The first batch of 550 pilgrims from
Yobe State who participated in the 2019 Hajj exercise Sunday, safely returned to Nigeria via Maiduguri International Airport.
Mahmud Mohammed, spoke on Thursday at the 2019 commemoration of the World Desertification Day in Nangere,
Yobe.
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Yobe, WHO And Malaria Consortium Target Close To 200,000 Children For Malaria Prevention In High Risk Areas.
940,000 children in the states of Borno, Adamawa and
Yobe are acutely affected by malnourishment, while 88,000 of them risk death, according to UNICEF chief field officer Geoffrey Ijumba, during the closing speech at the five-day Nutrition Emergency Training in Maiduguri, Anadolu Agency reported.
Garba Shehu, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, told reporters that the 11- to 19-year-old girls had been returned to
Yobe state by Boko Haram militants and that they were receiving medical attention.
The country's Ministry for Information on Sunday informed that 110 girls have been missing after the raid on the Government Girls Science Technical College in Dapchi,
Yobe State.
In the town of Dapchi, in Nigeria's
Yobe state, the militants arrived on Monday evening, sending many fleeing into the surrounding bush amid a hail of gunfire.
Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram attacked Dapchi in the northeastern state of
Yobe on Monday evening.
Jos Openda's charges began their quest for their tenth African crown with a 5-0 win over
Yobe Desert of Nigeria before slapping another Kenyan side Strathmore University Scorpions with a 1-0 loss.
By BRIAN OTWALNine-time champions Telkom opened their title defence on a high with a 5-0 drubbing of Nigeria's
Yobe Desert Queens in their first round of matches in Africa Cup for Club Champions hockey tournament on Saturday in Ghana.The Kenyan champions, who are chasing a tenth African title, scored four goals through league top scorer Jackline Mwangi.
Results from population-representative surveys examining acute malnutrition and mortality conducted in accessible areas in Borno and
Yobe states suggest that, although the coverage of major public health interventions, including measles vaccinations, has improved, it remain below targeted levels.