Nigerians security operatives may have to contend with a new challenge with the seizure of 51 rocket launchers in a house in Barunde area of Gombe metropolis yesterday. The house was being used to manufacture rockets and improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Security agencies in the raid include the State Security Service (SSS) and the Army. […]
TEN people have lost their lives following an overnight attack on the Gombe Divisional Police station by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Orubebe Ebikeme, who confirmed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Gombe, said the situation is under control although no […]
The threat posed by Boko Haram to lives and property in the North has forced the General Officer Commanding the 3 Armourd Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Adamu Marwa, to relocate to Gombe, Gombe State. The division has jurisdiction over Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Borno, Plateau and Taraba states. Our correspondent learnt […]
In continuation of its humanitarian assistance to victims of the post-election violence, the Dangote Foundation, on Monday, commenced the disbursement of money and relief materials to 187 families in Kaduna and Gombe states respectively. The Dangote Foundation had earmarked about N350million for victims of the post-election crisis in some parts of the North. The latest […]
Protests against the removal of fuel subsidy grounded parts of Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin and Gombe on Tuesday. Thousands of people marched through the streets chanting songs in condemnation of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Goodluck Jonathan. One person was feared killed in a similar protest in Ilorin while the police reportedly arrested […]
There was palpable tension yesterday in Gombe town following the explosion of locally made bombs on Wednesday night at a relaxation spot, Tunfure Resort, in the outskirts of Gombe metropolis. Speaking to newsmen, the manager of the resort, Ojego Nelson, said that when the incident occurred, many of the customers got wounded while trying to […]
A police officer and three civilians were in the early hours of Sunday killed when unknown gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members attacked 34 Squadron Mobile Police Base along Dukku Road on the outskirts of Gombe metropolis. Also in Jos, Plateau State, a soldier was lured to his death, while a reprisal by the […]
Inspector dies, vehicles burnt in police barracks blast Soldier, vigilance group leader killed Army chief claims mass arrest of Boko Haram members CARCASSES of burnt vehicles and roofing sheets littered the area. The charred remains of a victim, who was identified as a police officer welcomes visitors to the facility. The entire vicinity was in […]
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed how the detained immediate past governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, spent N1.9 billion to print 98,000 copies of dictionary for students in the state. The revelation was contained in one of the 18 counts contained in the money laundering and misappropriation of funds charge […]
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detailed how the detained immediate past governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, allegedly perpetrated N52 billion fraud while in office between 2003 and 2011. The documentation was contained in an 18-count charge of money laundering and misappropriation of public funds, filed against him on Wednesday morning at […]
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