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Gombe State bans scrap metal trade to mitigate infrastructure vandalism

The Gombe State Government has announced an immediate and indefinite ban on the scrap metal trade, locally known as “Bola Jari”, to curb...

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Hunter killed by accidental discharge in Gombe

A 19-year-old hunter, identified as Tanko Abubakar, lost his life after his loaded locally fabricated dane gun accidentally discharged, striking him in the...

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Gombe District Head sentenced to death by hanging

A Gombe State High Court has sentenced Sulei Yerima, the District Head of Bangunji, and his accomplice Shedrack Aliyu Kwan to death by...

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Seven kidnappers arrested, GPMG recovered in Gombe

The Gombe State Police Command has announced the arrest of seven suspected members of a cross-border kidnap syndicate, neutralizing two others, and recovering...

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16 prospective NYSC members die in tragic bus crash en route to Gombe

‎A deadly road accident on Wednesday, November 19, claimed the lives of 16 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. ‎‎The victims, graduates...

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5 teenagers die in Gombe State boat mishap

Five teenagers drowned after a boat carrying passengers to a village market capsized on the Nafada River in Nafada Local Government Area of...

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Gombe State security Commissioner dies in road accident

Colonel Abdullahi Bello (retd), the Gombe State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, died in a motor accident on Friday, October 24,...

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First Lady Remi Tinubu honoured with ‘Sarauniyar Yaki’ title in Gombe

‎First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has been conferred the prestigious traditional title of Sarauniyar Yaki (Warrior Queen) of Akko Emirate in Gombe State....