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Gombe (Fula: Gelle/Wuro Gombe 𞤺𞤫𞥅𞤤𞥆𞤫/𞤱𞤵𞥅𞤪𞤮 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤥𞤦𞤫) is the capital city of Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria, with an estimated population of 261,536.[2] The city is the headquarters of Gombe State, a traditional city that covers most of Gombe State.[3] Gombe state speak many languages like Hausa, Fulani, and Tangale among others. Recent development in the state includes the opening of the new Gombe Lawanti International Airport in 2008 and state-wide street solar installation.[4]

Gombe central mosque
Gombe central mosque

Gombe
City
Roundabout in Gombe
Gombe
Coordinates: 10°17′N 11°10′E
Country Nigeria
StateGombe State
Government
 • EmirAbubakar Shehu-Abubakar
 • Local Government ChairmanAlh. Ali Usman Haruna[1]
Area
 • Total52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 Census)
 • Total280,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
760
ISO 3166 codeNG.GO.GO
ClimateAw

Population


Gombe State is populated by the Fulani people, constituting more than half of the state's population.[5] Other ethnic groups include the Bolewa, Tera, Waja, and Hausa people.[6]

The LGA has an area of 52 km² and a population of 480,000 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 760.[7]


Politics


The current Local Government Chairman is Alh Ali Ashaka.[1]


Transport


Gombe is served by Gombe Lawanti International Airport, and by a station on the eastern mainline of the national railway network and Gombe Line Terminal in mid-city. On 1 Feb., President Goodluck Jonathan announced that the Gombe-Kafancha-Kaduna intercity train services had been "rehabilitated", saying "the inauguration of the train services was crucial to the growth and development of the Gombe and other adjoining states."[8] "Minister of Transport, Idris Umar ... flagged off the Gombe-Kafanchan-Port Harcourt and Gombe-Kafanchan-Kaduna intercity train services."[9]


Culture and education


Gombe, as Gombe State capital, is the home of the notable Gombe State University (GSU) located at Shamaki ward, Tudun Wada, Gombe.[10] The University was established during the then government of Governor Danjuma Goje in 2004.[11] Making it the first University in the State. Also, in Gombe, is the College of Nursing and midwifery Gombe state,[12] also, another State managed tertiary institution[13] and is located at JEKADAFARI. Also, in Gombe is the College of Medical Sciences. There are also several State and private-owned primary and Secondary schools within Gombe, among are MATRIX International Academy,[14] Gombe Central, Government Science Secondary School,[15] Government Day Secondary School (Pilot), Pen resource Academy,[16] to mention but few.


Economy


Farming is the main source of income for the inhabitants of Gombe State. Maize, millet, Guinea corn, rice, cotton, groundnut, beans, Beni seed, and other food and cash crops are farmed in the state. Livestock rearing is also common in the state.[17]

The Gombe Urban Market, also known as (Babbar kasuwa) in Hausa, is located in the HERWAGANA region of Gombe.[18] The state's geographical location and friendly economy make it a commercial area where entrepreneurs, even neighboring states, have their SMEs established. These SMEs have been the source of employment and income generation to many individuals[19]

Gombe town's unusual location in the heart of the North-East has made it a popular resting and gathering spot for travelers and traders from all over the geopolitical zone and beyond.[20]

In 2008 an agreement was reached "to set up anti-venom manufacturing plant in Kaltungo General Hospital in Gombe," and provide medical training for snakebite patients.[21] The Gombe State government ordered an additional N4 million in anti-venom for the hospital in 2009, due to a local increase in snakebites.[22]


Sports


Gombe is also home to the new Pantami Stadium, a 12000-capacity sporting complex erected in 2010 by the then-Governor Danjuma Goje's administration to help the state's sports growth.[23] It replaced the earlier Abubakar Umar Memorial Stadium and is home to Gombe United F.C. and Gombe Bulls, the 2017 Nigerian Premier League runners-up (basketball).[24]


Boko Haram


Gombe has been impacted by jihadist group Boko Haram's insurgency, having been attacked several times in the mid-2010s.[25]

On 22 December 2014, a suicide bombing at a bus station killed over 20 people.[26][27][28]

On 1 January 2015, a suicide bomber attacked a New Year's Eve service at a church, injuring several people.[29] On 14 January 2015, a suicide bomber killed two people and left 14 wounded at a Gombe mosque.[30]

On 2 February 2015, just minutes after a campaign rally by President Goodluck Johnathan, an attack by a female suicide bomber left one person dead and eighteen injured.[31] Two blasts had occurred in the city the previous day, leaving five people dead.[32] Local residents "have set up checkpoints to defend Gombe" according to the BBC.[31]

Boko Haram attacked Gombe on 14 February 2015, as well as on 16 and 22 July 2015.


See also


Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gombe.

References


  1. "Gombe LGA".
  2. "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2004.
  3. "Gombe State". Online Nigeria Daily News. Archived from the original on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  4. "Gombe approves N3.2 Billion contract for solar streetlights installation". Businessday NG. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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  7. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  8. "Nigeria Completes Rehabilitation of Gombe-Kafancha-Kaduna Inter-City Train". Premium Times - AllAfrica. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  9. Danjuma Williams (2 February 2015). "Transport minister flags off Gombe-P'Harcourt train service". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Gombe State University, Gombe - Photos & Reviews". Hotels.ng Places. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. Nigerian University Commission. "nigerian-univerisities state-univerisity". University Commission. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. "How literary initiative lit up Gombe State". Daily Trust. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  13. "Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics | Dailytrust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  14. "MATRIX INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY". www.napps.com.ng. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  15. "Gombe secondary school students protest over food". 7 June 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  16. "Pen Resource Academy Gombe emerges winner of 2022 Scientists Presidential Award". Daylight Reporters. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  17. Yusuf, Yusuf Sani (1 January 2016). "Agriculture as a Tool for Economic Development in Nigeria: An Assessment of Problems and Prospects in Gombe State". Nigeria's Economic Development Conference (NEDCO).
  18. Maina, Joy Joshua (September 2013). "Uncomfortable prototypes: Rethinking socio-cultural factors for the design of public housing in Billiri, north east Nigeria". Frontiers of Architectural Research. 2 (3): 310–321. doi:10.1016/j.foar.2013.04.004. ISSN 2095-2635.
  19. Garba, Adamu (31 December 2019). "Effect of Entrepreneurial Competencies on the Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria". International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics. 9 (1): 17–28. doi:10.31270/ijame/v09/i01/2020/3. ISSN 2278-3369. S2CID 213268080.
  20. Muhammed, Bibi Umar (29 December 2020). "Analysis of the Impacts of Urbanisation on Land Cover Change in Gombe Local Government Area, Gombe State Nigeria". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Analysis. 03 (12). doi:10.47191/ijmra/v3-i12-17. ISSN 2643-9840. S2CID 234458781.
  21. Aliyu M. Hamagam (15 February 2008). "Nigeria: UK, Echitab to Build Anti-Venom Plant in Gombe". Daily Trust - allAfrica.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  22. Segun Awofadeji (23 September 2009). "Nigeria: Gombe Orders N4 Million Anti-Snake Venom". This Day - allAfrica.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  23. "N3bn Pantami stadium Gombe in dire need of maintenance". Daily Trust. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  24. "Kano Pillars, Gombe Bulls pick continental slot". ACLSports. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  25. Higazi, Adam; Lar, Jimam (23 January 2015). "Articulations of Belonging: The Politics of Ethnic and Religious Pluralism in Bauchi and Gombe States, North-East Nigeria". Africa. 85 (1): 103–130. doi:10.1017/s0001972014000795. ISSN 0001-9720. S2CID 144713143.
  26. Levinus Nwabughiogu & Susan Edeh (23 December 2014). "Bloody Monday: Bombers hit Gombe, Bauchi, kill 30". Vanguard News. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  27. "Bomb killed 27 people and around 60 were wounded in Gombe". Reuters. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  28. Deadly blast at Nigeria bus station
  29. "Nigeria: Another bomber self-destruct outside Gombe Church". P.M. NEWS Nigeria. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  30. "Suicide bomber kills two, wounds 14 at mosque in north-eastern Nigeria". Yahoo News Canada. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.[permanent dead link]
  31. "Nigeria elections: Blast hits presidential rally in Gombe". BBC News. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  32. "Two blasts rock Nigeria's Gombe city, 5 dead: witnesses, source". AFP - Yahoo News. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.


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