Welcome to Current affairs page for Yobe State — Pride of the Sahel.
The state was created in 27/08/1991 by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. It is located in the North-East region of Nigeria, and there are 17 local governments with the state capital being Damaturu.
State Capital
The state capital is Damaturu.
State Slogan
The official state slogan is Pride of the Sahel.
Creation Date
The state was created on 27/08/1991.
State Creator
The state was created by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
Population
The population is 3649600.
Land Area
It has a land area of 45502 square kilometres.
Number of Local Governments
There are 17 local governments here.
Geopolitical Zone
This state is situated in North-East geopolitical zone.