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The Gombe State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on Tuesday paraded 46 suspects, 32 females and 14 males, who were arrested in local nightclubs popularly known as Gidan Gala. The arrest was made in compliance with Governor Muhammadu Yahaya’s directives that all local nightclubs be shut. Parading the suspects before journalists, […]
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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has lamented the killing of an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim Albani, who was brutally murdered by alleged thieves who invaded his house located in the Tabra area along the bypass of the state metropolis. Yahaya, who attended the funeral prayer of the deceased cleric on Wednesday, at the Bolari Izala […]
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Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has been elected chairman of Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF). Yahaya who was unanimously elected by 19 governors of the North during the forum’s meeting held yesterday at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja takes over from outgoing Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State with effect from May 29, 2023. […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has taken over the operations of Gombe airport. Disclosing this shortly after undertaking an inspection of major areas of the airport, the Managing Director of FAAN, Captain Rabiu Yadudu, said the visit had heralded the smooth takeover of its operations. Yadudu disclosed that it direct involvement in the running […]
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The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated a 40 megawatts Dadinkowa multipurpose hydroelectric dam in Gombe State. Performing the inauguration on behalf of the President, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, said the power situation would be remedied to a significant extent. He explained that aside from augmenting power challenges in the country, the dam […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended his Gombe State counterpart, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, for taking steps to address the housing deficit in the state. El-Rufai made the commendation in Gombe on Saturday in an interview with the newsmen, shortly after inaugurating the construction of 550 housing units. “The steps taken by Gombe government […]
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A 38-year-old teacher of the Duba Danul Huda Islamiyya School, Abubakar Muhammad, has been arrested for allegedly using the thumbs of his hands and legs to allegedly defile four female pupils of the school. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, while confirming the development in a statement, said the suspect committed the […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Danjuma Goje of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Gombe Central senatorial election. The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Mustapha Muhammad, who declared the results on Sunday in Kumo, said Goje polled 102,916 votes. He defeated his closest rival, Mr Aliyu […]
Continue ReadingThe Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, on Thursday, swore in Justice Halima Mohammed as the new and second female Chief Judge of the state. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony in Gombe, Yahaya described the moment as “joyful and historic,” seeing a woman leader taking the oath of office as the new head of the […]
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