The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, presented Certificates of Return (CoR) to the winners of the March 18 Governorship and State Assembly election in Gombe State. The Commission presented certificates to the governor-elect, Inuwa Yahaya, deputy governor-elect, Manassah Jatau and the 24 lawmakers-elect. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba, … Read more
The Gombe State Labour Party governorship candidate, Keftin Amuga, on Wednesday, rejected the March 18 election result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The PUNCH reports that Muhammadu Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress, who is the incumbent governor, polled 342, 821 to defeat Muhammad Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party, who recorded 233,131 … Read more
Telecommunications firm, Airtel Nigeria has commissioned its seventh school, Government Day Primary, as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, ‘Adopt-A-School.’ The Emir of Gomber.. The post Airtel commissions ‘largest’ primary school in Gombe appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. https%3A%2F%2Fguardian.ng%2Ftechnology%2Fairtel-commissions-largest-primary-school-in-gombe%2F
Chima Azubuike The All Progressives Congress has accused the Senator representing Gombe South, Amos Bulus, of working against the party at the just concluded general election. It recommended to the state chapter stiffer penalties that may include expulsion. Recall that the Senator representing Gombe Central, Danjuma Goje, is facing similar investigation for working against the … Read more
A High Court in Gombe has stopped the state government and the police from arresting the publisher of Daylight Reporters, Dahiru Hassan – Kera, who was declared a “persona non grata” by the government. The Daylight Reporters is an online news medium in Gombe and the publisher has written a series of articles against the … Read more
The Action Alliance has formally stated its position in the recently conducted governorship election in Gombe State, especially why it wants the results cancelled. According to a statement by the chairman of the party, Auwal Ibrahim, the AA would not accept a “selection” of candidates. The PUNCH reported that Ibrahim declined to sign the result … Read more
A former Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Nasiru Nono, died in an auto crash along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway, on Thursday. Confirming the passing of Mr Nono, a former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Buba Shanu, said the incident was unfortunate. Mr Shanu said Mr Nono was travelling alongside … Read more
Segun Awofadeji in Gombe The Gombe State Governor, Mr. Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, who was reelected for another four years has extended hands of fellowship to those he defeated at the polls and urged them to team up with him to move the state forward. Yahaya stated that “as in every electoral contest, there is bound … Read more
No fewer than One Million Two Hundred and Five Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty (1, 205, 260) pills of opioids were seized in two interdiction operations in Kogi and Gombe state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. This was confirmed by Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media for NDLEA on Sunday. … Read more
Gombe State governor and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Yahaya, has won his polling unit in Saturday’s state elections. Governor Yahaya had voted at the Kofar Yahaya Umar 010 in Jekadafari of Gombe Local Government Area. Announcing the result, the presiding officer at the polling unit, Abdullahi Ali, said Mr Yahaya … Read more
