Yobe
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In this remote village —in the Gashua part of Yobe state, a largely agricultural area in northeast Nigeria — poor infrastructure means annual flooding of excess water from the local river.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
As his health deteriorated, she rushed him to the hospital in Damaturu, the main city in Yobe state in north-eastern Nigeria.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
The governor of Yobe instructed hospitals to provide free care to the injured and said his office would work with the military to determine what had gone wrong.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
Kallon said that without humanitarian assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, millions would struggle to feed themselves.
From Reuters ● Aug. 6, 2021
The campaign kicked off on 12 January, targeting 4.7 million kids in 25 of 27 districts in Borno and parts of Yobe and Adamawa, and 3.1 million in Borno alone.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2017
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