Boko Haram
To Counter Boko Haram Ideology, Zulum converts Arabic school to institute
… To partner Al-Azhar University Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the conversion of Mustapha Umar Elkanemi Arabic (Teachers) College in Maiduguri to a specialised institute for teaching of Arabic and Islamic education that will aim to counter the ideology of Boko Haram. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday while […]
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84 Regular intake: Army Chief Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya charges the newly recruited 6,251 Soldiers on selfless service to the nation
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna The Nigeria Army says the 6,251 recruited soldiers would be deployed to counter the activities of criminal elements that has adversely affected the socio-economic development of this country. The Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya disclosed this during the Passing Out Parade of the 84 Regular Recruit Intake […]
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Nigeria’s Security, Humanitarian Challenges And The Role Of Media In Tackling Them
By Shamsuddeen A. Musa In July 2009, the so called Islamist and jihadist rebel group, Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria. The insecurity situation in the country seemed to have assumed a more complex dimension. Apart from the frequency of deadly attacks and carnages, the challenge in Nigeria cuts […]
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Independence: How Kadafur led Borno’s celebrations, conveyed Zulum’s message of unity
… Lauds Buhari for stabilizing Borno Borno’s Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, yesterday led dignitaries to the Ramat Square in Maiduguri, venue of the state’s independence day celebration. The gathering was the first time in over a decade since the advent of Boko Haram insurgency. Kadafur represented the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana […]
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How Zulum offered N10m, house, scholarship to family of Bama’s CJTF commander killed by Boko Haram
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has approved the release of N10m and a house to the bereaved family of Babagana Mallam Tela famously called Kadau who was overall commander of the ‘Civilian JTF’ in Bama Local Government Area, before he was killed by Boko Haram in June, 2022. The ‘Civilian JTF’ is a […]
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3rd Day in Bama: Zulum gifts N14.5m, 1,366 bags of food to volunteers fighting Boko Haram
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has distributed fourteen million, five hundred and eighty thousand naira (N14,580,000) alongside one thousand three hundred and sixty-six bags of food to 683 volunteers helping the military to fight Boko Haram in Bama town. Zulum has been in Bama in the last three days, since arriving Monday, for […]
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Zulum in Egypt, discusses Boko Haram at high-level Forum on Africa
… UN Sec-Gen, Egyptian President participate On invitation, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, is currently in Egypt where he addressed participants at the third edition of Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development which held on Tuesday, in Cairo. The Aswan Forum was launched in February 2019 by the Egyptian Government “in its […]
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Zulum visits Logumani, approves 500 resettlement houses
Borno State Governor, Banagana Umara Zulum, was yesterday, Sunday, at Logumani, a community in Ngala Local Government Area. He traveled by road early morning from Maiduguri and returned at night. Zulum, during the visit, approved the construction of 500 resettlement houses to accommodate returnees. Logumani residents were displaced as a result of the activities […]
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Zulum addresses UK hosted conference on Boko Haram/ISWAP surrender
… Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon officials attend Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the UK and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office. The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps Towards […]
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Zulum gives 18 security vehicles to military, Civilian JTF for Dikwa-Gamboru road patrols
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has presented 18 patrol vehicles to strengthen the military and volunteers in the Civilian JTF, hunters and vigilantes dedicated to patrols along Maiduguri- Dikwa- Gamboru highway. Zulum presented the vehicles to the theatre commander of operation Hadin Kai, Major Gen. Christopher Musa, while flagging off the reopening […]
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