Yobe

/ ˈjəʊˌbI /

noun

1. a state of Nigeria, in the NE. Capital: Damaturu. Pop: 2 321 591 (2006). Area: 45 502 sq km (17 568 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Orders were given for many schools to close in the states of Kebbi, Niger, Katsina, Yobe and Kwara.

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The attack prompted "a temporary closure" of the 120-kilometre highway linking Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital of neighbouring Yobe state, for the military to defuse explosives planted by the militants, the army said.

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"The fuel tanker was coming from Kano and heading to Nguru in Yobe state when the driver lost control of the vehicle."

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Twenty-four-hour curfews remain in place in Borno, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe after authorities there accused “hoodlums” of violence.

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Likewise, Yobe State Government imposed a curfew on the areas of Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru, where it says "hoodlums are taking advantage of the protest to vandalise and loot government and private properties".

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