Tag: Gombe State
Jonathan recognises cement industry’s contribution to economy
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that the cement industry had attracted six billion dollars about N960 billion local and…
Intensify efforts to rescue Chibok school girls – CAN tells FG
The North-East Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Federal Government and security agents to intensify efforts…
Nigerian state to build hospital to treat snake bites
The central Nigerian state of Gombe said it had awarded a N500 million(about $3.5million) contract for the building of a…
NDLEA Arrests 32 Drug Suspects In Gombe
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Gombe State said it arrested 32 drug suspects with 13 kilogrammes of…
Police foil attack on Gombe station
The Police in Nigeria’s Gombe State have confirmed the killing of two gunmen, who attacked Kumo Police Division in Akko…
5 poker players killed in Nigerian state eve of polls
Gunmen on Friday killed five persons and injured seven others at the Bagadaza area of the Gombe metropolis in Gombe…
Family of kidnapped Nigerian lawmaker prays
The family of Alhaji Jalo Ganga, the Gombe lawmaker who was kidnapped on Sunday in Gombe, has resorted to praying…
Senator Uba Ahmed buried
The remains of Nigeria’s Second Republic Senator, Alhaji Uba Ahmed, who died in Germany last week, were on Monday buried…
Athletes Make Case For Traditional Sports
A call has gone to the sports authority to give recognition to traditional sports in the country. The athletes competing…
Gombe governor urges police flush out hoodlums
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, in central Nigeria, has directed the state’s police command to flush out hoodlums in…
INEC swears in three new RECs
The Chairman of INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega on Thursday in Abuja swore in three new state Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC).…
Boko Haram In Dual Attacks
Gunmen suspected to be members of Islamist Boko Haram sect late Wednesday launched simultaneous attacks on two police posts in…
Gombe students protest colleague’s killing
Students of Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe, have protested the killing of their colleague by security agents. A witness…
Ex-civil servant shot dead in Gombe
The Nigerian Police in Gombe state have confirmed the killing of a retired civil servant, Tijjani Magaji, 43, of Idi…
Boko Haram Kills 6 Deeper Life Worshippers As Ultimatum Expires
As a three-day ultimatum by the Boko Haram sect to Southerners and Christians living in northern Nigeria expired yesterday, gunmen…
Tackle Corruption Before Fuel Subsidy Removal — Don
Mr. Nathan Amadi, a Chief Tutor in the Department of Accountancy at University of Maiduguri, has advised the Federal Government…
Deputy Gov In Ghastly Auto Crash
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Mr. David Albashi, sustained serious injuries when his vehicle collided with another vehicle along…
Residents Send SOS Over Petrol Scarcity
Some residents in Bauchi have appealed to the state government to intervene in the current fuel scarcity that has crippled…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Election: Riots Spread In The North, Curfew Imposed
Governor Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State this morning imposed a curfew on the state, as disgruntled youths sympathetic to Muhammadu…