By Dilibe Michael On his second day in Bama, Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, Wednesday, interacted with hundreds of volunteers in the civilian JTF and hunters helping the military to secure Bama. Zulum, after the meeting, released N8.5m for various interventions, 30 motorcycles and variety of food items to the volunteers. Of the […]
Prof. Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has once again joined the growing chorus of prominent Nigerians requesting that power be shifted to the south by 2023. Zulum made the call yesterday in Abuja at the golden jubilee lecture and public book presentation titled: Strategic Turnaround by the former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime […]
By Dilibe Michael Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum was on Friday, at a power site where insurgents destroyed a transmission tower which disrupted the power supply to Maiduguri. The site is along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. Zulum’s visit was to support the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) to restore electricity […]
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, […]
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulu and others escaped an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Wednesday. The governor was returning from Baga, a deserted fishing community in Kaka local government area of the state, when the Boko Harm insurgents opened fire on his convoy. The attack comes three months after Ali Modu […]
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has promised to rebuild the houses destroyed by insurgents in Gaganna community of Magumeri Local Government Area of the state. He made the pledge on Friday in Gajiganna, while consoling the people on the recent attack on the village where 17 people were killed and 23 others injured. Zulum who […]
Following the confirmation of one COVID-19 index case in Borno, the state is to observe a two-week total lockdown as from Wednesday, says Gov. Babagana Zulum. Zulum, who made the declaration in a broadcast in Maiduguri on Monday, however, said the restriction would not apply to the providers of essential services. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Abia […]
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno at the State House, Abuja. Zulum, who spoke to State House Correspondents after the meeting, said he was in the state House to brief the President on the recent military action against Boko Haram by Chadian soldiers on the shores of […]
Abuja – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called on the Nigerian Army to take the ongoing war against insurgency in the North East to the insurgents’ enclaves to clear the remnants of the terrorists in the region. Zulum, made the call when he visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Monday […]
Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, on Wednesday urged the military authorities to initiate measures for resumption of commercial activities to fast track peace restoration and recovery processes to end insurgency. Zulum made the call when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, […]
Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has disbursed N100 million to 10,000 households displaced by flood in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of the state. Mr Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy to the governor, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Maiduguri. Gusau said the governor had on […]
Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, has visited Niger Republic to discuss modalities for safe and dignified repatriation of 120, 000 refugees. Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser to the governor on Public Relations and Strategy, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri. Gusau said that the governor had on Saturday, visited […]
Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the Nigerian Armed Forces to change strategies in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram to facilitate successful implementation of the counter insurgency campaign. Mr Isa Gusa, the Special Adviser to the governor on Public Relations and Strategy, quoted Zulum as saying this in a statement on […]
“The Zulum example is an indictment of those who are currently busy counting the thousands of Nigerian citizens that have been brutally killed and abducted by the satanic Boko Haram insurgents along religious divide,” Mr. Femi Falana has said. The human rights lawyer said that Governor Babagana Zulum’s reaction to an Igbo woman has been […]
The governor of Borno State Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has rewarded a school teacher for hard work and punctuality. The teacher according to the video below was in her school waiting for her pupils when the governor paid the school and an unexpected visit during his early morning project visits. Ystday,as early as 6:30 in […]
Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday presented N134.5 billion appropriation bill for the year 2020 before the state House of Assembly for consideration. The bill tagged “Budget of Recovery and Stabilization” was less than the N144 billion budgeted for 2019, representing about 7.5 per cent decrease. Zulum disclosed that the bill consist […]