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News Nigeria » Yobe » History: Nigeria's Yobe closes viewing centers, says 14 killed

News channel or source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/nigerias-yobe-closes-viewing-centers-says-14-killed/150027

Published on: Tuesday 17 June 2014

Authorities in Nigeria's northern Yobe State announced on Wednesday that at least 14 people had been killed in a Tuesday bombing at a football viewing center in the provincial capital Damaturu, ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » History: Nigeria militants take over another Yobe town: Residents

News channel or source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/nigeria-militants-take-over-another-yobe-town-residents/125317

Published on: Wednesday 03 September 2014

Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group has reportedly seized Bara, the second town in the northeastern Yobe state that is now held by the insurgents who had earlier captured Buni Yadi, local residents ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » History: Boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing

News channel or source: https://thegrio.com/2026/01/04/boat-capsizes-in-nigerias-yobe-state-leaving-25-dead-and-14-missing/

Published on: Saturday 03 January 2026

A passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria’s Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remained missing, emergency services said Sunday. The boat was carrying residents who had ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » History: Nigeria: Yobe, Nepotism, and Politics of 2027

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202604100143.html

Published on: Wednesday 08 April 2026

Yobe State is administratively divided into three senatorial districts or geopolitical zones, known as Zones A, B, and C, which are used for both political representation and administrative ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » History: Nigeria air strikes in Yobe leave scores dead, with toll disputed

News channel or source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/04/13/nigeria-air-strikes-in-yobe-leave-scores-dead-with-toll-disputed

Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026

Air strikes in Nigeria’s Yobe state killed scores of people in Jilli, with Amnesty International, local residents and the military giving differing accounts. The military said it targeted terrorists, ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » History: Yobe, Bauchi communities make fortunes from cassava flour

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/society-culture-and-history/social-issues/yobe-bauchi-communities-make-fortunes-from-cassava-flour/ar-AA1xSznw

Published on: Saturday 25 January 2025

The residents of Birniwa and Bursori villages in Katagum and Dambam local governments of Bauchi State and Murfakalam community in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State have a history of farming ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » History: Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/nigeria-boat-accident-yobe-river-garbi-b20198