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1 day ago |
independent.ng | Mohammed Abubakar
DAMATURU – In a significant breakthrough, the Yobe State Police Command has arrested five suspects, including a commercial tricycle rider accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. The arrest was made on May 10, 2025, after the police received a report of the heinous crime. According to investigations, Idriss Yakubu, 25, a resident of Shengele Village via Fune Local Government Area, allegedly lured the victim into the bush and forcefully raped her.
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2 days ago |
independent.ng | Mohammed Abubakar
DAMATURU – The First Lady of Yobe State, Hajiya Hafsat Buni Kolere, has organised a sensitisation meeting with women groups to promote the Measles-Rubella vaccination. The meeting aimed to educate women on the importance of immunising their children against these diseases. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Yajalo Badama, represented the First Lady and highlighted the severe complications of measles and rubella, including pneumonia, blindness, deafness, and birth defects.
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2 days ago |
independent.ng | Mohammed Abubakar
DAMATURU – Following the massacre of unspecified number of frontline Soldiers in Marte local government area, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno and Chief Whip of the Senate (APC Borno North) has advocated for an emergency national security summit to address the renewed and escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks.
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2 days ago |
independent.ng | Mohammed Abubakar
DAMATURU – The Multi-sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP) for North-East Nigeria, Yobe State Project Coordination Unit, has commenced a five-day workshop for top administrative civil servants in Kano. The workshop aims to strengthen public service for post-crisis recovery and enhance the capacity of civil servants to deliver effective governance.
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4 days ago |
independent.ng | Mohammed Abubakar
DAMATURU – The Yobe South Progressive Unity Front has presented awards to two prominent citizens of Yobe State in recognition of their outstanding contributions to society. Abdullahi Dahiru Bula, Coordinator of AGILE, received the Girl-Child Development Vanguard Award, while Alhaji Mukaddas Ayuba, Chairman of the APC Elders Forum of Potiskum LGA, was honored with the Voice of Reason Award.
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