By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian Government has debunked reports alleging that it diverted three billion dollars railway project from South-East to his home state, Gombe for political gain. Minister of Transport, Said Alkali, debunked the report in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public...
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has urged the state government to stop using Federal Government support for political purposes. The PDP’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Abdulkadir Dukku, made this call in a statement issued in Gombe on Wednesday. He said the practice had become a pattern....
The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed the killing of the pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Lubo community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident which led to the death of the pastor, Reverend...
No fewer than seven persons lost their lives in a lone auto crash on Kaltungo – Cham Road in Gombe State. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Samson Kaura, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Gombe. He said that 31 other persons sustained...
Gombe State Police Command has confirmed 22 persons injured after a car rammed into a Christian procession on Wednesday in Tumfure Community, near Gombe. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Gombe on Wednesday. Abdullahi stated that no death was recorded...
The Nigeria Police, Gombe State Command has arrested a 27-year old man for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in Pindiga community in Akko Local Government of the state. The police’s spokesperson in the state, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, said this on Tuesday in Gombe while parading the suspect and others....
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Gombe State, Alhaji Khamisu Mailantarki, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alongside thousands of his supporters. Mailantarki stated this at a political gathering organised to welcome the decampees into the PDP, on Saturday in Gombe. He...
An unidentified man was electrocuted while attempting to steal transformer cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC on Friday in Gombe. Confirming this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer, Gombe State Command, said the incident happened...
Mr Saleh Maikudi, a 35-year-old farmer from Bula community in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, has said he earned over N7 million annually from growing tomato and pepper. Maikudi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bula community, said he became...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a young woman, Janty Emmanuel, for allegedly abusing the Naira. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, He said that...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has said that Gombe State would experience 143 days of rain this season. The Agency stated this during the presentation of its 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). This is contained in a statement by Ms Lydia Simon-Bawa, the Desk Officer, Climate Change, Gombe...
Ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) won all the 11 local government chairmanship and 114 councillorship elections held in Gombe State on Saturday. Chairman of Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission, Malam Saidu Awak who announced the results in Gombe, said out of 19 registered political parties in the state,...
The police command in Gombe State, has assured of adequate security, ahead of Saturday’s local government councils poll. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hayatu Usman, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Friday. He said that adequate personnel had...
A staff of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Gombe State, Mr Adamu Mahmuda, has said he earned over N1 million from fish farming in 2023. Mahmuda, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Gombe, said civil servants could...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has extended his condolences to the Government and people of Gombe State over a tragic fire incident that gutted the state’s central medical store, causing damage to essential medical supplies, as well as maternal...
The Nigeria Police, Gombe State Command, on Tuesday said two men were arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl on a farm in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said this while parading the suspects before newsmen...
Police in Gombe State have arrested 12 suspected members of a fake dollar syndicate in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Abubakar, who disclosed this on Thursday, said that the suspects allegedly specialised in printing and disposing of the currency suspected to be counterfeit....
The Police Command in Gombe State said it had rescued three babies and arrested 16 suspects in a case of alleged child trafficking and criminal conspiracy. The police spokesman, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said this while briefing journalists on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Usman, in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Gombe State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of six persons in a road accident which occurred on Friday morning at Jekadefari in Gombe metropolis. The state Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Felix Theman, confirmed the accident in an interview with the...
An ex-convict, Mr Zakariya Mohammed, has said he earns over N150,000 monthly from shoemaking trade he started in the past five months. Mohammed said that he learnt bag and shoemaking skill while serving term at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Billiri, Gombe State. He told the News Agency...