NEWS

Govt Clarifies Jilli Bombing, Blames Boko Haram Presence in Market

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2026

The Yobe State Government has defended the recent airstrike on Jilli market, stating that the location was identified as a stronghold of Boko Haram insurgents. The government said the operation was carried out by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai as part of ongoing efforts to combat

COLUMNS

Why Yobe ‘English’ girls deserve their flowers

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2025

By Hassan Gimba “If your plan is for one year, plant rice; if your plan is for ten years, plant trees; if your plan is for one hundred years, educate children” – Guan Yiwu. This quote from Guan Yiwu, an earlier statesman and thinker who lived from about 720 BC to 645 BC, is often wrongly attributed […]

EDUCATION

Tinubu Hails Nigerian Students’ Triumph at Global Contest

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated three Nigerian students — Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli — for their outstanding performance at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa emerged as the overall best in English language communication skills, 15-year-old Rukayya claimed the

NEWS

Damaturu Urban Dev: Yobe Govt Signs N22.3b Damaturu Fly Over Bridge, Under Pass

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2025

The Yobe state Government under the administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, has signed an N22.3billion contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art FlyOver Bridge and UnderPass in Damaturu Main roundabout, marking a significant milestones in the administration’s commitment to infrastructural development. The Commissioner for Works, Engr. Umar Duddaye