…the governor urged the youths to remain calm… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has said the government will investigate the killing of a driver by military personnel at Garin Alkali in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Saturday by his … Read more
BREAKING: Angry Youths Protest As ‘Soldier’ Kills Driver In Nigerian State EKO HOT BLOG reports that some disgruntled persons are currently on the streets of Gashua, headquarters of Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, northeast Nigeria, protesting the alleged killing of a truck driver by a soldier. The protesters, mainly youths, have lit up … Read more
Leah Sharibu Parents ReactTo Buhari Silence Over Daughter’s Abduction 4 Years After EKO HOT BLOG reports that the parents of Leah Sharibu, Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu, have expressed disappointment in the body language of President Muhammadu Buhari towards her freedom. Read Also: Gunmen Storm Zamfara Communities, Kill Three, Abduct Many Others They said they were tired … Read more
A popular Nigerian College Provost has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Provost of Umar Suleiman College of Education, Ghasu’a, (USCOEGA), in Yobe State, Dr. Muhammad Gishiwa, has been pronounced dead. A family source disclosed that the late College Provost died in Kano on Sunday after a brief illness. READ ALSO: Meet Nathaniel Zedomi, Nigerian Student … Read more
Buni Yadi is a known enclave for the IS-linked Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which split from Boko Haram in 2016… Six women and nine children kidnapped in the North-East have escaped their captors, walking for six days through the bush to freedom, an official said Monday. The 15 hostages were seized separately from … Read more
…the children have been rushed to hospital after taking the tea prepared by the said suspect in the early hours of Friday… A 22-year-old housewife, Khadija Yakubu has allegedly killed four stepchildren with poison in Potiskum town, Yobe State. The incident occurred at Makara-Huta area of Potiskum in the early hours of Friday when the … Read more
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni in a statement on Thursday signed by his spokesman Mamman Mohammed condoled with Ibrahim over the loss. Daughter of a former Governor of Yobe State, Senator Bukar Ibrahim, has lost his daughter, Aisha Abba. Abba, a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, died in Cairo, Egypt at the … Read more
The raid led to the arrest of two fuel suppliers The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it has raided a Boko Haram logistics base in Guibja, Yobe State. The raid led to the arrest of two fuel suppliers suspected to be affiliated with the terrorist group. According to a statement signed by army spokesperson, Brigadier-General … Read more
Geidam is the hometown of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba Geidam, a community in Yobe State, have begun witnessing a mass exodus of its residents following an attack by Boko Haram insurgents last week. The military had said that it repelled the attack, killing over 20 insurgents and recovered an anti-aircraft … Read more
A fire outbreak destroyed 36 shops and stalls at Potiskum Central Market in Yobe State on Monday, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. Officials of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), who visited the scene to assess the destruction caused by the fire, said the cause of the fire is still unknown. Read also: Fire … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG , 6th December, 2020 One person has been killed and many others injured in a farmers-herders clash in Garin-Malam village under Jakusko local government area of Yobe State. ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Police Command disclosed this on Saturday in a press statement issued in Damaturu. He said, “At about 0330hrs … Read more
Mai Mala Buni, Governor of Yobe State has flagged off the construction of township roads and drainages in Geidam. This is according to a statement by Buni’s Senior Special Assistant on Digital Media, Isa Sanusi. He said the project is part of the administration’s urban and rural development plan. According to him, the project would … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 26TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC caretaker Chairman and governor of Yobe State, Maimala Buni has lamented that the party has outdated and obsolete membership registers in 36 states of the Federation, causing confusion for the party. He said, the challenge his Committee was grappling with has to do with authentic … Read more
Yobe State has announced a date for the resumption The government of Yobe State has announced a date for the resumption of public and private schools in its domain. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the State Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Muhammad Sani Idriss, who announced that schools … Read more
The village head of Mashio in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State, Isa Mashio, has been released by his abductors. The Nigerian Police disclosed this on Tuesday, August 18. The village head was abducted in a flurry of gunshots by unidentified gunmen on Saturday night, August 15, in Mashio. A statement by the spokesman … Read more
Alhaji Isa Mai Buba, the District Head of Mashio town in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State has been abducted by suspected gunmen. The abduction of the traditional ruler was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Police Command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim on Sunday, August 16. He said the yet-to-be identified gunmen stormed … Read more
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 25 year old soldier, Mohammed Kashim in possession of arms and some quantity of cannabis sativa, otherwise known as Indian helm along Nguru/Hadeja road in Yobe State. The Assistant State Commander Administration and Logistic, Mr. Julius Zer who is also the Acting State Commander of the … Read more
A wood seller identified as Mohammed Bara’u, who is reportedly in his 80s has been arrested by the Yobe State Police Command for allegedly raping a10-year-old girl in the state. According to reports, the 80-year-old man had made several attempts to get down with the young girl who is reportedly an orphan, but all proved … Read more
Boko Haram terrorist group has again attacked the Dapchi community in Yobe state shooting sporadically. The insurgents were said to have invaded the town in gun trucks around 7pm on Monday. The insurgents have set many houses on fire while the residents have fled into the bushes and other neighboring villages to escape the attack, … Read more
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a young lady identified as Halima for disturbing her ex-boyfriend, Mansur. According to reports, Halima is currently in police custody for calling him via phone 19000times in just one week. Mansur who was red with anger said he had already broken up with Halima two weeks ago but … Read more