A staff of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Gombe State, Mr Adamu Mahmuda, has said he earned over N1 million from fish farming in 2023. Mahmuda, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Gombe, said civil servants could...
Gombe State
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has extended his condolences to the Government and people of Gombe State over a tragic fire incident that gutted the state’s central medical store, causing damage to essential medical supplies, as well as maternal...
The Nigeria Police, Gombe State Command, on Tuesday said two men were arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl on a farm in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said this while parading the suspects before newsmen...
Police in Gombe State have arrested 12 suspected members of a fake dollar syndicate in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Abubakar, who disclosed this on Thursday, said that the suspects allegedly specialised in printing and disposing of the currency suspected to be counterfeit....
The Police Command in Gombe State said it had rescued three babies and arrested 16 suspects in a case of alleged child trafficking and criminal conspiracy. The police spokesman, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said this while briefing journalists on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Usman, in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Gombe State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of six persons in a road accident which occurred on Friday morning at Jekadefari in Gombe metropolis. The state Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Felix Theman, confirmed the accident in an interview with the...
An ex-convict, Mr Zakariya Mohammed, has said he earns over N150,000 monthly from shoemaking trade he started in the past five months. Mohammed said that he learnt bag and shoemaking skill while serving term at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Billiri, Gombe State. He told the News Agency...
No fewer than 50 repentant hoodlums, on Wednesday surrendered their weapons to the Police in Gombe. The hoodlums who operate in Bolari area of Gombe, said they had renounced crime and ready to support law and order in Gombe State. The Commissioner of Police in the state,...
The Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) in Gombe State, on Thursday, announced that four of its members died for allegedly using herbal HIV treatment. The Programme Officer of the association, Mr Muhammad Ibrahim stated this in Gombe at an event to commemorate...
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that three persons lost their lives and 22 others injured in the 2023 flood disaster in the state. The agency said the disaster also killed seven animals, destroyed 1,838 houses and 257 farmlands between May and October, 2023. The Executive...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Gombe State said it has recorded 79 deaths in 278 Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) between January and Oct. 31, 2023. The Commander of the Corps, Mr Felix Theman stated this in Gombe at the inauguration of the 2023 Ember Months campaign, on Tuesday...
The Gombe State Government has approved N417 million for payment of external examination fees for 21,988 final year students of secondary school across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Aishatu Maigari disclosed this at the end of the 29th Session of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on...
The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled Sen. Danjuma Goje over alleged anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections. It will be recalled that Mr Tanimu Abdullahi, Chairman, APC Kashere Ward of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, had on March 22, inaugurated...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday said no fewer than 24 deaths were recorded in 166 road accidents in Gombe State between January and March. Mr Felix Theman, the Gombe Sector Commander, FRSC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafiyawo,...
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, is leading after the announcement of results from six LGAs so far presented. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Jibrin Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had so far won in two LGAs while APC won...
The police in Gombe have arrested a 38-year-old teacher for allegedly defiling four pupils. The pupils who are aged eight, nine, 12 and 14 years respectively are sisters from the same father. ASP Mahid Abubakar, the Command’s Public Relations Officer said this in a press statement issued in Gombe....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State says it is targeting no fewer than one million votes in the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in the state. Mr Ayuba Aluke, spokesman of the state’s PDP Campaign Management Council, said this at a news conference in Gombe...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya says reform of the education sector since 2019 has improved students’ performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the state. Governor Yahaya said this in Gombe on Friday at the presentation of appointment letters to the 1, 000 newly recruited...
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has urged his supporters and potential voters in Gombe State to resist the temptation of voting based on sentiments in the 2023 polls. Obi, who stated this while addressing women supporters in Gombe on Wednesday, said that voting based...
Rice processors and transporters in Gombe State have cried out to the state government over alleged Multiple taxation threatening to shut down the business. They have therefore urged the government to harmonise the taxes being collected at various points, including suspicious areas in the state. They stated this in...