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Two dead in Gombe Eid stampede

Two children have died following a stampede that occurred at the Gombe main Eid prayer ground on Sunday. The children were identified as Aisha Salisu Ahmed (4½ years old) and Maryam Abdullahi Gwani (4 years old), The stampede was said to have started when a crowd consisting mostly of women and children rushed to leave […]

Why Northerners Don Want Regionalism: Southern states contribute N387.06bn to VAT pool — allocated N149.09bn in August 2024 {FULL BREAKDOWN OF ALL STATES)

By Adam Mosadioluwa The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed that Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue generated in the southern states of Nigeria significantly exceeded the allocation received by these states from the VAT pool in August 2024. According to recent data released by the FIRS, the nationwide VAT revenue for August stood at […]

Video: #EndBadGovt. Protest in Gombe

Pictures: “Healthy” Tinubu doses off while meeting with Gombe’s Emir

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, dozed off on Saturday during a meeting with the Emir of Gombe, Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar, raising further questions on his frailty and the state of his health. The picture of a snoozing Tinubu has since gone viral and has been making the rounds in WhatsApp groups. […]

Video News: Female Youth Corper decamped in Gombe for wearing skirt

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Communal Clash: Gombe gov’t bans hunting as hoodlums attack Sealed Communities

From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The government of Gombe state has barred hunting activities in border communities in the state. This is as suspected hoodlums launched an attack on Nyuwar, Jessu, and communities of Balanga Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. According to the State government no fewer than five been killed and several houses reportedly […]

Gombe to get federal support for 10-year development plan

From Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The Federal Government has offered to support the Government of Gombe State in the implementation of its 10-year development plan, the Development Agenda for Gombe State (DEVAGOM), which seeks to transform the state in pursuant of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the unveiling of the DEVAGOM on […]

BREAKING: Gombe Assembly Speaker, majority leader impeached

Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The Speaker, Gombe State House of Assembly, Abubakar Ibrahim Kurba, has been sacked by members of the State House. The impeachment motion was moved by a former Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Shuaibu Adamu who was impeached earlier this year. The impeached letter as read by Shuaibu Adamu, was signed by 16 […]

EFCC sponsoring fake petition against Goje, lawyer alleges

James Abraham, Jos A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Paul Erokoro, has alleged that the petition  which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission used to prosecute  the former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, over  N25bn fraud charge was fake. Erokoro, who was counsel for Goje, also debunked rumours that the former governor traded […]

Presidential race: The battleground states

On February 16, Nigerians will troop out to elect a new President that will pilot the affairs of the nation for another four years. Of the 72 presidential candidates on the final list recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission that are eligible to contest the presidential election, two contenders are generally believed to […]