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.
Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe to the west for about 421 km,Gombe to the southwest for 93 km,and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon for about 426 km. Its northern border forms part of the national border with Niger for about 223 km,mostly across the Komadougou-Yobe River,and its northeastern border forms all of the national border with Chad for 85 km. It is the only Nigerian state to border up to three countries. It takes its name from the historic emirate of Borno,with the emirate's old capital of Maiduguri serving as the capital city of Borno State. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the area that is now Yobe State,which became a distinct state in 1991.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a mandatory,post-tertiary scheme set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime of Head of State,Yakubu Gowon,to "reconstruct,reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war". There is no military conscription in Nigeria,but since 1973,graduates of universities and polytechnics have been required to take part in the National Youth Service Corps program for one year. This is known as the "national service year". Ahmadu Ali served as the first Director-General of the NYSC until 1975. The incumbent Director-General is Brigadier General Yusha'u Dogara Ahmed.
Mohammed Buba Marwa,is a retired Nigerian army brigadier general,who is serving as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since January 2021. He previously served as governor of Lagos State from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar and governor of Borno State from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
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.
Mohammed Ali Ndume is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing Borno South senatorial district since 2011. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2003 to 2011. He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Dino Melaye is a Nigerian politician,a former senator and was a member of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly,representing Kogi West Senatorial district. He is from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Tukur Yusuf Burataipsc(+) NAM GSS ndc (BD) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general,former Chief of Army Staff,and Nigeria's Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. He was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1983 and has had multiple command,administrative,and instructional appointments.
Johnson Bamidele Olawumi is a retired Nigerian army major general and former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps. He was Coordinator,Nigerian Army Aviation,Director,Cyber Security at the Defence Space Agency,Commandant at the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Prior to his appointment as the DG NYSC,he was the Principal Staff Officer to the then Chief of Army Staff,Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika.
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu is a Nigerian retired police officer who is formerly the 20th Nigerian inspector-general of police. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 15 January 2019 replacing Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (rtd) of Niger State. Mohammed Adamu hails from Lafia,in Nasarawa State. He was replaced on 6 April 2021 with Usman Alkali Baba.
Babagana Umara Zulum mni is a Nigerian professor and politician who has served as governor of Borno State since 2019 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai is a Nigerian politician. He currently serves as the Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly. He was initially elected in 2019 and was reelected in the 2023 Yobe South Senatorial District Election.
Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He was appointed Nigeria's Minister of Environment by President Muhammadu Buhari in April 2022,having been redeployed from the Ministry of Science and Technology where he was Minister of State. He served in his new position until May 2023. He was Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for Nasarawa State and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). He is a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Ibrahim Hussaini Doko is a Nigerian academics,lecturer,administrator,and member of the Governing Board of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council,Nigeria. He is presently appointed as the director-general and chief executive officer of Raw Materials Research and Development Council,serving two terms from 2014 to 2019 and presently assumed office in April 2019. He replaced Peter Azikiwe Onwualu on his first appointment in 2014.
Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) is a Nigerian Public tertiary institution located in Biu,Borno State,Nigeria. It is a research higher institution for innovation and technology for the Nigerian Army. It was established in 2018.
Adolphus Aghughu Arhotomhenla is a Nigerian public servant. He was the Auditor General for the Federation and Chairperson,African Union Board of External Auditors.
The First Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari consists of the ministers appointed in the Buhari Administration to take responsibility for each of the government ministries of Nigeria following the 2015 elections. Most ministers were sworn in on 11 November 2015 and the cabinet was dissolved on 28 May 2019,the day before Buhari's second inauguration.
Muktar Aliyu Betara is a Nigerian accountant and lawmaker,first elected to the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2007 to represent the Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno State in the North-eastern region of Nigeria. He was the Chairman,House Committee on Appropriations in the 9th Assembly which held its first session on 11 June 2019. This marks his fourth tenure as a member of the House of Representatives.
Usman Musa Shugaba is a Nigerian Deputy Commissioner of Police. He has served in various key roles,including as an Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Governor of Kogi State,ADC to former First Lady Aisha Buhari,and currently as the Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Grema Sulaiman is a Nigerian energy expert and the Director General of The Centre For Energy Investment and Innovation since January 2022. Prior to this appointment as Director General,he served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Federation Media. He has been involved in major energy policy development in the Nigerian energy sector.
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