Yobe | |
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![]() Location of Yobe State in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 12°00′N11°30′E / 12.000°N 11.500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Date created | 27 August 1991 |
Capital | Damaturu |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Yobe State |
• Governor (List) | Mai Mala Buni (APC) |
• Deputy Governor | Idi Barde Gubana (APC) |
• Legislature | Yobe State House of Assembly |
• Senators | C: Ibrahim Gaidam (APC) N: Ahmed Lawan (APC) S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC) |
• Representatives | List |
Area | |
• Total | 45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th of 36 |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 2,321,339 [1] |
• Estimate (2021) | 4,000,000 ![]() |
• Rank | 32nd of 36 |
GDP (PPP) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total | $8.3 billion [2] |
• Per capita | $2,190 [2] |
Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
postal code | 620001 |
Area code | +234 |
ISO 3166 code | NG-YO |
HDI (2018) | 0.365 [3] low · 35th of 37 |
Yobe was created on 27 August 1991. It is a mainly agricultural state, and it is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. [4] Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; its largest and most populated city is Potiskum.
Yobe State consists of 17 local government areas (or LGAs). [5] [6] They are:
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.
Bauchi State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Jigawa to the north, Yobe to the northeast, Gombe to the east, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Kaduna to the west and Kano to the northwest. It takes its name from the historic town of Bauchi, which also serves as its capital city. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the area that is now Gombe State, which became a distinct state in 1996.
Damaturu is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Yobe State in northern Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Damaturu Emirate.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Yobe comprises three Senators representing Yobe North, Yobe South, Yobe East and six Representatives representing Gulani/Gujba/Damaturu/Tarmuwa, Bursari/Geidam/Yunusari, Fika/Fune, Nangere/Potiskum, Bade/Jakusko, and Yusufari/Nguru/Machina/Karasuwa. Constituencies are based on Local Government Area boundaries.
Nangere is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Sabon Garin Nangere.
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).
Tarmuwa is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Babangida at 12°06′27″N11°45′14″E.
Fika is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Fika in the south of the area at 11°17′00″N11°18′29″E.
The Fika Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria. Dr. Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa received his staff of office as 43rd Emir of Fika from Yobe governor Ibrahim Gaidam on 12 May 2010. The Emir is head of the Bole people.
The Potiskum Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State. The emir holds the title "Mai".
In February 2015, suicide bombings occurred in the northern Nigerian cities Damaturu, Potiskum and Kano.
The 2023 Yobe State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Yobe State, concurrent with elections to the Yobe State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Mai Mala Buni won re-election to a second term.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Yobe State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Yobe State, Nigeria.
The 2019 Yobe State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Yobe State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Yobe State House of Assembly.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Yobe State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Yobe State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Mamudo is a Local government areas of Nigeria|ward located under Potiskum|Potiskum (LGA) of Yobe State in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. Yobe's capital (Damaturu) is approximately 85 km / 53 mi away from Mamudo. The distance from Mamudo to Nigeria's capital (Abuja) is approximately 498 km / 309 mi.