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JED to boost electricity supply with information technology

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2018 0

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), is to leverage on the ever growing information technology to best boost electricity supply to its franchise states of Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe and Benue States. Speaking at a one-day workshop, an expatriate and consultancy company known as

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2019: Atiku, Dankwambo not at war- Junaidu

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA), on Press Affairs to Gombe state Governor, Junaidu Usman Abubakar has refuted a recent media reports which claimed that Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe state and the former vice president Atiku Abubakar ‘are at war’ over 2019 presidential ambitions, describing the insinuations as untrue. Junaidu who refuted the

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2019: Dakwambo will reshape Nigeria’s economy for good, if given presidential backing- Suleiman

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

Umar Ahmed Suleiman is the Commissioner for Information in Gombe State. He spoke on the plans of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the achievements of Governor Ibrahim Dakwambo and his move to take a shot at the presidency in 2019. Mr. Suleiman spoke with journalists during his recent visit to Akure, the Ondo State capital. […]

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We will not accept Gombe LG poll result – opposition parties’

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2017 0

Prominent opposition political parties in Gombe state, led by the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it will reject whatever is the outcome of Saturday’s Local Government election in the state for what they described, mess of the exercise. A statement signed by APC Caretaker committee chairman Hon. Idi Barde Gubana, on behalf of other political […]

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Election Tribunal Receives 19 Petitions in Gombe

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

  The Governorship and Legislative Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has received 19 petitions in Gombe State. The tribunal Secretary, Alhaji Bello Doro-Abdullahi, disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday, NAN reports. He said two of the petitions were for governorship, 10 for National Assembly while seven were for the […]

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Gombe Speaker Dismantles Borehole after Election Loss

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

The Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Mr. Inuwa Garba, has allegedly dismantled a borehole he sank in Garin Bappi, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of the state, after losing his return during the last general elections. Inuwa, a former chairman of the Conference Speakers of Nigeria, it was learnt, had reached a deal […]

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Military Recovers Smart Card Reader Machine from Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2015 0

The Nigerian Army has foiled an attack by some members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Gombe State, North-East Nigeria, killing 3 of them in the process. While parading the corpses of the insurgents before reporters at the army barracks in Gombe, the state capital, the spokesperson of the 301 Artillery regiment said one […]

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Elections: Lawmaker, 8 Others Killed by Insurgents in Gombe

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2015 0

A member of Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Aminu (APC), and eight others are feared killed by insurgents on Saturday. The insurgents who attacked Dukku and Nafada local government areas of the state were said to have killed the lawmaker representing Dukku South Constituency. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

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Polls: Two Killed In Boko Haram Attack In Gombe

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2015 0

At least two people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack on polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents and an election official told AFP. The attacks happened in the villages of Birin Bolawa and Birin Fulani in the Nafada district of Gombe state, which has been repeatedly targeted by the Islamists. An […]