and emergency room.
Buni Lauds FG As Minister Visits Yobe

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Hussaini Jirgi

Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has commended the President Bola Tinubu administration for laudable projects in Yobe State. Governor Buni, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Baba Mallam Wali, disclosed this when he received a delegation from the federal government, led by the minister of state for Regional Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, as part of the North-East Development Commission’s (NEDC) mandate to inaugurate and hand over significant projects in the state.