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By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Feb. 10, 2021 The Gombe State Government has approved the sum of N3.24 billion for the installation of solar streetlights in Gombe metropolis. The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr Ibrahim Hassan, stated this on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the State’s Executive Council meeting. Hassan said that the project would take three months to complete and is expected to cover about 71kms of Gombe township roads. He said that part of the proje...

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By Peter Uwumarogie Dadin-Kowa (Gombe State), Feb. 2, 2021 Some fish farmers in Dadin Kowa-Kwadom, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area, Gombe State have called on the state government to train them on production of fish feeds. They made the appeal in separate interviews with newsmen on Monday in Dadin Kowa. According to them, the high cost of feeds was making fish farming less profitable as farmers spend more on feed than on any other inputs. Mr Daniel Maji, one of the fish farmers, told NAN th...

By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Jan 9, 2021 Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state, on Saturday, said the government had approved 70 slots for Christians going on pilgrimage to Israel in 2021. Yahaya, who confirmed this to a delegation of the Christian community in the state, who paid him a New Year visit, stated that the challenges that his administration met on ground caused Christians not to travel to Israel for the 2019 pilgrimage. “ This year, a good number has been approved. I think about 70 Ch...

By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Dec. 29, 2020 Dr Philip Idinoba, a rice commodity specialist with AfricaRice has raised concerns over increasing populating that is eroding the Federal Government effort toward boosting rice production. Idinoba expressed the concern in an interview with newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday. He, therefore, said that there is need for more government investment on rice to boost Nigeria’s food security. According to him, the government is doing a lot to boost rice production,...

By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Dec. 19, 2020 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and council seats in Gombe local government polls conducted on Saturday, according to the declaration made by the Gombe state Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC). The Executive chairman of GOSIEC and chief presiding officer at the polls, Mr Saidu Awak, stated that the results of the election, as returned and declared by returning officers, were in accordance with section 26, sub-secti...

By Peter Uwumarogie Gurma (Gombe state), Dec. 19, 2020 – Gombe state Deputy Governor, Mannassah Jatau on Saturday cast his vote for both chairmanship and councilor positions amid low voters turnout. Jatau exercised his franchise at Gurma 06 Unit in Kulani-Degri-Sikan ward in Balanga Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists shortly after casting his vote, the deputy governor said the election was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that caretaker committees we...

By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Dec. 18, 2020 Gombe State Committee on COVID-19 has warned residents to comply with COVID-19 protocols following resurgence of the virus in communities across the state. The Chairman of the committee, who is also the Deputy Governor of the state, Mannassah Jatau raised the alarm while briefing journalists in Gombe on Friday. Jatau said the severity of the second wave of the pandemic as observed across the world was a lesson for residents to learn and ensure strict ad...