Yobe is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Yobe in a sentence
Yobe meaning
A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital: Damaturu. Largest city: Potiskum.
Using Yobe
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital: Damaturu. Largest city: Potiskum.
- In the example corpus, yobe often appears in combinations such as: yobe state, in yobe, the yobe.
Context around Yobe
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yobe
- In this selection, "yobe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, borno, neighbouring, dapchi, states, civil and east stand out and add context to how "yobe" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adamawa and yobe states and also praised yobe residents living. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yobe" sits close to words such as abbot, adverts and apathy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yobe
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Buni re-elected Also, the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni was re-elected. (14 words)
He also praised Yobe residents living abroad for contributing to the state’s development. (14 words)
Kano has the highest number of cases with 7,747, followed by Yobe with 841 cases. (16 words)
According to the Yobe State APC, the natural successor of Hon. Mai Mala Buni as the National Secretary having been elected as Governor should have come from Yobe State as it was in the past with Alhaji Lai Mohammed and his two successors. (43 words)
All his scheming to be nominated as the Vice-Presidential Candidate to Abiola was resisted by the SDP governors, led by Chief Odigie John Oyegun, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim and Chief Segun Osoba of Edo, Yobe and Ogun States respectively. (40 words)
He expressed gratitude for the unwavering solidarity and cooperation extended to the NCS by the Nigerian Army, its sister agencies, and the good people of Yobe State under the leadership of His Excellency Mai Mala Buni, the Executive Governor. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, Mohammed Kuchichi of Network of Yobe Civil Society Organizations, said there was no distribution of rice by any lawmaker in Yobe East during Christmas.
I want to express my appreciation to the governor of Yobe State for his unwavering support for the security of Yobe State.
According to the Yobe State APC, the natural successor of Hon. Mai Mala Buni as the National Secretary having been elected as Governor should have come from Yobe State as it was in the past with Alhaji Lai Mohammed and his two successors.
Lawan flew from Abuja to Dutse airport in Jigawa State where he was first received by the state officials before he proceeded on road to neighbouring Yobe State to meet his constituents in Yobe North senatorial district.
Mr. Idris said that PMF personnel would be deployed to all schools in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa in order to prevent a recurrence of the recent ugly incident at the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe.
According to him, the good people of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa are steadily picking up their livelihood as the military, in collaboration with the government, is helping to restore governance to hitherto ungoverned areas.
All his scheming to be nominated as the Vice-Presidential Candidate to Abiola was resisted by the SDP governors, led by Chief Odigie John Oyegun, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim and Chief Segun Osoba of Edo, Yobe and Ogun States respectively.
A newly appointed Caretaker Management Committee Chairman of the Karasuwa Local Government Area in Yobe State, Lawan Karasuwa has died less than 24 hours to his official swearing-in scheduled for Friday, May 26, 2023.
Buni re-elected Also, the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni was re-elected.
Dignitaries who attended the event include: SFG, Sen. George Akume, Governors and representatives of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe, Adamawa and Bauchi states, Alh.
He also praised Yobe residents living abroad for contributing to the state’s development.
He expressed gratitude for the unwavering solidarity and cooperation extended to the NCS by the Nigerian Army, its sister agencies, and the good people of Yobe State under the leadership of His Excellency Mai Mala Buni, the Executive Governor.
He saud the agency planted 1 million trees in Borno, Yobe and other states, adding that N2.4 billion was released in the first phase and N7.3 billion released in the second phase.
In his remarks, Gov. Mai Mala Buni said Yobe witnessed one of its worst flood disasters in 2022.
Irabor said a huge progress is being made in joint military operations to restore peace in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
Kano has the highest number of cases with 7,747, followed by Yobe with 841 cases.
Others are – Romokere Ibiani, Bayelsa State Command; Mohammed Bunu, Yobe State Command; Garba Musa Yusuf, Kaduna State Command; Garba Ahmed, Zamfara State Command; Hayatu Kaigama Ali, Sokoto State Command and Aliyu Musa, Katsina State Command.
Our Correspondent reports that the FOU, Zone ‘D’, comprising the nine states of Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa States; with headquarters in Bauchi.
People are tired of them and what happened is just a referendum for us to take over power in Yobe come March 11, 2023,’’ he stressed.
She said, “We are handing over these SAM kits to provide treatment to severely malnourished children suffering from medical complications, in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
Common combinations with yobe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- yobe state 76×
- in yobe 28×
- the yobe 22×
- and yobe 14×
- yobe and 13×
- of yobe 12×
- borno yobe 11×
- dapchi yobe 9×
- yobe states 7×
- from yobe 5×