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Govt college students not denied breakfast – Gombe ministry SA insists
The Gombe State Ministry of Education has denied allegations of underfeeding students at Government Girls Mega College, Doma, insisting that adequate food is being provided to students in the boarding school. • Gombe map Reacting to the allegations...
When kidnappers tax a nation: The political economy of Nigeria’s ransom industry, by Cliff Stanley
The revelation that Nigerians paid approximately ₦2.23 trillion in ransom to kidnappers within a single year is more than...
News commentary: World Environment Day 2026 special, by Richard James
Today, as nations across the globe commemorate World Environment Day 2026 under the theme "Climate Action," attention is...
Insecurity didn’t start under Tinubu, stop politicising it — Umahi
The Minister of Works, Engineer David Umahi, on Thursday cautioned against politicising insecurity in Nigeria, insisting that the...
North gets over 60% of Tinubu’s legacy road projects, says Umahi
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, on Thursday said the northern region accounts for more than 60...
The economic effects of stringent bail conditions in Nigeria, by Douglas Ogbankwa
Being charged to court in Nigeria today is like being led on a road to Golgotha. There is a...
Pantami’s political test: Can a preacher of principle govern beyond identity, by Cliff Stanley
Politics has a unique way of testing convictions. It separates what leaders preach from what they practice and...
CSOs reaffirm commitment to collaboration, accountability in Gombe health sector
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Gombe State have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening coordination, communication and collaboration to enhance service...
GONET condemns rising cases of child abduction, kidnapping across Nigeria
The Gombe Network of Civil Society Organisations (GONET) has condemned the increasing cases of child abduction, kidnapping, and...
2027: “Give me one chance, Gombe will see the difference”, Monica Yahaya-Kaltho
As political activities ahead of the 2027 elections gradually gather momentum, more young voices and women are stepping into...
NANS North-East 𝚖obilises for 𝚜olidarity 𝚙rotest 𝚘ver 𝚊bducted Borno 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Zone E (North-East), 𝚘𝚗 𝚆𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢 directed all its structures across...
FG invites tech experts to develop digital registry for made-in-Taraba products
By Terna Chikpa The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office, has...
EDUCATION
NYSC @53: Gombe hails corps members for bridging manpower gaps
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr Manassah Jatau, on Friday lauded the founders of the National...
AGRICULTURE
Gombe moves to enforce grazing, forest, cattle route reforms
The Gombe State White Paper Implementation Committee on the Recommendations of the Assessment Committee on Grazing Reserves, Forest...
FEATURES & INVESTIGATIONS
The politics of panic: Why vilifying Seyi Makinde is a dangerous diversion from Nigeria’s security reality, by Erasmus Ikhide
IN the theater of Nigerian politics, tragedy often serves as the opening act for a farce. The recent, gut-wrenching abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State has been met with the predictable roar of the political class—a cacophony...
Ben Adaji: And death strikes on a journalism hero, by Emmanuel Bello
Enconiums have continued to pour in torrentially following the news of Ben Adaji's demise. Apart...
Oyo abduction: Presidency, a visit rather too, by Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi
The arrival of a Presidential delegation to Oyo State, sixteen days after the abduction that shook the conscience of the...
A cultural bomb: The minister’s error, by Jeff Godwin Doki PhD
At an international Conference in Abuja on “Language in Education” last year November, Nigeria’s Education Minister, Dr. Tunji...
How I returned from the Gate of the other World (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (I)
Amazing experience, my brother, count yourself lucky to have been in Al Shifa hospital. What amazes...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
17 killed in fresh bandit attack on Sokoto community
No fewer than 17 people, including seven visitors who had travelled for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, were reportedly killed...
