Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state,it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu,and its largest city by population is Potiskum. While by the largest by land area is Fune,Potiskum Local Government Area is a place of Farmers and marketers,the largest cattle market in Africa is located in Potiskum.
Bukar Abba Ibrahim (1949) was the governor of Yobe State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He also served as governor of the state from January 1992 to November 1993. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP).
Ali Modu Sheriff is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Borno State from 2003 to 2011. He was the first governor to serve two consecutive terms.
The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher institution located in Maiduguri,the capital city of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government of Nigeria in 1975,with the intention of its becoming one of the country's principal higher-education institutions. It enrolls about 25,000 students in its combined programs,which include a college of medicine and faculties of agriculture,arts,environmental science,Allied health science,Basic medical science,dentistry,education,engineering,law,management science,pharmacy,science,social science,and veterinary medicine. With the encouragement of the federal government,the university has recently been increasing its research efforts,particularly in the fields of agriculture,medicine and conflict resolution,and expanding the university press. The university is the major higher institution of learning in the north-eastern part of the country.
Mamman Bello Ali was Nigerian Senator for Yobe South senatorial district. He was the chairman senate committee on public account from 1999 to 2007,and the Governor of Yobe State from 2007 until his death in 2009. He was a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He was receiving medical treatment for leukemia in a Florida hospital when he died.
Potiskum is a local government area and city in Yobe State,Nigeria. It's the most populous and fastest growing city in Yobe State. Of the native languages in Yobe State,Potiskum is home to several major groups which include the Karai-Karai,Bolewa and Ngizim and Hausa-Fulani. It is on the A3 highway at 11°43′N11°04′E. It has an area of 559 square kilometres (216 sq mi).
Adamu Garba Talba is a native of Karai-Karai born in Nangere,Yobe State. He was elected Senator for the Yobe South constituency of Yobe State,Nigeria,taking office on 29 May 2007.
The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009,when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria. The conflict is taking place within the context of long-standing issues of religious violence between Nigeria's Muslim and Christian communities,and the insurgents' ultimate aim is to establish an Islamic state in the region.
The Potiskum Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria,with headquarters in Potiskum,Yobe State. The emir holds the title "Mai".
Kashim Shettima Mustapha is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023,and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 2008 to Nigeria and its people.
On 6 July 2013,Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Government Secondary School in the village of Mamudo in Yobe State,Nigeria and killed at least 42 people. Most of the dead were students,though some staff members were also killed.
The following lists events from 2014 in Nigeria.
Events in the year 2010 in Nigeria.
Bello Muhammad popularly known as Bello Matawalle is a Nigerian politician and teacher who has served as the minister of state for defence since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023.
The 2015 Yobe State gubernatorial election in Nigeria was held in February.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai representing Yobe South,Ibrahim Gaidam representing Yobe East and Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
Ahmadu Bello UniversityZaria is a federal government research university located in Zaria,Kaduna State,Nigeria,opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. It was founded by and is now named for Ahmadu Bello,the first premier of Northern Nigeria.
Events in the year 2009 in Nigeria.
