Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has explained that his decision to seek the 2027 governorship seat in Gombe State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is driven by a desire to tackle poverty and promote inclusive governance in the state. Pantami was officially affirmed...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Directorate on Thursday, May 21, 2026, arraigned one Dalhatu Yahaya, before Justice A.M Yakubu of the Gombe High Court 2, Gombe, Gombe State. Yahaya was arraigned on two- count charges bordering on intent to defraud to the tune of N3,500,000(...
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Gombe State, citing alleged violations of the Electoral Act 2026 and lack of transparency in the conduct of the exercise. Pantami announced his withdrawal in a...
Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced Mohammad Suleiman Kumo , a magistrate to two years and six months imprisonment for bribery. Kumo was initially arraigned on December 3, 2025 on three -count charges of bribery by the Gombe...
Gombe and Bauchi State Governments have commended the office of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, through the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for organizing training for Science, Technology, Mathematics and Agriculture (STEMA ) teachers in Senior Secondary Schools across the North East subregion to acquire digital and technical...
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali has officially tendered his resignation to the Presidency. Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Office of the Minister of Transportation, Umar Jibril, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said this move follows the presidential directive requiring all...
Department of State Services (DSS) has dismantled a suspected arms trafficking syndicate operating in parts of the North-East, leading to the arrest of two alleged couriers and the recovery of dangerous weapons in Gombe State. In a statement released on Tuesday, the security agency disclosed that its operatives intercepted...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed his profound condolences to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the death of seven journalists in a fatal road accident on Monday. The Governor conveyed his deep sympathy through his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, at Jalo Waziri...
BauchI state Governor, Bala Mohammed has expressed deep sorrow over the fatal road accident that claimed the lives of seven journalists from Gombe State along Billiri–Kumo Road. The victims, who included five staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and two other media practitioners, were on their way to...
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, on Tuesday led a state government delegation to funeral prayers for journalists who lost their lives in a tragic auto crash, while also visiting survivors receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Gombe. The victims were among journalists and media workers...
A tragic road accident along the Gombe–Boliri Road has claimed the lives of six staff members of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Gombe, throwing the broadcast organisation and the state into mourning. The fatal crash occurred as the NTA personnel were returning from the wedding ceremony of a colleague....
Federal Fire Service (FFS), Gombe State Command, has successfully contained a fire incident involving a fuel tanker that caught fire while off-loading diesel at Rain Oil Filling Station, Tumfure, Gombe State. National PRO / Head, Corporate Services, Federal Fire Service, National Headquarters, DCF P.O. Abraham, disclosed this in a...
A tragic road accident has claimed the lives of nine people on the Kaltungo–Cham Road in Gombe State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed. The crash occurred in the early hours of Monday at Kaluwa community in Kaltungo Local Government Area and involved a trailer and a...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on December 3, 2025 arraigned Mohammed Suleiman Kumo before Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe High Court sitting in Gombe. Kumo, a Magistrate, was arraigned on three count- charges bordering on extortion and bribery by the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the EFCC. Count...
Three people have been confirmed dead following a late-night collision on the Gombe–Yola Road, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Gombe State said on Wednesday. Sector Commander Samson Kaura, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), explained that the tragic crash occurred around 9 p.m. on...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four passengers, including a child, following a lone accident along the Cham–Numan Road in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State. FRSC Sector Commander in Gombe, Samson Kaura, who disclosed this on Sunday, said 14 other children sustained various...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the leadership of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) for its decentralization reforms and establishment of the North-East Regional Steering Committee (NERSC) which is aimed at strengthening engineering governance across the country. Governor Zulum gave the commendations in...
A devastating boat accident in Nafada town, Gombe State, left five teenagers dead on Saturday, plunging the community into mourning. The victims were identified as Najib Ibrahim (18), Hauwa’u Dogal (15), Ummati Baraya (16), Umaira Gidado (16), and Amina Jaliya (15). Governor Inuwa Yahaya expressed profound grief over the...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that one of its power towers, Tower T347, located along the Gombe–Damaturu 330kV transmission line, was vandalised on Friday evening, around 5:46 p.m. The disclosure was made by Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement issued on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of its Commissioner for Internal Security, Retired Colonel Abdullahi Bello, who tragically lost his life in a car accident. In a statement released by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya through his Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba-Misilli, the...