Tag: Gombe State
Gombe monarch decries erosion menace in Pindiga
Alhaji Seyoji Ahmed, the Emir of Pindiga, has decried the menace of erosion in Pindiga, Gombe State, saying that it…
APC inaugurates caretaker officers in Gombe
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated caretaker officers for the Gombe State chapter…
Patients in danger as hospital runs out of anti-snake venom
The Snake Bite Treatment Centre in Kaltungo, Gombe State, has run out of anti-snake venom, its Medical Officer, Dr Abubakar…
Gombe govt donates N60m to FUK
Gombe State Government has donated N60 million towards the maiden convocation of the Federal University, Kashere (FUK). Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo…
Gombe govt spends N79bn on roads in 4 yrs – Governor
The Gombe State Government has spent N79 billion on road construction in the last four years, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has…
Gov. Dankwambo presents N76. 5bn budget for 2016
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N76.5 billion at the state House of…
Dankwambo inaugurates state’s College of Education
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State inaugurated the College of Education in Billiri, saying that government spent N1.6 billion on…
Army set to establish military base in Ashaka
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Army plans to establish a military unit at Ashaka,…
Ashaka Cement donates 100 bags of rice to IDPs
Ashaka Cement Company, a subsidiary of Lafarge Holcim, gave 100 bags of rice to 100 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from…
Hajj: Gombe declares five pilgrims missing
Five pilgrims from Gombe State have been declared missing in Saudi Arabia, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
Commissioner of Police warns mischief makers in Gombe
The new Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, Mr Austin Iwar, has warned that the command will deal decisively with…
Boko Haram: Dankwambo urges public to be vigilant
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Friday urged people in the state to be vigilant to avoid future attacks…
UPDATE: Gombe blasts death toll rises to 37
ABUJA, (Reuters) – The death toll from multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of…
We will wipe out Boko Haram, Osinbajo assures
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday said the Federal Government was committed to stamping out the activities of…
UPDATE: Over 30 dead in Gombe bomb blasts – Red Cross
A Red Cross official has confirmed that more than 30 people were killed in the two blasts at a market…
Twin bomb blast rock Gombe, many dead, injured
No fewer than 50 people lost their lives, and many others were injured, in a twin blast at Gombe central…
Police arrest 28 suspected hoodlums in Gombe
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested 28 suspected criminals for various offences. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP…
Election Materials: INEC reluctant to comply with tribunal order – Gombe APC
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Gombe has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to comply…
UNICEF gives scholarship to 300 girl children in Gombe
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Gombe state coordinating unit, has given scholarship to 300 girl children to…
Gov. Dankwambo pledges transparency
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has pledged to continue to pursue probity, transparency and accountability in running the affairs…
Gombe: APC heads to tribunal, challenges Dankwambo’s victory
The defeated All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Gombe State in the last general elections, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, has…
NGO empowers 154 commercial sex workers in Gombe
The Civil Society for HIV/Aids in Nigeria, an NGO, has expressed its resolve to empower 154 commercial sex workers in…
Gombe elections was free, fair – International Observers
Population and Environmental Monitoring (International Observers) has described the conduct of the 2015 general elections in Gombe State as free,…
INEC to fix date for inconclusive Gombe election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will fix a new date to conclude the Gombe State House of…
PDP wins 2, APC 1 state assembly election in Gombe
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Dukku, Gombe State, has won two seats in the state House of Assembly elections while…
Explosion near bus station in Gombe, kills 5
An explosion near a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe killed at least five and injured 15…
APC condemns election violence in Gombe, Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the violence perpetrated against its members in Gombe and Rivers state during…
Two killed in Boko Haram attack in Gombe
At least two people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack on polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday,…
Boko Haram militants warn Gombe residents against voting
Boko Haram invaded the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Saturday and warned residents against voting in next month’s…
Over 100 Boko Haram fighters invade Gombe
Hundreds of Boko Haram Islamists on Saturday invaded the restive northeast Nigerian city of Gombe, firing heavy guns and throwing…