Yobe State’s Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information, and Culture, Hon. Abdullahi Bego, has said the state government’s decision to provide free dialysis and other medical treatments is a direct response to the alarming rise in kidney disease cases across several northern communities. Bego, speaking during a media briefing at...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni on Saturday unveiled a book review titled: “Taking A Stand Against Insurgency, Terrorism and Banditry in Nigeria, Admonition to Nigerian Youths”, which was authored by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa. The occasion took place...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Yobe State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Abdullahi Bego, has commended Governor Mai Mala Buni, CON, COMN for prioritizing capacity-building initiatives to enhance service delivery in the state. Delivering a paper presentation titled “Public Information Management in a Democracy: Experience Sharing” during the recently concluded...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says more troops and military hardware are being deployed to Yobe to tackle the resurgence of Boko Haram insurgency. Oluyede stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov Mai Mala Buni in Damaturu on Wednesday. He said the...
Yobe State Government has announced its readiness to reintegrate ex-members of Boko Haram who have undergone the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme under Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC). Gov. Mai Mala Buni made this known on Thursday in Damaturu when he received the delegation of OPSC led by Gen....
Leadership, at its core, is the ability to inspire trust, take responsibility, and deliver results in the face of competing demands. For Governor Mai Mala Buni, CON, the last six years have not only tested his leadership mettle but have also defined him as one of Nigeria’s most dependable...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has secured the release of 30 inmates from five correctional centres in the country. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Damaturu by Alhaji Alhassan Mamudo, Spokesman of the state Ministry of Justice. Mamudo said Buni paid...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has been nominated as the new Chairman of Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum (LCBGF) from a unanimous endorsement of the state governor’s at their Thursday’s meeting in Maiduguri. As the Chief Host of the 5th LCBGF meeting, in...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has advocated proactive livelihood programmes to fast track resettlement of persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad region. Buni stated this during a panel of discussion at the ongoing 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He...
Lake Chad Governors’ Forum remains a beacon of hope for regional cooperation, good governance – Buni
Lake Chad Governors’ Forum remains a beacon of hope for regional cooperation, good governance – Buni
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has said that the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum (LCBGF) remains a beacon of hope, serving as the cornerstone for strengthening and promoting good governance, cross-border cooperation, dialogue, and coordinated action among the Basin’s eight territories. “ Governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Traditional Rulers from the Lake Chad Basin region of Nigeria, Chad, Cameron and Niger Republics rose from its 5th regional forum meeting with a resolution to tackle the lingering security challenges beclouding the region for over a decade. Speaking on Monday during the meeting...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has pledged continued support to the army and other security agencies in the state to end insurgency. Buni made the pledge when the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, paid him a courtesy visit in Damaturu on Sunday. He commended the...
By GRACE AUDU – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, demonstrated his commitment to governance, development, and community engagement through a series of impactful activities during the week, according to his Senior Special Assistant (Digital and Strategic Communications), Yusuf Ali. In a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – The Islamic Development Bank has expressed satisfaction with the preparedness of Yobe state government to partner the bank for an agricultural project. Senior Agriculture Specialist of the Bank, Mr. Javed khan, disclosed this at a courtesy call on Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, at...
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, CON, has signed the Disability Protection Bill into law, establishing a commission dedicated to addressing the needs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the state. Governor Buni appointed Usman Bra Gabai, Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD)...
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Government under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni has hailed the Office of the Vice -President, Senator Kashim Shettima and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for launching the first batch in-person two-day training of 100 secondary school teachers under the...
Mai Mala Buni, Yobe state governor, has continued to elicit interests among different social strata in recent months for the manner he has comported himself as the leader of a comparatively small Northern state. Buni has been governor of Yobe since May 29, 2019 and in a little over...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed his sympathies to his Yobe State counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, and both the victims and families of Sunday’s terrorist attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred last weekend, has left...