Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has said that the 167 foreign-trained graduates sponsored by his administration would bolster the state’s health and other critical sectors. This is contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu on Saturday. The News Agency...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Due to the notable progress made in restoring peace and security in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has announced a five-hour relaxation of the curfew in these towns. This welcome development was shared by the Special Adviser to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns, effective immediately, due to the deteriorating security situation in these areas. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Brig. General Dahiru Abdussallam (Retired), disclosed this in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – As part of efforts to ensure food security and stimulate economic growth across Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Yobe State Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital. The initiative, which includes the provision of agricultural machinery and implements, is...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Bun has said that his stance has shown he was not opposed to the idea on local government autonomy across the country. Buni disclosed this after casting his vote in the local government election at his polling unit in Buni Gari on Saturday....
Yobe State Government on Wednesday said repentant Boko Haram members are assisting in counterinsurgency operations in the state. Retired Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam, the Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Mai Mala Buni, made this known while briefing newsmen in Damaturu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has urged the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to cut down the prices of its 208 housing unit in Damaturu by 50 per cent. Buni, who spoke through his Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, made the...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Muhammadu Ibn-Grema as the new Emir of Tikau in Nangere Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Baba Malam Wali, in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and his Yobe State counterpart, Governor Mai Mala Buni on Sunday, attended a grand durbar procession organized by Borno State Emirate Council in collaboration with the Borno State Government and North East Development Commission (NEDC) to commemorating a...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has made a N100 million cash donation to the victims of Tuesday’s Damaturu GSM Market fire. The governor announced the donation on Tuesday, when he visited the market to sympathise with the victims. He also directed the State Emergency Management Agency to...
The Defence Headquarters said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade foiled the attack by terrorists on the convoy of Yobe Governor along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Saturday. A statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday in Abuja, said the troops also recovered the two...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni along Maiduguri-Dramaturg Road, killing two policemen and injuring two others. The attack took place on Saturday after the governor attended the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. According to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has presented a N217 billion Finance and Appropriation Bill for the 2014 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Governor Buni during the presentation on Tuesday, said budget which is tagged: “Budget of Consolidation and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – The Association of Primary School Headmasters and Principals of Junior Secondary school in Yobe State have unanimously endorsed Governor Mai Mala Buni ‘s reform agenda on education. This was disclosed on Friday during an interactive session between the Ag. Education Secretary, Nguru...
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved an upward review of monthly standing payment of gratuities from N100 million to N200 million. This is contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, in Damaturu on Thursday. Abacha said that the governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has unveiled palliatives to the people of the state to cushion the hardships occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. This is contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director General, Press and Media...
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, has said that the careful selection of new security chiefs by President Bola Tinubu would get Nigeria closer to the end of security challenges.buniBunu Buni stated this in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala Buni, on his re-election for a second term of four years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Sunday declared Buni winner of the Saturday governorship election in Yobe. Lawan...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Umaru Pate, announced the result in Damaturu on Sunday. Pate said that Buni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 317,113...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni joined hundreds of voters that were willing to exercise their franchise in his home town, Buni Gari in Saturday at polling unit 004 Bulturam/Yarimary ward of Buni Gari of Gujba Local Government. Addressing newsmen shortly after casting his...