Yahaya
26 Dec
A consortium of five Civil Society Organisations under the auspices of Advocacy for Disability Act Cluster (ADAC) has lauded Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State for signing the state’s Disability Bill into law. Mrs Grace Jerry, ADAC Cluster Anchor and the Executive Director of Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), gave the commendation in a statement in…
26 Dec
The Gombe State Police Command has confirmed 22 persons were injured after a car rammed into a Christian procession on Wednesday in Tumfure Community, near Gombe. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Gombe on Wednesday. Abdullahi stated that no death was recorded in the unfortunate incident,…
19 Nov
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has presented a N320-billion 2025 Appropriation Bill to the state’s House of Assembly. The budget is made up of N111 billion or 34.7 per cent for recurrent expenditure and N209 billion or 65.30 per cent for capital expenditure. The proposed budget, which is the second in Yahaya’s second tenure…
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