Tag: gombe
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Five dead, 13 injured in Easter accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday, said five persons died while 13 others were injured in a lone crash involving a truck on Billiri-Gombe Road in Gombe State. The FRSC Sector Commander in Gombe State, Mr Samson Kaura, confirmed this to NAN in Gombe on Monday.
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Sallah: 2 children killed, 20 injured in Gombe stampede – Police
The Police Force Gombe State Command has confirmed the death of two children following a stampede at the Gombe main Eid Ground. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in
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NAFDAC destroys N10bn fake, expired drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, expired and substandard drugs worth over N10 billion.
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Heavy trouble looming in Gombe as kinsmen, others reject Maishanu, Mai Tangale paramount ruler
The Tangale community in Gombe State, is engulfed in tension following the rejection of Mallam Danladi Sanusi Maishanu as the Mai Tangale, the paramount traditional ruler. The rejection came from various groups, including the Elders Forum, Community Development and Socio-Cultural Associations, and the Tangale Community Overseas. The Tangale groups, in a joint press statement issued…
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Ruling APC sweeps all council polls in Gombe State
Ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) won all the 11 local government chairmanship and 114 councillorship elections held in Gombe State on Saturday.
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Police burst 12-member fake dollar syndicate
The Police Command in Gombe says it has arrested 12 suspected members of a fake dollar syndicate in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Abubakar, who disclosed this on Thursday, said tha
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TCN announces two-day blackout in three states
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has disclosed that consumers in Gombe and some parts of Yola and Bauchi states will experience power outages on Thursday and Friday as a result of scheduled maintenance of power facilities. The TCN announced that its “maintenance crew will carry out scheduled preventive
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APC suspends Gombe Senator, Amos Bulus
The Gombe chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Sen. Amos Bulus (APC-Gombe ) over alleged anti-party activities. This is contained in a statement signed on Saturday in Gombe by Mr Moses Kyari, the state APC Publicity Secretary.
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Gombe gov’ship election: APC leads as INEC announces results of 6 LGAs
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, is leading after the announcement of results from six LGAs so far presented. Jibrin Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had so far won in two LGAs while APC won four LGAs
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Police confirm attack on INEC ad hoc staff in Gombe
The police in Gombe State on Saturday confirmed an attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s ad hoc staff camped at the Tudunwada Primary School, in Gombe metropolis. Mr Oqua Etim, the Commissioner of Police in Gombe confirmed the attack in an interview with NAN in Gombe on Saturday.