Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Tuesday said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has registered 400, 000 membership strength in the state. Yahaya disclosed this while speaking during the party’s state congress held at the Pantami Stadium Gombe. He said: “Following the commencement of the e-registration of membership and revalidation, the state has…
Prominent Nigerian leaders have reiterated the need for national unity anchored on peaceful coexistence as a solution to the country’s quest for sustainable growth and development. The call was made on Sunday in Kaduna during the wedding ceremony of Josephine Tirnok, first daughter of the Chairman of the Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev….
A boat accident in Nafada town, Gombe State, on Saturday has claimed the lives of five teenagers, authorities confirmed. The victims have been identified as: Najib Ibrahim, 18 Hauwa’u Dogal, 15 Ummati Baraya, 16 Umaira Gidado, 16 Amina Jaliya, 15 Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, expressed profound sorrow over the tragedy in a condolence message…
Gov Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has called for urgent and collective action to tackle the rising number of out-of-school children in the state. The governor made the call on Monday at a one-day stakeholder engagement for the 2025 Enrolment Drive Campaign in Gombe, organised in partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State on Monday signed into law a bill establishing 13 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), increasing the state’s administrative units to 24—comprising 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the newly created LCDAs. The new councils and their headquarters are: Akko North – Amada; Akko West – Pindiga; Balanga South…
Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, says President Bola Tinubu has lived up to the promises he made during the 2023 campaign, and “is still keeping them.” Governor Yahaya made the assertion on Tuesday in Kaduna, at a two-day Interactive Session on Government-Citizen Engagement, organised by…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined a request by the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking for the release of his international passport to travel abroad for medicare. Justuc Emeka Nwite, while delivering a ruling at the resumed hearing of the alleged money laundering case preferred against Bello by the EFCC,…
Justice Maryann Anenih of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday, adjourned ruling in an application filed by former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking leave to travel abroad for medical reasons. Bello and his co-defendants Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu were arraigned on Nov 27 , 2024 on a 16-count- charge bordering on alleged property…
Witnesses in the trial of ex-Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello have testified that no payments were made by the defendants into the company accounts involved in a disputed real estate transaction. Bello, along with co-defendants Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, is facing 16 charges brought by Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the EFCC, relating to allegations of…
Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has urged Christians to uphold and promote Christ’s timeless values of peace and compassion to touch lives and stimulate development. Bello made the call in his Easter message, signed by his media aide Mr Ohiare Machael, on Sunday in Lokoja. The former governor felicitated Christians and encouraged…
