The Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) in Gombe State, on Thursday, announced that four of its members died for allegedly using herbal HIV treatment. The Programme Officer of the association, Mr Muhammad Ibrahim stated this in Gombe at an event to commemorate...
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The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that three persons lost their lives and 22 others injured in the 2023 flood disaster in the state. The agency said the disaster also killed seven animals, destroyed 1,838 houses and 257 farmlands between May and October, 2023. The Executive...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Gombe State said it has recorded 79 deaths in 278 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) between January and Oct. 31, 2023. The Commander of the Corps, Mr Felix Theman stated this in Gombe at the inauguration of the 2023 Ember Months campaign, on Tuesday...
The Gombe State Government has approved N417 million for payment of external examination fees for 21,988 final year students of secondary school across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Aishatu Maigari disclosed this at the end of the 29th Session of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on...
The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled Sen. Danjuma Goje over alleged anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections. It will be recalled that Mr Tanimu Abdullahi, Chairman, APC Kashere Ward of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, had on March 22, inaugurated...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday said no fewer than 24 deaths were recorded in 166 road accidents in Gombe State between January and March. Mr Felix Theman, the Gombe Sector Commander, FRSC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafiyawo,...
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, is leading after the announcement of results from six LGAs so far presented. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Jibrin Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had so far won in two LGAs while APC won...
The police in Gombe have arrested a 38-year-old teacher for allegedly defiling four pupils. The pupils who are aged eight, nine, 12 and 14 years respectively are sisters from the same father. ASP Mahid Abubakar, the Command’s Public Relations Officer said this in a press statement issued in Gombe....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State says it is targeting no fewer than one million votes in the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in the state. Mr Ayuba Aluke, spokesman of the state’s PDP Campaign Management Council, said this at a news conference in Gombe...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya says reform of the education sector since 2019 has improved students’ performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the state. Governor Yahaya said this in Gombe on Friday at the presentation of appointment letters to the 1, 000 newly recruited...
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has urged his supporters and potential voters in Gombe State to resist the temptation of voting based on sentiments in the 2023 polls. Obi, who stated this while addressing women supporters in Gombe on Wednesday, said that voting based...
Rice processors and transporters in Gombe State have cried out to the state government over alleged Multiple taxation threatening to shut down the business. They have therefore urged the government to harmonise the taxes being collected at various points, including suspicious areas in the state. They stated this in...
A 45-year old masa seller, Rahila Polycarp, says she used the proceeds of the business to sponsor three of her five children in the university. Masa is a popular Northern Nigerian snack made from maize or rice. Polycarp told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Yelenguruza community in...
Some broom sellers in Dadin-Kowa community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State said they have had high patronage since the commencement of the 2023 campaigns in the state. They stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dadin-Kowa community on Saturday. Malam...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – The Gombe State Police Command has warned residents against the sales or lighting up of fireworks during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Oqua Etim, gave the warning on Saturday in a statement issued by the...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned members of the scheme against engaging in any form of electoral misconduct in the 2023 general election. The Acting Director-General of NYSC, Mrs Christy Uba, gave the warning during her visit to the temporary orientation camp in Amada community of Akko...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya on Friday said six companies participating in the Maiden Gombe Investment Summit had made commitments to invest N70.5 billion in the state. Yahaya, who stated this in Gombe on the third day of the summit, said his administration was committed to changing the economic...
The PDP in Gombe State have prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify Gov. Inuwa Yahaya and his Deputy, Jatau Daniel from contesting in the 2023 Governorship Election for alleged submission of forged certificates. The party and its Governorship Candidate, Muhammad Barde sought the disqualification in a...
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), on Saturday, said accepting to be running mate to any presidential candidate would lead to the collapse of NNPP. Kwankwaso, a former Governor of Kano State, who was in Gombe State to inaugurate the state office of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Court of Appeal Sitting in Gombe State on Friday sentenced the former General Manager of Maiduguri Flour Mills, Ma’aji Shettima Arfo to 7 years imprisonment. Alhaji Arfo was sentenced to jail for stealing millions of naira belonging to the Borno State Government and...