The Gombe State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hayatu Usman, has cautioned police officers in the state against receiving bail money from suspects while insisting that bail is free. Usman, who assumed office as the 22nd CP in the state, stated this at a news conference in Gombe on Tuesday, adding that it was an offence…
The Appeal Court, sitting in Abuja on Thursday, affirmed the election of Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya as Gombe State Governor. Justice Orji Abadua-led three-man panel of the appeal held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) failed to prove allegations of non-compliance and irregularities in their separate petitions, thereby, upholding the…
In a bid to mitigate the effects of the fuel subsidy on its employees, Pen Resources University, a private university in Gombe, has announced a salary increment for all categories of staff. According to a report, the increment, which ranges from 25 per cent to 35 per cent, is aimed at cushioning the effects of…
No fewer than 76 suspects in connection with the same-sex wedding have been arrested by the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Gombe state while foiling a planned wedding by the individuals. According to Buhari Sa’ad, the state Public Relations Officer, while parading the suspects before journalists at the command’s headquarters…
Suspected gunmen, on Sunday, abducted two people in the Shabewa community of Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe state. The state police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, while confirming the incident to newsmen, said police would utilise its partnership with the local vigilante group to ensure their timely release, adding that the state Commissioner…
Gombe State and National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Gombe on Tuesday nullified the election of the speaker, State House of Assembly, Abubakar Mohammed Luggerewo. The Informant247 gathered that Peoples Democratic Party’s Dr Bashir Abdullahi Gaddafi dragged Luggerewo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the tribunal…
Muhammadu Yahaya Inuwa, the Gombe State Governor, has ordered the immediate closure of local nightclubs, popularly called ‘Gala Houses’. According to Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Njodi, who announced on Monday that the measure was followed by a series of complaints from the general public, adding that the enforcement of its closure will…
Four new states, namely Kaduna, Nasarawa, Taraba and Gombe States have been enlisted into the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission. Abubakar Yelwa, Managing Director of the commission, made the disclosure on Monday during a five-day capacity-building workshop on a social standards short course held in Kaduna State. According to the HYPPADEC boss, the admission…
Inuwa Yahaya, the Gombe State Governor, has emerged as the new chairman of the Northern State Governors Forum (NSGF), succeeding the outgoing governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong. The position was held for more than three years by Simon Lalong, who just completed his term of office. However, Yahaya, who won his re-election bid…
A former Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Nasiru Nono, has lost his life in a serious road accident. He lost his life in an accident which happened along the Abuja-Keffi expressway, on Thursday, March 23. Nono hailed from Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the State. The former Secretary of the People’s Democratic…
The Gombe State Police Command says it arrested a 38-year-old teacher for defiling four pupils. The pupils, aged eight, nine, 12 and 14 years, are sisters. ASP Mahid Abubakar, the command’s spokesman, in a statement, said the suspect, Abubakar Muhammed, was arrested for alleged sexual assault. The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested on…
Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo, the former governor of Gombe State, has been declared winner of Gombe Central North Senatorial District, defeating the incumbent Alhaji Saidu Alkali of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Prof. Umaru Gurama, the Returning Officer of Gombe North and Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration Federal University of Kashere (FUK ), while announcing the result…
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appealed to the residents of Gombe State to vote massively for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other candidates of the party in the state. Buhari, while addressing a crowd of supporters at Pantami township stadium in Gombe, urged supporters to…
The campaign office of Mohammed Barde, the guber candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Gombe State has been set on fire by some suspected political thugs. The Informant247 learned that the affected campaign office was near the Presidential Lodge of Gombe State Government House. The Gombe State PDP has blamed the All Progressives…
Gombe State Police command says it has arrested an 18-year-old for raping a 6-year-old girl. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Oqua Etim, said on Friday in Gombe that the police arrested the alleged rapist after the father of the victim lodged a complaint. “On Nov 30, we received a formal complaint from one…
In a bid to curb farmers-herders crises, the Gombe State Government has placed a ban on the movement of cattle from other states into the state. Mohammed Magaji Gettado, who’s the Commissioner for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, made this revelation while speaking to newsmen immediately after concluding the State Executive Council meeting which was presided…
Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), 2021 Batch C Stream 2 in Gombe State, have been directed to repeat the service, for leaving their duty post. Mrs Ada Imoni, who’s the Coordinator of the scheme in the state, made this revelation at the passing-out parade session of the batch, Thursday in the…
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), two persons have been confirmed dead and six others sustained injury in three separate car crashes that happened along the Gombe by-pass towards the Pantami community on Friday. Felix Theman, the FRSC Commander in Gombe State Command, made this revelation in an interview with newsmen on Saturday….
The Governing Council of the Gombe State University (GSU) on Thursday ordered all academic staff of the institution to resume work with immediate effect. This was revealed via an internal memo dated September 2 and signed by the Registrar of the university, Dr Abubakar Aliyu Bafeto. He said the management reached the resolution after its…
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday, confirmed the death of nine persons, with 11 others sustaining various degrees of injuries in an accident while traveling on the Gombe highway The Sector Commander, Felix Theman, in a statement on Friday, noted that the accident occurred at the Bomala Junction on the…
