By Mamman Mohammed “We shall work to reposition the All Progressives Congress to remain Nigeria’s leading party and Africa’s largest political party that will stay in office beyond two, three or even four terms of office”– Hon. Mai Mala Buni. Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee. He is a man of …
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By Abdullahi Bego Last Friday, the very day that Governor Mai Mala Buni clocked one year in office as Yobe’s chief executive, three aircraft – not two as previously reported – landed and took off from the newly built Yobe International Cargo Airport (YICA), Damaturu. The three aircraft – a Nigeria Air Force jet with …
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By Abdullahi Bego The geographically more contiguous part of the North-East to the Lake Chad Basin – namely Borno and Yobe States – had seen wrenching socio-economic and environmental challenges that stretched several decades. Along with the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency, which has tapered off somewhat but has yet to totally peter out, these challenges …
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Across Yobe’s major towns and urban centers, people often watch helplessly as their streets – and neighbourhoods – regularly sink under flood waters during the rainy season. For many, the rainy season is, therefore, paradoxically a tipping point between the prospects and joys of a return to the farms and the spectre of inconvenience and …
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