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The Gombe State PDP Social Media Stakeholders Committee has appointed Mohammed Zakari, popularly known as MZ, as Acting Chairman of the Gombe State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Social Media Team, effective October 15, 2026. Read more: pantamitimes.com/RTUXgMHL9Q1…

Supporters and well-wishers of Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami have held voluntary prayers and special supplications in Pantami Ward, Gombe State, seeking divine intervention following the omission of his name from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Read more: pantamitimes.com/EK7ob3daL1z…

A team of five lawyers, including four Senior Advocates of Nigeria, has demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) publish Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami’s name as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Gombe State within three days, following its omission from the final list of candidates for the 2027 election. Read more: pantamitimes.com/3nd4Gtoh4ju…

Prominent Gombe businessman, sports administrator and public commentator, Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe, has declared his support for Professor Isa Ali Pantami in the 2027 Gombe State governorship election, saying he is convinced that the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has what it takes to lead the state. Read more: pantamitimes.com/4MqgDFgHjmk…

Gara Gombe raised the questions in a detailed post published on his official Facebook handle, in which he examined the company's role in the Mechanics Village project and asked questions about its ownership, the contracts it has received from the Gombe State Government and the circumstances surrounding the disputed land. Read more: pantamitimes.com/EvS7s3b6eWR…

Among those who joined the PDP are retired military officers Col. Magaji Deba (Rtd) and Lt. Col. Ado Baba (Rtd), as well as Alhaji Adamu Aliyu (Dalcogna), Alhaji Sale Abubakar (F.G.L), Alhaji Danladi Buba Fata (E.S), ... Read more: pantamitimes.com/LlBUze1aLXV…

The reception comes as political activities gradually increase in Gombe ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Pantami's public movements across the state have continued to attract attention, with supporters and party members turning out at several of . pantamitimes.com/nNQRLDuSLl6…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has received a significant political boost following the resignation of Hon. Usman Sule Dauda, popularly known as Kalala, as Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in the state and his return to the PDP alongside former Commissioner Hon. Shehu Abubakar Durbi and their supporters. Read more: pantamitimes.com/s9YGNo92FTm…

The Professor Isa Pantami Foundation (PIP) has commenced the distribution of food items and gifts worth over ₦150 million to more than 300 Zawiyyas, Tsangayas, Islamic associations and prominent figures across Gombe State as part of activities marking the 2026 Maulud celebration. Read more: pantamitimes.com/kQOYEMKkJiI…

There have also been allegations about the political relationship between Gwamna and his former principal, the late Habu Hashidu. A 2026 open letter concerning his political ambition alleged that Gwamna betrayed Hashidu and became involved in efforts that eventually pushed the former governor out of the ANPP. The same publication made further allegations concerning some of Hashidu's assets. These remain allegations, not court findings, and Gwamna should have the opportunity to answer them. But if his supporters want to present his long political history as a record of loyalty, leadership and integrity, these allegations cannot simply be wished away. Read more: pantamitimes.com/GZh6fNNHYKx…

If scholars continue to remain on the sidelines while lamenting the state of governance, they surrender the opportunity to transform ideas into policy. But when they step forward, they should neither be applauded automatically nor condemned instinctively. They should simply be afforded what democracy promises every citizen: the right to compete and the opportunity to be judged by the people. Read more: pantamitimes.com/AVQEC6hN3LB…

In his article, Pastor Chris Laima referenced Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami's 2021 statement published by TheCable: "Some of the comments I made some years ago that are generating controversies now were based on my understanding of religious issues at the time, and I have changed several positions taken in the past based on new evidence and maturity." Read more: pantamitimes.com/NXqku8Pkg6K…

This means democracy itself does not accept ignorance, hooliganism, and sycophancy as a qualifications for politics. Thus, the Justified Esteem theory says a person's earned reputation deserves protection. Pantami earned his reputation through scholarship pantamitimes.com/4BOSsGznf4a…

Professor Isa Ali Pantami's destiny is far beyond what any human being can fully comprehend or predict. He is someone whose pathway to stardom has defied most shallow brains and "common" logic. Read more: pantamitimes.com/e1Ao62jOkuf…

The North prides itself on adabi, kunya and respect for human dignity. Those values should not evaporate because someone has taken a political position we disagree with. Read more: pantamitimes.com/CTse2xUCBFj…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has successfully completed the upload of the nomination records and profile of Prof. Isa Ali Pantami on the INEC portal, formally confirming his nomination as the party's governorship candidate for the 2027 Gombe State.. pantamitimes.com/pGHrsAo0q8g…