Gombe State (; ) is a

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

in northeastern

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, bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Borno in the vicinity of

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and Lake Dadin Kowa and Yobe in the vicinity of Gongola River, to the south by

Taraba State Taraba is a States of Nigeria, state in north-eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. It is known as "Nature's Gift to the Nation". Its capital is Jalingo. The state's main Demographics ...

, to the southeast by

Adamawa State Adamawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno State, Borno to the northwest, Gombe State, Gombe to the west, and Taraba State, Taraba to the southwest while its eas ...

, and to the west by

Bauchi State Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

. Gombe is the state capital of Gombe state and it was formed from a part of

on 1 October 1996. Of the 36 states in Nigeria, Gombe is the 22nd largest in area and the 32nd most populous, with an estimated population of about 3.25 million as of 2016. The state bears a slogan "Jewel in the Savannah". Geographically, the state is within the

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ecoregion. Important geographic features include the

— which flows through Gombe's north and east into Lake Dadin Kowa — and part of the Muri Mountains, a small range in the state's far south. Among the state's nature endowments are a number of

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species, including carpet viper,

puff adder The puff adder (''Bitis arietans'') is a highly venomous viper species found in savannahs and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the Sahara and rainforest regions. It is responsible for causing the most snak ...

, and

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populations along with

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, and

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populations. The state is inhabited by various

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, primarily the

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living in the north and center of the state, and the Tangale, living in the Southern and Central part of the state, while the state's diverse eastern and southern regions are populated by the Cham, Dadiya, Jara, Kamo, Pero, Tangale,

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, Lunguda and

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peoples. Religiously, between 55% and 60% of the state's populations are Muslim while the Christian minority comprises between 40% and 45%. In the

pre-colonial Colonialism is the control of another territory, natural resources and people by a foreign group. Colonizers control the political and tribal power of the colonised territory. While frequently an Imperialism, imperialist project, colonialism c ...

period, the area that is now Gombe State was split up between various states until the early 1800s when the

Fulani jihad The Jihad of Usman dan Fodio was a religio-military conflict in present-day Nigeria and Cameroon. The war began when Usman dan Fodio, a prominent Islamic scholar and teacher, was exiled from Gobir by King Yunfa, one of his former students. Us ...

seized much of the area to the Northern Gombe and formed the

Gombe Emirate The Gombe Emirate (Fula: Lamorde Gombe 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤮𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤥𞤦𞤫) is a Nigerian traditional states, traditional state in Nigeria that roughly corresponds in area to the modern Gombe State.The current Emir of Gombe ...

under the

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while the Tangale seized the Southern Area to establish their Maidom which has traceable history to ElKanemi - Maiduguri migration. In the 1910s,

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expeditions occupied the

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and the surrounding areas, incorporating them into the

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which later merged into

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before becoming independent as

in 1960. Originally, modern-day Gombe State was a part of the post-independence Northern Region until 1967 when the region was split and the area became part of the

North-Eastern State North-Eastern State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Region. Its capital was the city of Maiduguri. On 3 February 1976, two states were carved out ...

. After the North-Eastern State was split,

was formed in 1976 alongside ten other states. Twenty years afterwards, a group of LGAs in Bauchi's west were broken off to form the new Gombe State. Economically, Gombe State is largely based around

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, mainly of

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, groundnuts,

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and

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es mostly in the Central and Southern axis. Other key industries are services, especially in the city of Gombe, and the herding of

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s, and

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which are predominantly in the Northern axis of the state. Gombe has the fourth lowest

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and one of the lowest

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s in the country. Gombe is one of the "friendliest" cities in Nigeria for doing business, due to its excellent modern infrastructure, secure and stable serenity, transparency and easier accessibility of information, regulatory environment, skills and labour and economic opportunities. These earned her the

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's yearly appraisal, "The Ease of Doing Business", in 2021 and 2023.

Overview

The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 2,365,000 people as of 2006. It was formed in October 1996, from part of the old

by the Abacha military government. The state is located in Nigeria's Guinea savannah and Sudan savannah belts. Undulating hills, sandy rocks, and a few volcanic rocks make up the landscape. Its location in the northeastern zone, right within the expansive savannah, allows the state to share common borders with the states of Borno, Yobe,

Taraba Taraba is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. It is known as "Nature's Gift to the Nation". Its capital is Jalingo. The state's main ethnic groups are the Fulani, Mu ...

, Adamawa and

Bauchi Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

. Gombe has two distinct climates, the dry season (November–March) and the rainy season (April–October) with an average rainfall of 850mm.

Local Government Areas

Gombe State consists of eleven

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. They are:

Demographics

Gombe State is a multi-ethnic society that consists of the majority

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and Tangale tribe, who inhabit the northern, southern and central parts of Gombe State. The Fulani are in 5 while the Tangle are also in 5 out of the 11 Local Government Areas of the state. These include Dukku, Funakaye, Nafada,

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, and Gombe LGAs while for Tangale it includes Billiri, Kaltungo, Shomgom, Akko & Kwami LGAs. Apart from the Fulani and The Tangale. Other ethnicities include the

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, Tula,

Longuda The Longuda or Lunguda are a West African ethnic group living in Adamawa and Gombe States in northeastern Nigeria. They are the only known matriarchal tribe in Nigeria. The Lunguda consider matrilineal descent in many aspects of their social organ ...

(Lunguda), Dadiya, Waja, Bangunji, Filiya, Awak,

(Yamaltu-Deba),

, Bolewa, and Kanuri, with their different cultural as well as lingual affiliations.

Religion

55-60% Muslim, 40-45% Christian, including the Anglican Diocese of Gombe (1999) led by Bishop Cletus Tambari (2020), within the Province of Jos of the

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. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bauchi (1996) includes Gombe with 92,620 followers in 28 parishes under Bishop Hilary Nanman Dachelem (as of 2017).

Politics

The state government is led by a democratically elected governor who works closely with members of the state's House of Assembly. The capital city of the state is Gombe. The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the state local government areas. If no candidate passes the threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Languages

Languages of Gombe State, listed by LGA:

Politics

The state is headed by the Executive Governor

Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (born 9 October 1961) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as the governor of Gombe State since 2019. Early life Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya was born on 9 October 1961 in Jekadefari, Gombe, Gombe State. His ...

and also has 24 State House Assembly members. Gombe has 11 local government areas and 14 emirates/chiefdoms. It has three Senators and six Members in the

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Governors

This is a list of administrators and governors of Gombe State.

Rulers

Rulers of Gombe Emirate:

State agencies

Water Board

Gombe State Water Board is a state government organisation that provides water for domestic, industrial and commercial purposes. It is governed by a board of directors appointed by the state governor, with a chairman, a chief executive or chief manager, and nine other members. They all serve on a part-time basis, other than the General Manager.

Gombe Geographic Information System

Gombe Geographic Information System (GOGIS) is a digitalised land administrative system that carries out the process of determining, recording, and disseminating information about land acquisition, ownership, value and land management policies in Gombe State.

Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority

Gombe Geographic information System main office

Director General of GOGIS and Technical Team 20

Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority (GOSUPDA) is a Gombe State government agency established to facilitate and enforce planning regulations for the development of the State. GOSUPDA issues and regulates building approval to individ ...

(GOSPUDA) facilitates and enforces planning regulations for the development of the Gombe State by issuing and regulating building approval for individuals or organizations that wish to develop their land.

Climate

The

dry season The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The t ...

in Gombe is partly cloudy, and the city has year-round high temperatures. The

wet season The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season or monsoon season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. Generally, the season lasts at least one month. The term ''green season'' is also sometimes used a ...

is unpleasant and overcast. The temperature rarely falls below 52 °F or rises over 105 °F throughout the year, often ranging from 57 °F to 100 °F.

Average Temperature

With an average daily high temperature of 97 °F, the hot season spans 2.3 months, from February 17 to April 26. At 98 °F on average for highs and 74 °F for lows, April is the hottest month of the year in Gombe. With an average daily maximum temperature below 86 °F, the cool season spans 3.1 months, from July 6 to October 9. With an average low temperature of 58 °F and high temperature of 90 °F, December is the coldest month of the year in Gombe. Afforestation The Gombe State Government has started a four million tree planting programme as part of a renewed effort to stop

deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Ab ...

in the North Central Zone. It is anticipated that the four-year plan, which would be implemented in parts, will last. The first part of the scheme has already seen the government plant 1.3 million tree saplings. Flood Control As a result of these studies, the state government has taken preventive steps to lessen the impact of the impending floods and other environmental problems that are expected to hit the state. In order to protect people and property while minimizing the effects of upcoming weather events and their potentially fatal consequences, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has ordered the Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources to coordinate with pertinent stakeholders and activate state emergency response and management resources.

Erosion

Gombe State is still reeling from the devastating effects of a gully erosion that destroyed farmlands worth millions of Naira and damaged more than 200 homes. Despite state government efforts to lessen its effects, the gully erosions which particularly affected the Bogo neighborhood within the city have not been fully controlled.

Air pollution

In Gombe, the air quality is acceptable except for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution, to whom some pollutants may pose a moderate health risk.

Education

Secondary Schools. * JIBWIS Islamic Science and Secondary School, Gombe. * Pen Resource Academy. * Government Science Secondary School. * Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School. * Matrix International Academy. Universities * Gombe State University * Federal University Kashere. *

North-Eastern University, Gombe North-Eastern University, Gombe (formerly known as Pen Resource University), established by proprietor of Pen Resource Academy (PRA), is a private, co-educational group of schools in Gombe, Gombe State, in north-eastern Nigeria. It is among twe ...

Colleges * Federal College of Education (Tech) Gombe. * Federal College of Horticulture Dadin-Kowa. *College of Health Sciences and Technology Kaltungo. *Gombe State College of Nursing and Midwifery.

Health

* Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe. * Specialist Hospital Gombe. * Federal Medical Center, Kumo. * Zainab Bulkacuwa Women and Children Hospital Gombe.

Transport

Federal highways are: * A338 north from Gombe 118 km as the Ashaka-Bajago Rd and the Tonde-Ngalda-Badejo Rd to Yobe State at Ngalda as the Jangadoli-Fuka-Ngalalda Rd, and * A345 as the Bachi-Bara-Gombe Rd east from

at Wuro Dole and south and east from Gombe as the Gombe-Yola Rd via

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, Kalmai, Kaltungo Boha and Bambam as the Lafia-Ture-Wuro-Biriji Rd to

near Tiksir. Other major roads include: * the Gombe-Wuyo-Biu Rd east to

Borno State Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its ea ...

near Deba Kowa, and northwest from Gombe 80 km to Dukku.

Railways Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to roa ...

: * The 1067 mm Cape gauge Eastern Line east from Bauchi State via Gombe to Borno State, and the Gombe Line into downtown Gombe. Airports: *

Gombe Lawanti International Brigadier Zakari Maimalari Airport is the international airport that serves Gombe, the capital of Gombe State, Nigeria. Gombe Lawanti International Airport got its name because of its nearness to Lawanti which is a small village in Gombe State, ...

Sports

* Gombe United F.C. * Doma United F.C Savannah Tigers.

Notable people

* Amina J. Mohammed, (born 27 June 1961), former minister of Environment (2015-2016) UN deputy secretary *

Usman Faruk Alhaji Usman Faruk (1932 – 18 December 2020) was the first Military Governor of North-Western State in Nigeria from 1967 to 1975 after it was split off from the old Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon. He was di ...

, the first

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of the defunct northwestern state * Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, teacher, preacher *

Ibrahim Jalo Waziri Ibrahim Jalo Waziri COS CFR (17 December 1926 – 12 November 1984) was a teacher, administrator, traditional leader and politician from North Nigeria who was twice elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 1960 to ...

, politician * Sheikh Kabir Muhammad Haruna Gombe, preacher *

Isa Ali Pantami Isa Ali Ibrahim () popularly known as Isa Ali Pantami, is a Nigerian politician and Islamic cleric, who was minister of Communications and Digital Economy from 2019 to 2023. He also was director general of the National Information Technology D ...

, (born 20 October 1972), preacher, a former NITDA Director-General from 26 September 2016 to 20 August 2019 and Minister of

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from 2019-2023. * Danladi Mohammed, politician * Joshua Lidani, (born 1 October 1957), a Nigerian politician is a former Senator for the Gombe South constituency of Gombe State, Nigeria from 2011 to 2015. * Eli Jidere Bala, (born 19 September 1954) a mechanical engineer and Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (5 May 2013 – 5 May 2023). * Usman Bayero Nafada, (born 2 January 1961), politician a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Dukku/Nafada Federal Constituency of Gombe state, from 2007 to 2011 and former Senator for the Gombe North senatorial district 2015. * Samkon Gado, Nigerian-American

otolaryngologist Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical an ...

and

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player *

Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, OFR (born March 1950) is a Nigerian judge and former President of the Nigerian courts of appeal. She is the first female to be the President of the Nigerian court of appeal. Early life Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkacha O ...

, (born March,1950), jurist, Former President of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria from 2014 to 2020. * Jaaruma, entrepreneur * Aliyu Modibbo Umar, politician *

Mohammed Danjuma Goje Mohammed Danjuma Goje (born 10 October 1952) was a former Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), taking office on 29 May 2003 during the 2003 Gombe State gubernatorial election. He is now a ...

, (born 10 October 1952) Nigerian politician, former Gombe state Governor (2003-2011), and the senator for the Gombe central senatorial district from 2011 to date. *

Helon Habila Helon Habila Ngalabak (born November 1967) is a Nigerian novelist and poet, whose writing has won many prizes, including the Caine Prize in 2001. He worked as a lecturer and journalist in Nigeria before moving in 2002 to England, where he was a ...

, novelist * Dahiru Mohammed, politician * Abubakar Buba Atare, Emir of Tula Chiefdom *

Buba Yero Abubakar dan Usman Subande (b. c.1762 – d. 1841) popularly known as Modibbo Buba Yero was the founder and the first emir of Gombe and had held the title of Modibbo of Gombe. In 1804, Buba Yero founded Gombe emirate, he was a follower of the ...

, the first Emir of Gombe * Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar, 11th Emir of Gombe * Aliyu Usman El-Nafaty OFR, (born 25 December 1960), academic a Professor of

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and Vice-chancellor of Gombe State University. *

Usman Bello Kumo Usman Bello Kumo is a Member of House of Representatives representing Akko federal constituency of Gombe State. He holds a degree in Law obtained from Bayero University, Kano. He started politics with campus politics at Bayero University, Kano wh ...

Momee Gombe Maimuna Gombe Abubakar popularly known as (Momee Gombe), is a Nigerian actress, singer and dancer working in Kannywood she as worked with prominent actors such as Ali Nuhu, Bilkisu Abdullahi, Zikrullah Abubakar, Sukairaju Yusuf. Life and c ...

(Maimuna Gombe Abubakar) * Saidu Ahmed Alkali. A Nigerian politician, a former Senator representing the Gombe North Senatorial District and the

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since 2023. * Kawu Peto Dukku.(1958-2010) a Nigerian Politician and former Senator representing the Gombe North Senatorial District from 2007 to 2010. *

Media Stations

Gombe State has many media stations some of which are; *Progress Radio and Television (97.3 MHz) *Amana Radio FM(98.1 MHz) *Gombe Media Cooperation Radio and Television (GMC)(91.9 MHz) *Vision Radio FM (92.7 MHz) *Radio Nigeria (Jewel FM)(103.5 MHz)

Economy

Most of the population in Gombe State are farmers. Both food and

cash crop A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an Agriculture, agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm. The term is used to differentiate a marketed crop from a staple crop ("subsi ...

s are produced by them. Yam, cassava, maize, tomatoes, and groundnuts are some of its food crops, while cotton is grown for each. These goods supply the raw materials for the state's agricultural industries, including the groundnut oil mill, cotton gin, and tomato plant. Cement production, furniture manufacturing, block production, and other small-scale businesses are additional industries. Gombe has natural resources like

uranium Uranium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Ura ...

gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate Hydrate, dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, drywall and blackboard or sidewalk ...

, and

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

. Recently, petroleum deposits were reported to have been discovered in the state.

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