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Borno reopens Bama-Banki road, nine years after closure over insurgency

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2021 0

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the Bama-Banki road which connects Nigeria to some other African countries. The 65km road, which connects Nigeria to countries such as Cameroon, Zaire and Sudan, is said to have been closed for nine years due to Boko Haram operations

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Zulum calls for trans border cooperation on security in Lake Chad region

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2021 0

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called on the need to raise the level of trans border cooperation on security for strategic and territorial action plans to work. Zulum made the call during a Regional Security Meeting of seven other governors within the Lake Chad Basin in Younde, Cameroon. This is contained in a statement […]

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Borno govt will not retrench workers — Gov Zulum assures

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2021 0

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced that his administration will not retrench any civil servant in spite of the current trying moments in the insurgency-wracked state. Zulum made this known on Saturday, in Maiduguri, at a luncheon organized to mark Democracy Day and his two years in office. He added that his administration would […]

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Gov. Zulum tasks COAS on fight against insurgents, bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2021 0

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to sustain the fight against insurgents, bandits and other criminal elements in the country. The governor made the call in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri by his Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau. Zulum, […]

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Zulum emerges University of Ibadan alumnus of the year

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Saturday emerged as University of Ibaban’s alumnus of the year 2020, the the fifth person to be such honoured since semi-centennial. He also bagged the distinguished alumnus award of the premier university. The decision to recognize Zulum was reached by all time graduates of the University […]

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We won’t give up fight against terrorism, Gov. Zulum pledges

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2020 0

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that the state would not give up on the war on terrorism, Daily Times gathered. Speaking at the Topflyers Magazine Award ceremony in Abuja, Zulum said he would never give up on the fight against the insurgency, saying while also providing the basic amenities to the […]

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Zulum insists terrorists attack in Borno have reduced under Buhari’s govt.

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2020 0

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has stated that Boko Haram terrorists attack in Borno have reduced under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor stated this on Sunday in Maiduguri when he received northern elders from the Arewa Consultative Forum led by the Chairman of the forum’s Board of Trustees, Ambassador Shehu Malami, and […]

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Borno Massacre: Families of victims in Borno get N600,000 each

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2020 0

The families of the forty-eight victims killed at a rice field in Borno state have been given N600,000 each by the Borno state government. They were also given bags of food items by a committee assigned by Governor Babagana Zulum to share items received on their behalf. Daily Times report. Saina Buba the Commissioner for […]

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‘Only political solution can end insurgency in North East’

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2020 0

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday said government must apply political solution to end the issue of insurgency in the country. Zulum, who spoke to State House correspondents after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, explained that kenetic measures would not solve the problem. The governor said, “the kenetic measures will not […]

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Police reveals names of officers killed in Borno Govt’s convoy

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

The Borno state Commissioner of Police, Bello Makwashi on Monday listed the names of the security personnel killed by Boko Haram ambush on Saturday when Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum visited the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, the state capital. READ ALSO: Boko haram attacks Borno Govt’s convoy, kills at least 5 Security men “During the encounter, […]

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Zulum’s convoy: How soldiers, policemen were killed — Army

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

The Nigerian Army has revealed how four soldiers and 10 policemen were killed in an ambush on Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum’s convoy. The Army, according to the statement by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said: “The convoy of the Borno State Civilians Relocation Committee comprising Armed Forces of Nigeria, Nigeria Police […]

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B/Haram attack: APC governors commiserate with Zulum

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2020 0

Tunde Opalana, Abuja Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday commiserated with the people and government of Borno State over weekend attack on the state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum along Maiduguri/ Baga road, Daily Times gathered. The governors under their umbrella body, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) regretted

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Zulum’s attack: ”Boko Haram’s ultimate wish is to take over Borno”

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has raised the alarm that Boko haram’s ultimate wish is to takeover Borno state. Speaking on the latest attackin Baga, Zulum said the people of Borno will not bow to the wish of the sect. In a statement by his spokesman, Isa Gusau, on Saturday, the governor commended […]

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Prostitution, crimes now on increase in IDP camps-Zulum

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2020 0

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has  lamented the alarming rate of prostitution and other criminalities going on in the internally displaced persons’ (IDPs)  camps in the state. The governor raised the alarm when a delegation of Senate Committee on Special Duties led by its chairman, Senator Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf, paid him a courtesy call in […]

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Only qualified teachers will teach in Borno – Zulum

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State says only qualified primary and secondary school teachers will henceforth be allowed to teach in the state. Zulum made this known during a media chat to mark his one year in office on Sunday in Maiduguri. He said that his administration had set up a committee to examine the […]

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Boko Haram: Drivers offer free rides to returning residents of Auno

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2020 0

As residents of Auno Town in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno state troop back home following assurance of adequate security by Gov. Babagana Zulum, commercial drivers plying the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road, are giving them free ride. Residents of Auno which is few kilometres from Maiduguri, deserted the town in February, following an insurgent attack that […]

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COVID-19: Zulum grants amnesty to 93 inmates

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has pardoned 93 inmates serving various jail terms in Correctional Centres across the state, as part of measures to decongest the centres due to the COVID-19. The State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Kakashehu Lawan, who is also the Chairman, Borno State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, […]

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COVID-19: Zulum raises c’ttee to probe Borno’s index case

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has inaugurated a committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the index case of COVID-19 in the state. The governor, who performed the inauguration at the Government House, Maiduguri on Thursday, gave the committee two weeks to submit its report. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, who doubles as […]

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COVID-19: Zulum distributes food, cash to 11,000 IDPs

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state on Monday, distributed assorted food items and cash to 11,000 Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) in Magumeri Local Government Area of the state. Speaking while supervising the distribution of the items in Magumeri, Gov. Zulum said the gesture was to alleviate their hardship amidst the Covid -19 lockdown in the […]

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Borno sanctions 10 filling stations for hoarding petroleum products

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state on Thursday temporarily withdrew the right of iccupancy of 10 filling stations in Maiduguri for hoarding petroleum products. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman Jidda, in a statement in Maiduguri, said the withdrawal was in line with the powers vested on the governor under the state’s Land […]