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The Yobe State Government has introduced a new pay structure for the Head of Service, permanent secretaries, auditors‑general and the Accountant‑General, raising their monthly salaries to between N1.11 million and N1.43 million.
The Independent National Electoral Commission began a seven‑day display of the provisional voters’ register and started handing out Permanent Voter Cards across Yobe’s 17 local government areas on 9 October. Voters have a week to verify their details and report any errors.
The Yobe State Hisbah Commission announced that six women were arrested in Gadaka, Fika Local Government Area, after a weekend raid that also targeted illegal alcohol outlets. Officials warned residents that such activities breach religious and community standards.
Yobe State police have detained a nine‑year‑old boy who confessed to torching his family home in Rugan Badali, killing his two step‑mothers and two younger brothers. The child said the act was revenge after his father beat him over a stolen chicken.
A 14‑year‑old boy died after a river carried away two children in Dapchi, Bursari LGA of Yobe State on 4 October 2026. One child was rescued later, while the search for the second remains ongoing, prompting renewed safety warnings.
Professor Hadiza Abdullahi Usman, Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, has lost both of her twin daughters within two days, each succumbing to complications of sickle cell disease.