Tag: goje
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APC sets aside Goje’s expulsion, says he remains member
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has set aside the purpoted expulsion of Sen. Muhammad Goje by the party’s Gombe chapter. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary said
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Photos, videos from scenes of mayhem today in Gombe State
It was a bloody Friday in Gombe State after some thugs attacked the convoy of a former governor of the state, Senator Danjuma Goje.
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Alleged N25bn fraud: Why FG withdrew corruption charges against me – Goje
Former Gombe State Governor, Senator Danjuma Goje, on Thursday threw light on the withdrawal of criminal charges against him by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami. Goje in a statement by his lawyer, Paul Paul Erokoro (SAN), said that the two counts of the charge that were withdrawn by the Attorney-General were…
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FG withdraws corruption case against Goje
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos Friday has quashed the charges on sales of 50 old-buses against Senator Danjuma Goje and thereafter discharged him. It is suspected that the withdrawal of Goje from the contesting the Senate Presidency against President Muhammadu Buhari’s favourite for the position, Ahmed Lawan, earned him the deal to drop…
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Alleged N6b fraud: Again, Court adjourns Goje’s case till July 4
The Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Friday further adjourned the alleged N6 billion alleged fraud case labeled against former Gombe State Governor, Sen Danjuma Goje by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). The EFCC has been prosecuting the case for almost eight years until on June 7, when it handed over the…
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Senate Presidency: We appreciate Goje’s sacrifice – El Rufai
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has applauded Sen. Danjuma Goje(APC-Gombe Central) for stepping down for Sen. Ahmad Lawan(APC-Yobe) in the race for Presidency of the 9th Senate. El-Rufai spoke with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after he, Lawan, Goje and Senator-elect, Uba Sani(APC-Kaduna Central) emerged from a closed door meeting with…
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Goje backs out of senate presidency, endorses Lawan
One of the contestants of the Senate Presidency of the 9th Senate, Danjuma Goje, has withdrawn from the race. He has also endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawan, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for the job. The latest development followed a meeting both Senators held with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja. Kaduna…
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Senate Presidency: Lawan’s kinsmen beg Ndume, Goje to step down
The Bade Emirate in Yobe, on Saturday appealed to Senators Ali Ndume and Danjuma Goje, both of All Progressives Congress (APC) to step down for anointed Sen. Ahmad Lawan in the contest for the seat of the Senate President. The duo of Alhaji Mamman Suleiman and Alhaji Mohammed Gagiyo, who are both prominent title holders…
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Buhari commiserates with Goje over wife’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of of Hajiya Yalwa, Sen. Danjuma Goje’s wive. In a commiseration message issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, on Monday in Abuja, President Buhari said he was deeply touched by the demise of Hajiya Yalwa. According to…
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Senator Goje loses wife
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Mohammed Danjuma Goje, has lost his wife Hajiya Yelwa. A statement by Goje’s son, Ahmed Mohammed, said that Yelwa 55 died in a hospital in the United States of America. It said, “With gratitude to Allah (SW T), I regret to announce the death of Her Excellency, Hajiya Yelwa…