The Gombe State Police Command said its operatives in Zambuk Division in Yamaltu Deba local government area have arrested a 54-year-old ward head, Mohammed Tukur of Sabon Gari Village for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl identified as Zulei Malam Dahiru. Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, said in a statement that the victim…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps in Gombe State has confirmed the death of three members of the Boys Brigade Nigeria in a car crash that occurred along the Gombe-Billiri Road on Tuesday. The victims were reportedly travelling to Tal in Billiri Local Government Area for the funeral of a fellow Boys…
Dr. Ahmad Abubakar, a lecturer at the Federal College of Horticultural Technology, Dadin Kowa, Gombe State, has been remanded in prison after posting a video on Facebook showing Shamsuddeen Mohammed, son of the Bauchi State Governor, dancing with his wife. The video, posted on April 9, 2025, was captioned in Hausa: “’Yan Bauchi Ta Kudu…
A middle-aged man voluntarily turned himself in at the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), confessing to a ₦9 million employment scam. The suspect, identified as Idris Adamu, walked into the EFCC office on Monday and requested an audience with the Acting Zonal Director, Deputy Commander of the EFCC (DCE)…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 14-year-old girl from Gombe state who was married off to an unknown man in Taraba has been rescued. The Gombe Women affairs and Social Development commissioner, Asma’u Iganus confirmed the recue mission. She said the teenager was married off to a wealthy man as his fourth wife. “This is a…
The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed a fatal accident in the Billiri Local Government Area, which claimed multiple lives during the Easter celebration. Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Buhari, stated that five persons were confirmed dead and several others injured. “We recorded an accident at Billiri Local Government after…
No fewer than 390 repentant Boko Haram members graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme in Gombe State. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during the graduation in Malam Sidi in the Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State on Thursday. He said that the graduating clients arrived…
Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the death of two children following a stampede that occurred at the Gombe main Eid prayer ground on Sunday. In a statement by the Command PPRO, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, made available to journalists in Gombe, Sunday, he states that, “Regrettably, two of the victims were certified dead by the…
Youths in Gombe State on Monday, March 24, went berserk while looting palliatives meant to be distributed in the state by Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son for the Ramadan. Recall that the president’s son has been on a tour of the Northern states across the country since the beginning of Ramadan. During his tours,…
The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed the killing Reverend Buba Galadima the pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Lubo community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident which led to the death of the pastor happened in the early hours…