The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has signed 2021 Appropriation Bill of N120.3bn into law. The Governor signed the budget tagged, ‘Budget of Resilience’ into law on Wednesday. Yahaya, who spoke while signing the budget said the approval of the budget came earlier than that of 2020 which was signed around 27th December 2019. Commenting … Read more
Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe state, says Nigeria has never been ravaged by insecurity and criminal activities as it is now. The governor said the country never had it this bad in terms of security, noting that the nation was witnessing its worst security challenge in history. Ekohotblog understands that Yahaya made the remarks on … Read more
Apathy Saturday’s Local Government Area (LGA) elections in Gombe State, has been marred by voter apathy in some areas as voters failed to turn up in most of the polling units. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that in Gombe and Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Areas, most of the polling units appeared empty with no … Read more
Budget Gombe State chapter of the Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called on the Gombe State House of Assembly to create a budget line for Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities in the state. Mal. Sani Jauro, Team Leader of the group, who made the call in Gombe on Tuesday during an advocacy … Read more
Gombe State Finance Commissioner, Muhammad Magaji, says the state government has proposed ₦116 billion for the 2021 budget. He made this known while briefing journalists on Tuesday, after an Executive council meeting presided by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, at the government house. Magaji said, “All the people from all walks of life contributed, trade unions, youth, … Read more
Approval The Gombe state Government on Wednesday approved N250 million for the implementation of the Partnership for Expanded Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) programme in the state. Alhaji Mijinyawa Yahaya, the Gombe state Commissioner for Water Resources, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Gombe, said the state has not been part of … Read more
Gombe State Commissioner for Education, Dr Habu Dahiru, on Wednesday disclosed that seven students of Government Girls Secondary School Doma, tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of students infected with the virus to eight in the state. It had earlier been gathered that an unnamed student of the Government Science Secondary School Gombe, … Read more
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, plans and arrangements has been made by the Nigerian Air Force to set up a functional base in Gombe. Abubakar, who was represented by Air Vice Marshal Idi Lubo, stated this on Tuesday when he led a team of officers on a courtesy call on Governor … Read more
– About 601 ex-Boko Haram combatants have graduated at the DRR caml. – The disclosure was made by the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, MAj Gen Bamidele Shafa. The Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Major General Bamidele Shafa disclosed Saturday that 601 deradicalised ex Boko Haram combatants has graduated at the De-radicalized, Rehabilitation and Reintegration … Read more
Gombe state government on Monday announced that speaker of the state assembly, Abubakar Sadiq Ibrahim, alongside four other lawmakers has tested positive for COVID-19. The state made the announcement on when results of the samples sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) laboratory were released. The identities of the other lawmakers are not … Read more
A member of the Gombe state task force on COVID19, Shuaibu Danlami, has died from Coronavirus complications . Late Danlami, who was also the director for Special Services and Politics at the office of the Secretary to the State Government, died on Sunday May 31 after a brief illness. Samples taken from him for testing … Read more
The Gombe state government on Monday disclosed that 18 COVID-19 patients at its isolation centres have refused to be treated for the infection Chairman of the state’s task force on COVID-19, Idris Mohammed, made this known while addressing journalists on Monday. Mohammed said the state could account for only 12 people out of the 30 … Read more
Some COVID-19 patients at the Kwadon Isolation Centre, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, on Tuesday shut down the popular Gombe/ Biu Road. The patients were said to be rebelling against down government’s negligence, inadequate food provision and medical attention in the isolation centre. A resident of the community, who spoke with SaharaReporters, … Read more
The Gombe State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Godwin Omiko, has denounced the increasing incidents of crashes involving motorcyclists in the state. He said between January and March this year, 103 persons have been involved in motorcycle accidents, which left seven persons dead and 66 others with vaying degrees of injuries. … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), yesterday shut down operations at Gombe and Kebbi airports over N800 million debts. The agency sent a NOTAM (Notice To Air Men) to the airports announcing its decision to withdraw men of the safety and fire rescue and aviation security personnel attached to the two airports. Two weeks … Read more