By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned in strong terms the arrest and continued detention of three social media influencers in Gombe State Abu Ayrin, Musa…
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Gombe Emirates Unity Football Competition Committee Inaugurated, Rewards Announced
By Ado Salisu The Royal Organizing Committee (ROC) for the Gombe Emirates and Chiefdoms Unity Football Competition, popularly known as the Gombe Emir’s Unity Cup 2026, has been formally inaugurated in Gombe…
Sports Icon Presents Cup to Emir of Gombe, Creates AFCON Viewing Center for Soccer Fans in Emirate
By Ado Salisu Sports Entrepreneur Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe, the former Chairman of Gombe State Athletics Association and Football Association, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to His Royal Highness, the…
Gombe Urges Billionaire Businessman, Abdulsamad to boost Sports Projects, Not Super Eagles
By Ado Salisu Former Chairman of Gombe Football Association Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe has urged an industrialist and the Chairman of BUA Group Abdul Samad Isiaka Rabiu to offer financial support…
Gombe Govt Disburses N14 Million to Families of 7 Deceased Journalists
The Gombe State Government has disbursed a total of N14 million to the families of seven journalists who lost their lives in a tragic motor accident along the Billiri-Kumo Road. Ismaila Uba…
New Year: Gombe Revenue Tribunal Reaffirms Drive for Fair Tax Administration
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Gombe State Revenue Tribunal has extended New Year greetings to the people of the state, while reiterating its commitment to justice, fairness, transparency, and sustainable development in…
Information Minister Mourns Gombe Journalists Lost in Road Accident
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, FNIPR, has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic death of seven journalists who were confirmed killed in a lone road…
NAWOJ Mourns Death of Journalists Killed in Gombe Road Crash
By Aisha Abubakar Mai Agogo The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has mourned the death of seven journalists who passed away due to a fatal road accident that occurred along the…
Young Female Professionals in Media Mourns, Stands in Solidarity with NUJ, NAWOJ
By Aisha Abubakar Mai Agogo The Young Female Professionals in Media (YFPM) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic accident that claimed the lives of seven journalists from the Gombe State Council…
Gombe ALGON Mourns Journalists Killed in Billiri–Kumo Road Accident
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Gombe State chapter, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of seven journalists who lost their lives in a tragic…
Motor Park Merger Reduces Drug Trafficking, Crime in Gombe — Council Chairman
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Chairman of Gombe Local Government Area, Barrister Sani Ahmad Haruna, says the merger of motor parks into a single central terminal has helped reduce drug trafficking and…
Foundation Donates 600 Bags of Rice to Christians in Gombe
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Velocity Humanitarian Foundation has donated 600 bags of 25kg rice to the Christian community in Gombe State to mark the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The donation,…
Foundation Supports Gombe Timber Market Fire Victims with N10m Donation
From Abubakar Rabilu Gombe The Velocity Humanitarian Foundation has donated N10 million to traders affected by the recent fire outbreak at the Gombe Timber Market, popularly known as Kasuwan Katako, to help…
NEU Gombe Inducts 400 Fresh Students, Reaffirms Commitment to Quality Education
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe North-Eastern University (NEU), Gombe, has inducted over 400 newly admitted students during its fourth matriculation ceremony, reinforcing the institution’s steady growth and commitment to quality higher education. The…
NNPP Installs New Gombe Leadership, Vows Unity, Grassroots Rebuilding
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has inaugurated a new set of state executives in Gombe following a consensus-based congress, with party leaders pledging to strengthen internal cohesion…
Gombe Women Affairs Ministry Launches 16 Days of Activism, Raises Alarm Over Online Abuse
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Gombe State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Asma’u Muhammad Iganus, has called for renewed commitment from stakeholders to end gender-based violence as the world marks the 16…
GBV, SRHR, The Call for Full Implementation of the VAPP Law in Nigeria
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Center for the Study and Resolution of Domestic Violence (CERSDOV), in collaboration with the Norwegian Government and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has paid an advocacy…
COREN President Commends Gov. Yahaya, Says Gombe Emerging as Regional Model
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Engr. Sadiq Zubair Abubakar, has lauded Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State for redefining…
Youth O’Clock, Horticulture College Partner to Green Gombe, Enhance Food Security
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe In a landmark effort to promote environmental sustainability and food security, Youth O’Clock Gombe has forged a strategic partnership with the Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin-Kowa. The collaboration…
Balanga to Immunise 88,346 Children Against Polio
From Abubakar Rabilu Gombe The Chairman of Balanga Local Government Area in Gombe State, Ibrahim Salisu Jatau, has appealed to parents and guardians to ensure their children receive the polio vaccine, assuring…
Red Cross, Italian Gov’t Boost Disaster Preparedness in Gombe Schools
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), in collaboration with the Italian Government, has established Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) centres in two secondary schools in Gombe State as part…
Gombe Unveils Scholarship, School Grants to Promote Girls’ Education
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has flagged off the disbursement of School Improvement Grants (SIGs) and the AGILE Girls’ Scholarship Programme designed to enhance school infrastructure and promote girls’…
Gombe Reaffirms Commitment to Girl-Child Education
From Abubakar Rabilu Gombe The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, Gombe State, in collaboration with Access Initiative Africa and Nudge Initiative, joined the global community to mark the…
Community Leader Calls on Gombe Govt to Honour Gen. Sani Abacha for Creating the State
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe A community leader, peace ambassador, and public commentator, Comrade Maishanu Abubakar Tanimu, has called on the Gombe State Government to honour the late Head of State, General Sani…
Constituents Renew Confidence in Gombe South Lawmaker
By Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe Residents of Gombe South have interacted with their representative in the State House of Assembly, Comrade Mustapha Usman Hassan, during a town hall meeting organised to review community…