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Gombe, usually referred to as Gombe State to distinguish it from the city of Gombe, is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Tangale-Waja Chiefdom and Gombe Emirate, a traditional state.
The State, nicknamed the Jewel of Excellence, was formed in October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State by the Abacha military government. Being it located in the north eastern zone, right within the expansive savannah allows the state to share common borders with the states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi. The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 2,353,000 people as of 2006. Gombe has two distinct climates, the dry season (November–March) and the rainy season (April–October) with an average rainfall of 850mm. The State is headed by the Executive Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo and also have 24 State House Assembly members. Gombe has 11 Local Government Areas and 14 Emirates /chiefdoms. It has 3 Senators and 6 Members in the National Assembly.
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Here's what you need to know:
What: 2016 British Open
Where: Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland
When: July 14-17, 2016
TV COVERAGE/FRIDAY
Live: Golf Channel, 1:30 a.m. Eastern
ONLINE/FRIDAY
Livestream: WATCH, 1:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern
First tee: WATCH, 1:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Featured holes: WATCH, 2:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Eastern
WATCH: Mickelson misses record
Friday's tee times (Eastern)
1:35 a.m. -- Greg Chalmers, Australia; Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden; Clement Sordet, France.
1:46 a.m. -- David Howell, England; Seung-yul Noh, South Korea; Tony Finau, United States.
1:57 a.m. -- Jordan Niebrugge, United States; Nick Cullen, Australia; Robert Streb, United States.
2:08 a.m. -- Ben Curtis, United States; a-Stefano Mazzoli, Italy; John Daly, United States.
2:19 a.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Italy; Kevin Kisner, United States; KT Kim, South Korea.
2:30 a.m. -- Todd Hamilton, United States; Justin Leonard, United States; Mark Calcavecchia, United States.
2:41 a.m. -- Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark; Lasse Jensen, Denmark; Bill Haas, United States.
2:52 a.m. -- Paul Casey, England; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Kevin Na, United States.
3:03 a.m. -- Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Joost Luiten, Netherlands; Charley Hoffman, United States.
3:14 a.m. -- Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States; Andrew Johnson, England.
3:25 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, United States, Lee Westwood, England; Ernie Els, South Africa.
3:36 a.m. -- Satoshi Kodaira, Japan; James Hahn, United States; Andy Sullivan, England.
3:47 a.m. -- Ryan Moore, United States; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria; Tommy Fleetwood, England.
4:03 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson, United States; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Russell Knox, Scotland.
4:14 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, United States; Adam Scott, Australia; Henrik Stenson, Sweden.
4:25 a.m. -- Chris Wood, England; Yusaku Miyazato, Japan; Mark O'Meara, United States.
4:36 a.m. -- Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Jason Dufner, United States; Marc Warren, Scotland.
4:47 a.m. -- Anirban Lahiri, India; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Keegan Bradley, United States.
4:58 a.m. -- Webb Simpson, United States; Yuta Ikeda, Japan; Thomas Pieters, Belgium.
5:09 a.m. -- Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain; J.B. Holmes, United States; Brandon Stone, South Africa.
5:20 a.m. -- Marco Dawson, United States; Matthew Southgate, England; Yosuke Tsukada, Japan.
5:31 a.m. -- Jack Senior, England; James Heath, England; Brian Gay, United States.
5:42 a.m. -- Jim Herman, United States; Fabian Gomez, Argentina; Anthony Wall, England.
5:53 a.m. -- Paul Howard, England; Daniel Summerhays, United States; Colt Knost, United States.
6:04 a.m. -- Oskar Arvidsson, Sweden, Harold Varner III, United States; Tyrrell Hatton, England.
6:15 a.m. -- Ryan Evans, England; Callum Shinkwin, England; Zander Lombard, South Africa.
6:36 a.m. -- Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; Marc Leishman, Australia; Luke Donald, England.
6:47 a.m. -- Steven Alker, New Zealand; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Sanghee Lee, South Korea.
6:58 a.m. -- Jeunghun Wang, South Korea; Jon Rahm, Spain; Ryan Palmer, United States.
7:09 a.m. -- Sandy Lyle, Scotland; a-Scott Gregory, England; David Duval, United States.
7:20 a.m. -- Richie Ramsay, Scotland; Danny Lee, New Zealand; Harris English, United States.
7:31 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Sweden; Steven Bowditch, Australia; Kevin Chappell, United States.
7:42 a.m. -- Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark; Jim Furyk, United States.
7:53 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, United States; David Lingmerth, Sweden; Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand.
8:04 a.m. -- Branden Grace, South Africa; Patrick Reed, United States; Byeong Hun An, South Korea.
8:15 a.m. -- Paul Lawrie, Scotland; Brandt Snedeker, United States; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.
8:26 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Jamie Donaldson, Wales.
8:37 a.m. -- Scott Piercy, United States; Paul Dunne, Ireland; Jamie Lovemark, United States.
8:48 a.m. -- Victor Dubuisson, France; Jimmy Walker, United States; Scott Hend, Australia.
9:04 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, United States; Justin Rose, England; Shane Lowry, Ireland.
9:15 a.m. -- Ross Fisher, England; Steve Stricker, United States; Vijay Singh, Fiji.
9:26 a.m -- Danny Willet, England; Rickie Fowler, United States; Jason Day, Australia.
9:37 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Bubba Watson, United States.
9:48 a.m. -- Gary Woodland, United States; James Morrison, England; Soomin Lee, South Korea.
9:59 a.m. -- Smylie Kaufman, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; George Coetzee, South Africa.
10:10 a.m. -- Billy Horschel, United States; Matthew Fitzpatrick, England; Hideto Tanihara, Japan.
10:21 a.m. -- Matteo Manassero, Italy; Shugo Imahira, Japan; Russell Henley, United States.
10:32 a.m. -- Kodai Ichihara, Japan; Robert Rock, England; William McGirt, United States.
10:43 a.m. -- Brendan Steele, United States; Richard Sterne, South Africa, Matt Jones, Australia.
10:54 a.m. -- Patton Kizzire, United States; Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium; Rod Pampling, Australia.
11:05 a.m. -- Dave Coupland, England; Nathan Holman, Australia; Phachara Khongwatmai, Thailand.
11:16 a.m. -- Scott Fernandez, Spain; Rikard Karlberg, Sweden; Haydn Porteous, South Africa.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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