…They were among 76 people arrested in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Kaduna, Gombe, Jos, Katsina, and Kano states for allegedly participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests, which lasted from August 1 to 10, 2024. The proceedings had barely commenced when four of the visibly distressed children slumped insid…

…Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara, while Akwa Ibom, Edo, Osun, Rivers and Yobe recorded no expenditure in the listed categories. The…

…Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State 49. Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State 50. Gombe State University, Gombe State 51. Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State 52. Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State 53. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State 54. Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State 55. Imo St…

The Gombe Chief Magistrate Court No. 1 on Monday granted bail to Suleiman Dawawu, who is facing charges of alleged defamation of character and injurious falsehood against the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Gombe State, Dr Jamil Gwamna. Dawawu, a resident of Manawachi Quarters, Gombe, was arraigned…

National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prof. Abubakar Sadiq Gombe, has explained why the party’s governorship candidate in Osun State, Mr Francis Ajala, could not defeat the incumbent, Ademola Adeleke, who emerged winner of Saturday’s election. Gombe, speaking to journalists on Monday, said Osun voters…

…forgery and possession of fake identification cards and uniforms of the corps in Gombe State. The suspects are: Auwal Umar, 26, of Tukulma in Akko Local Government Area; Hamza Usman, 23, of Herwagana, Gombe; and Yakubu Muhammad, 22, also of Herwagana. The suspects were paraded at the NSCDC State Command in Gombe. The S…

I gave her N600 - Grandfather confesses to s3xually abusing 14-year-old girl in Gombe A 64-year-old man, Abubakar Aliyu, has confessed to s3xually abusing a 14-year-old girl at his medicine shop in Arawa Quarters, Gombe. Aliyu, a grandfather with several grandchildren, was arrested following a report by the child's mot…

…targets maternal and infant mortality. We launched pilot projects in Abuja, Nasarawa, Gombe and Ekiti states, investing more than $2 million. We initially targeted a 25 per cent reduction in maternal deaths, but achieved more than a 50 per cent reduction in both maternal and infant mortality in the pilot areas. Our obj…

…of Trustees of the Athletics and Other Sports Development Commission, Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe, has rejected Odegbami’s position, describing it as being driven by personal interest rather than the broader development of Nigerian football. “I disagree with many things he said in that video,” Gara-Gombe said. “If you wan…

…its debt from N157.60bn to N120.03bn. The N37.57bn decline represented 23.84 per cent. Gombe’s debt fell from N67.20bn to N65.17bn, a reduction of N2.03bn or 3.02 per cent. Imo reduced its domestic debt from N83.75bn to N81.65bn, representing a N2.10bn or 2.50 per cent decline. Jigawa’s debt remained unchanged at N1.60…

…North-East and North-West, including Calabar, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Yenagoa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jalingo, Yola, Farm Centre Kano and Dawakin Kudu Kano. “It is therefore far from the truth to suggest that the Federal Government is attempting to disenfranchise the North or any part of the country through this process,” the stat…

…accompanied by moderate rainfall over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Kano, Zamfara, Gombe, Bauchi, Taraba and Adamawa states during the morning hours on Wednesday. According to the agency, thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rainfall are expected over parts of Kaduna and the entire North-East later in the day. “Pat…

…by renewed investor confidence and sustained capital inflows. Speaking at a CBN Fair in Gombe, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Department of the CBN, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali, who delivered the opening remarks of the CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, attributed the increase to stronger…

…investigation, the suspect’s phone was successfully tracked, leading to her arrest in Gombe State,” the PPRO stated. According to him, the case has also been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Dutse for further action. In a related development, police in Kazaure Division arrested a suspected AT…

…state is followed by Adamawa and Zamfara, where motorists pay N1,370 per litre, while Gombe and Kaduna retail petrol at N1,365 per litre.At the lower end, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom have the cheapest NNPC petrol price at N1,235 per litre.Lagos follows at N1,265, while motorists in Sokoto pay N1,282 per litre. Abia, Imo, Ogu…

…ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!In Gombe state, Goje suffered a similar fate, losing the APC ticket to retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohammed Ahmed. On the other side of the political divide, former Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo picked up the PDP ticket for Gombe…

…January and March, with the cost of a healthy diet jumping 49.3%. It was followed by Gombe at 34.1%, Yobe at 29.9%, Cross River at 28.1%, Kano at 27% and Ogun at 26.7%.However, BudgIT cautioned that percentage increases should be viewed alongside actual naira values. Taraba, for instance, started January with a healthy…

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, on Friday suspended the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions in the state Ministry of Justice, Abubakar Jungudo, pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of misconduct levelled against him. The suspension followed the governor’s approval of the constitution of a…

…The NPC Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, represented by the Federal Commissioner in Gombe State, Abubakar Danburam, made the call on Thursday during a press briefing in Gombe ahead of the commemoration of the 2026 World Population Day. He noted that Nigeria, with an estimated population of 238 million people, remains the most…

…exclusion from the primaries, and wrongful declaration of winnersCases span Zamfara, Gombe, Delta, Plateau, Kogi, Ekiti, and Yobe states, with hearings still ongoing in several Federal High CourtsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! At least eight aspirants who contested the All Progress…

…submitted to INEC. He also prayed the court to declare overvoting in states like Bauchi, Gombe and Kwara. He, therefore, sought a declaration that the ex-governor, not being a registered member of the PRP, cannot participate in the party’s primary election held on May 25, where he was declared the winner on May 26. He…

…Enugu State with +1.15 and Jigawa State with +0.77. Abia ranked ahead of Osun, Kano, Gombe, Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Lagos, Imo, Anambra and several other states assessed in the review period covering 33 states. The Momentum Index measures how far each state has advanced relative to the national average. Positive scores indica…

…(Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States)3. 3 Division Headquarters - Jos (Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe States)4. 5 Division Headquarters - Makurdi (Benue, Nasarawa and Kogi States)5. 6 Division Headquarters - Port Harcourt (Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States)6. 7 Division Headquarters - Maiduguri (Borno and Yobe States)7.…

200-level Gombe varsity student found d3ad in stagnant water The body of a 200-level student of the Federal University of Kashere (FUK), Gombe State, has been recovered from a statement water in Sabon Garin Yero village, near Kashere town, Akko Local Government Area of the state. The deceased was identified as Enoch Ma…

…of the country. Its network today spans Abuja, Lagos, Akure, Ibadan, Ilorin, Dutse, Gombe, Jalingo, Warri and other domestic destinations, alongside regional services to Niamey, Lome and Cotonou. Many of these routes do not generate passenger volumes sufficient to justify large-capacity aircraft. This is where Overland…