…while an AK-47 rifle, three rounds of live ammunition and a tricycle were recovered. In Gombe State, a joint operation by the police, military, Department of State Services, hunters and vigilantes in Ribado Ward, through Bajoga in Funakaye Local Government Area, led to the arrest of four suspects and rescue of two kidn…

The Gombe State Government has pledged to fully implement the recommendations of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria on the collapse of the reinforced concrete cantilever entrance canopy at the ongoing State House of Assembly Complex. The Deputy Governor, Manassah Jatau, made the commitment while r…

…the meeting were governors Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa state), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Mohammed Auwal Jatau (Deputy Governor of Bauchi state), representing the governor, and Idi Barde Gubana, Deputy Governor of Yobe state, representing the governor of Yobe state. Their counterpart from Taraba was absent – and…

…buses.Checks conducted across Enugu, Anambra, Delta, Imo, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Gombe, Edo, Plateau, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ogun states showed fares had not changed, and in some areas had gone up. Transport unions in most of these states said they had received no CNG buses, while commercial operators pointed to high fuel…

…Enugu–Onitsha and Enugu–Port Harcourt corridors, alongside the New Enugu Smart City. GOMBE — Housing: Development of a 250-unit Renewed Hope Estate and supporting infrastructure. IMO — Roads & Transport: Strategic road, transport and aviation-related infrastructure supporting South-East connectivity. JIGAWA — Roads: Ka…

…projects Council backs new military formations, 1,085 solar streetlights By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The Gombe State Government has approved N10.32 billion to settle outstanding gratuities owed retired civil servants at the state and local government levels. The approvals were among decisions reached at the 56th meet…

…exercise. On the allegation of over-voting in the PRP primary election in Bauchi, Gombe and Kwara states, the court held that the plaintiff failed to provide the party’s membership register, accreditation records and final primary election results to substantiate the claim. Consequently, the court dismissed the suit an…

…Iyabo Obasanjo and Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi. Pantami’s case already before court In Gombe State, the case involving former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, predates the Supreme Court judgment. A Federal High Court had nullified the PDP governorship primary that produced Pantami a…

…along the Bauchi-Yobe-Maiduguri route, as well as those travelling from Kano to Gombe, to “exercise extreme caution and take all necessary safety precautions.” The warning comes amid the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecast of rain and thunderstorms across several parts of the country. In its latest weather…

…of thunderstormsNiMet said the system is moving westward and will affect Kano, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Plateau, the FCT, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue, Enugu, Abia, Imo, Delta, Bayelsa, Anambra, Ebonyi, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to v…

…safe water, reliable electricity, and essential newborn equipment. It also reported that Gombe recorded an 80 per cent rate of PHCs without accessibility provisions. Orodata said improving primary healthcare required more than isolated renovation projects, urging coordinated interventions based on verified facility-lev…

…State was rescued. Two motorcycles allegedly used by the bandits were also recovered. In Gombe State, a joint clearance operation in Kowagel and Bojude in Dukku and Kwami Local Government Areas led to the arrest of a suspected kidnap operative. The police said sustained pressure on the suspected syndicate resulted in t…

…and addressed to the Chairman of the ADC in Bojude Ward, Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State. A copy of the letter was made available to our correspondent on Sunday. Hassan Muhammadu, who was also the North-East Zonal Secretary of the party, announced his immediate withdrawal from the party and resignation from…

…Bauchi Field Office. The dialogue, which brought together journalists from Bauchi, Gombe and Plateau states, was organised as part of UNICEF’s advocacy efforts to strengthen public financing for children in its field office states. The participants were challenged to move beyond reporting political promises and budgeta…

…December 31, 2026, is being implemented at the federal level and in Anambra, Ebonyi, Gombe and Kwara states, with a focus on improving integrated, patient-centred services for vulnerable and underserved populations. Its priority areas include sexual and reproductive health, maternal and newborn health, family planning,…

…of the Kolmani oil exploration project during his 2023 presidential campaign in Gombe State. Pali said the host community had expected the Tinubu administration to sustain the momentum of the project after assuming office, but lamented that exploration activities were eventually halted and equipment evacuated from the…

…head. Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara had the complete data. Comparable data were unavailable for Edo, Osun and Rivers. For comparison, ava…

Former Gombe State Governor and Senator representing Gombe Central, Mohammed Danjuma Goje, has said he voluntarily decided to step aside from the 2027 election. He dismissed claims that Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya forced him out of politics. Goje made the clarification in an interview with BBC Hausa on Tuesday, foll…

…was recovered as an exhibit, while the SCID, Bauchi, is investigating. Similarly, in Gombe State, police detectives arrested a suspect over the alleged killing of a 16-year-old boy in Gudukku District, Nafada Local Government Area. The FPRO said the victim sustained a serious head injury during a disagreement before hi…

…and oil derivation. Lagos received N344.06bn from VAT during the period. Adamawa, Gombe, Ekiti and Ebonyi were among the states with lower receipts during the period. The increase in revenue is a departure from the allocations recorded before the subsidy removal. Between April and June 2023, FAAC distributed N655.93bn,…

Former Gombe State Governor and Senator representing Gombe Central, Danjuma Goje, has denied defecting from the All Progressives Congress, despite the omission of his name from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Goje, who has represented Gombe Centra…

…and legislative by-elections across four statesEight constituencies across Gombe, Bauchi, Delta, Kano, and Kogi states were affected by the new APC schedulePAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! The All Progressives Congress (APC) has published its timetable and schedule of activities for…

A daughter of Gombe State, Maryam Ibrahim Dan’azumi, has emerged overall winner of the 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’anic Competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Maryam, a student of Abubakar Siddiq Community Islamic School for Qur’anic Memorisation, Herwagana Quarters, Gombe, represented Nigeria at the pre…

…Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno and Cross River. Others are Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Plateau. The agency has urged communities living on floodplains to move immediately to higher ground and called on state and local governments to activate early-warning…

…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…