Gombe State

2023 elections: Youth shot by DSS officer at APC rally in Gombe gets immediate appointment

The governor of Gombe, Muhammadu Yahaya, has appointed a youth, Auwal Hassan, who was shot by a DSS oficer in the state during a recent APC campaign rally.

2023: Mailantarki receives thousands of Gwamna's supporters into NNPP in Gombe

After the defection, Sardauna Dawo-Dawo changed its name to Mailantarki Movement, saying it decided to back the NNPP candidate, because of his antecedents.

Tension in southeast, top northern state as INEC, PDP offices razed, scores killed

Gunmen attacked the Imo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Owerri, on Monday, December 12, 2022, scores were killed.

Ex-Governor Dankwambo’s deputy, northern youth leader, others dump PDP, defect to APC in Gombe state

Charles Iliya, the former deputy Governor of Gombe, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Iliya was deputy Governor to Ibrahim Dankwambo.

Atiku’s northeast campaigner, dumps PDP for Tinubu with thousands of supporters

A prominent PDP chieftain in Gombe state, Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, has dumped the party and defected to the ruling APC ahead of the 2023 general elections.

2 prominent lawmakers dump APC, defect to NNPP in key northern state

Hamza Adamu and Bappah Usman Jurara, two serving members of the Gombe State House of Assembly on Saturday announced their defection from the APC to the NNPP.