No fewer than seven members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have been confirmed dead, while four others sustained injuries in a lone fatal road accident involving an NUJ bus in Gombe State. The vehicle, which belongs to the NUJ Gombe State Council, was involved in the crash along the Gombe–Yola highway on […]
In a swift response to the alarming rate of over 700,000 out of school children in Gombe State, the state government said it is now a criminal act for parents not to send their children to school. The government. Announced its readiness to prosecute and parents and guardians who fail to enroll their children to […]
The Gombe State Police command on Saturday paraded 36-year-old Abubakar Ya’u for allegedly defiling a 18-year-old. This was contained in a press statement obtained by our correspondent signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi. Abdullahi said, “On 5th April 2025 at about 1600hrs, one individual (name withheld) of Wuro Biriji Quarters, […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to investigate and curtail, spread of an unidentified disease, already killing people in Nafada Local Government Area of Gombe State, North-East Nigeria. Accordingly, the House urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, as a matter of emergency to urgently, deploy […]
By Samuel Luka Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has stated that his administration is providing quality governance to the people through a well thought-out Gombe State Development Plan (2021-2030). The governor made this known while reacting to his nomination as “the Sun Governor of the year, 2023” by the Sun Publishing Limited, publishers of […]
In the realm of public service, Senator Anthony SIYAKO Yaro stands as a paragon of commitment to education, leaving an indelible mark through his unwavering support for aspiring students in Gombe South. With a heart dedicated to nurturing the intellectual growth of the youth, Senator Yaro has bestowed scholarships upon over 500 students, creating a […]
By Peter Uwumarogie Prof. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, on Friday inaugurated the North East Regional Office of Galaxy Backbone in Gombe. Speaking at the ceremony, Pantami said the project would benefit the entire six states in the region. Pantami said that the centre would improve digital economy, provide job opportunities […]
By Samuel Luka Ahead of the February Presidential election, Nigerians, particularly Gombe State people have been urged to vote for the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in order to have their hopes restored. Speaking during the final leg of his campaign tour across the state yesterday, the Gombe state Governorship candidate of […]
Seven students writing the ongoing West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Government Girls’ College, Doma, Gombe State, have tested positive for COVID-19. The Gombe State Commissioner for Education, Habu Dahiru, speaking on Wednesday, August 19, said the government had conducted 1,100 tests on the final-year students following their resumption. Daily Times gathered that during the […]
The Gombe State Government has dismissed rumours that the Federal Government has fixed June 8 as resumption date for schools in the country just as it warned against the re-opening of schools in the state. Dr Habu Dahiru, the state Commissioner for Education, refuted the claim during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
No fewer than 30 persons are said to have evaded evacuation into various isolation centres in Gombe State. Chairman, Task force committee on COVID-19, Prof. Idris Mohammed, on Monday revealed that 12 people could be accounted for, leaving the task force with the burden of 18 people outside the confine of the isolation and treatment […]
Gombe – The Gombe State Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday described as the protest by some Coronavirus symptomatic patients in the state as “emotional protest” Dr Mohammed Kwami, the State Focal Officer on COVID-19 pandemic Response, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Gombe. The COVID-19 patients at the Kwadon isolation […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 38 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing total number of confirmed cases to 665. The NCDC made this known on Monday night in the latest report posted on its verified twitter handle. According to it, three new states- Gombe, Sokoto […]
Residents of Wurodole Community of Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, bordering Bauchi State, have appealed to the State Government to deploy health workers for screening of people coming into the state. Some of the residents who spoke to newsmen in Wurodole on Thursday said government need to treat the issue urgently and with all […]
The Gombe State Government has suspended payment of the N30,000 minimum wage following dwindling finances due to the effect of coronavirus pandemic on the economy.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has announced the suspension of inter-state travel from midnight of March 30. Gov. Yahaya said this in Gombe on Friday, during a news conference on preparedness of the state to curb spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “Although, we have not recorded any case of coronavirus in the state, however, […]
The Gombe state government has threatened to withdraw the operational licence of any school that fails to comply with the directive to shut down schools to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner for Education, Dr. Habu Dahiru, gave the warning when he spoke to newsmen on Wednesday in Gombe. According to him, Gov. Inuwa Yahaya’s decision […]
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa on Thursday inaugurated the 20th division of the Court of appeal in Gombe. Bulkachuwa said at the ceremony, that the appeal court would serve Gombe, Borno and Yobe. READ ALSO: Death toll reaches 32 in riot-hit north-east Delhi “Today we are here to Commission Gombe […]
On the back of far-reaching reforms and programmes by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, Edo State has been ranked second highest in developmental strides among states controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF)’s peer-review mechanism. In a report by the Director-General of the PGF, Salihu Moh Lukman, the forum […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday inaugurated its Gombe State Sector Command’s new office complex to improve traffic situation in the state. The office was inaugurated by Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State. READ ALSO: Bulkachuwa commissions 19th Court of Appeal in Kano While inaugurating the office complex, Yahaya said that the commission […]