Tag: Gombe State
Two explosions rock Gombe, 5 dead
Two blasts rocked north Nigeria’s Gombe city on Sunday, killing five people, with one of the attacks targeting a military…
NEMA sympathises with victims of Gombe blast
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sympathised with the victims of Friday’s bomb-blast in Gombe, where six people were…
Police arrest 10 for looting at scene of bombing in Gombe
The police in Gombe on Friday arrested 10 youths who tried to take advantage of a suicide bombing incident to…
Suicide bomber kills 3, injures 21 in Gombe
Three people were feared dead, while 21 others sustained various degrees of injuries when a suicide bomber blew up himself…
Suicide bombing outside ECWA church in Gombe
Several people were injured Thursday outside an evangelist church in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber set off his explosive…
Female suicide bomber killed at army barracks
A woman suicide bomber was killed as she tried to enter a military barracks in strife-torn northeast Nigeria on Wednesday,…
Dankwambo promises more dividends of democracy
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Saturday in Billiri promised that his administration would deliver more dividends of democracy…
Suicide bomber killed in Gombe
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said a suicide bomber who rammed into a military check point in Bajoga, Gombe State on…
Police did not attack Goje’s family house – Gombe Govt.
The Gombe State Government has debunked accusation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo ordered police and…
Gombe Blast: Police restrict movement around motor park
The police have restricted movement around the Dukku motor park, Gombe, following the bomb blast that killed many people and…
Bomb blast at Gombe bus stop kills 20
A bombing at a bus station in Gombe city in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people on Monday, the…
Gombe governor persecuting our members, APC Cries
Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday condemned alleged acts of intolerance by Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Hassan…
2015: Atiku storms Gombe, Yobe solicits support from delegates
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and APC presidential aspirant, has solicited the support of party delegates for his ambition…
Mob beat suspected bomber to death in Gombe
An angry mob on Tuesday beat a suspected would-be suicide bomber to death after he was accosted at a bus…
Boko Haram: Gombe orders closure of schools
Gombe State Government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state, a day after…
Boko Haram attack Gombe town, raid French-owned factory
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched a series of attacks in Nigeria’s restive northeast on Tuesday, opening fire on troops in…
Three bombs rock Gombe bus station
Three bombs concealed in bags rocked a bus station in north Nigeria’s Gombe state during Friday morning rush hour, the…
8 dead, 34 injured in triple bombing in Gombe
A triple bombing at a bus station during Friday morning rush hour in north Nigeria killed at least eight people…
I’ve delivered the dividends of democracy in Gombe – Dankwambo
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe state has expressed satisfaction with his performance in the last three and a half years…
2015: Pro-Dankwambo group inaugurates executives
A group rallying support for the re-election of Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, ‘Talba House to House’, on Saturday…
Assembly minority leader defects to PDP
Alhaji Mohammed Buba, the Minority Leader of the Gombe State House of Assembly, has defected from the All Progressives Congress…
Gombe earmarks N20m to fight Ebola virus
Gombe State Government has set N20 million aside for the management of any Ebola virus outbreak. Dr Kennedy Ishaya, the…
Borno seeks closer cooperation against insurgency
Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji Umar Zanna, on Friday said there was the need for closer cooperation among stakeholders in…
CAN hails Gombe govt over peaceful eid-el-fitr
Reverend Abare Kala, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Gombe state, has commended the state government for providing adequate…
Police uncover plot to bomb school in Gombe
Nigerian police on Monday uncovered a plot to bomb a secondary school in Gombe state by defusing a car laden…
Ashaka cement spends N151m on community projects
Ashaka Cement Company, a subsidiary of Lafarge International has within years spent N151.3 million on projects in its host communities,…
DHQ explains Gombe suicide bombing
The Defence Headquarters has explained the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s suicide bombing at the 301 Battalion, Gombe. The Director of Defence…
We need to protect our traditional institutions – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday called for the protection of the traditional institution in the country. Speaking with…
Children’s Day: Gombe to pray for Chibok girls, no fanfare
The Gombe Government said it would use the Children Day celebration to pray for the release of the abducted Chibok…
PDP alleges plot to disrupt peace in Gombe
The PDP has called on the people of Gombe State to remain alert and resist any plot to destroy the…