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 Kamal Hammajo Adam | 21 December, 2025 GOMBE: The Velocity Humanitarian Foundation has donated the sum of ₦10 million to the Gombe Timber Market Association to support traders affected by a recent fire outbreak that destroyed sections of the market. Presenting the donation in Gombe, the foundation said the gesture was aimed at easing the hardship faced by victims who lost goods and property in the inferno, which occurred twice within one month. Speaking during the presentation, the Chairman of the Gombe Timber Market Association, Muhammad Sani , expressed deep appreciation to the founder of the foundation, Engineer Aliyu Muhammad , for what he described as the highest single donation the association has received since the incident. He said the association had received support from individuals and organizations, but noted that the intervention by Engineer Aliyu Muhammad, popularly known as Combat , stood out for its magnitude and timely nature. Muhammad Sani further discl...

  Kamal Hamamjo Adam | 20th December, 2023 The Gombe State Government has continued its effort to clear the backlog of retirees’ gratuities, with payments now covering retirees from 2019, including the most recent batch from 2021 to 2023. The State Auditor-General and Chairman of the Gratuity Payment Committee, Mohammad Buba Gombe , confirmed that the government has made significant progress in settling outstanding payments, following approval by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya . Speaking to journalists in Gombe, Buba Gombe said the payment exercise is ongoing and has already been completed for Local Government retirees, while payments for state retirees are nearing completion. According to him, gratuities for state retirees from 2021 and 2022 have been fully paid, with payments for 2023 currently underway. He noted that the exercise has been met with widespread appreciation from retirees, many of whom expressed joy and gratitude to the present administration for fulfilling i...