Boko Haram
Boko Haram surrender: Zulum begins high-level consultations, meets Defence Chief
As part of his ongoing multi-stakeholders’ consultations on the massive surrender by Boko Haram insurgents in different parts of Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, in Abuja. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, was in furtherance of Zulum’s resolve to widely […]
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Zulum: Borno is in ‘catch-22 situation’ over Boko Haram’s surrender
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday in Bama and Gwoza, addressed military officers and community leaders, noting that ongoing surrender of Boko Haram fighters has left Borno State with two extremely difficult situations. He said the situation require diverse stakeholders including representatives of attacked communities, to come together and critically review the pros, cons […]
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Zulum Receives Another Chibok Schoolgirl in Gwoza
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday in Gwoza, received another Chibok Girl who presented herself to the Nigerian Army. The schoolgirl, Hassana Adamu, alongside her two children, was handed over to Governor Zulum by the Commander, 26 Taskforce Brigade, Brigadier General DR Dantani. Zulum was in Gwoza from there he moved to […]
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BOKO HARAM: Zulum enrolls 5,361 children whose parents were killed by insurgents to school in Monguno
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday in Monguno, supervised the enrollment of school aged children whose parents were killed by Boko Haram. A total number of 5,361 orphans were registered during the two-days exercise. The children were between the ages of seven and thirteen, and each is to be given free […]
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FACTCHECK: Borno Govt rebuilt 9 Churches attacked by Boko Haram – MURIC
More facts have been revealed by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on the allegation that the Borno State Government was only out to demolish churches in the state. The Islamic human rights group’s investigation has shown that nine (9) different churches listed below, earlier destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in December 2020, were rebuilt […]
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Borno Governor Receives Surrendered Chibok Schoolgirl, Reunites Her with Family
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday in Maiduguri, received Ruth Ngladar Pogu, one of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted seven years ago at a Government Secondary School in Chibok. Boko Haram had attacked the school towards midnight on April 14, 2014, and abducted them. Ruth, alongside someone she was said to have […]
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Boko Haram: Zulum inducts 1,000 hunters to secure farmers
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday chaired the induction of 1,000 hunters freshly engaged to join existing ones in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram. The hunters are to provide dedicated protection to farmers who cultivate crops in outskirts of Jere, where over 70 farmers were killed in November 2020 as well […]
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Resettlement: Zulum visits Malam-Fatori, meets 68 battalion, approves 10 patrol vehicles
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday visited Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located in the fringes of Lake Chad in northern Borno. The visit aimed to start preparing the liberated Boko Haram stronghold for reconstruction and safe return of refugees, who since 2014, fled the town to Boss and Diffa […]
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Begging government on Nation’s insecurity
By Usman Abdullahi Koli Every reasonable and discerning person in Nigeria knows that the country is sinking, sinking deeply down the ocean of regret. Banditry, terrorism and tribalism have now become our subject matter and thus a threat to our corporate existence. As it is now, Nigeria is not normal. There is uproar in […]
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Zulum earmarks 5 LGAs for urbanization; shares food, cash to 9,400 displaced households in Mafa
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced his administration’s plan to transform communities in five local government headquarters to urban levels. Communities in Biu, Gubio, Kaga, Mafa and Monguno have been earmarked in the first phase of our urbanization scheme, Zulum said on Saturday, during his humanitarian activities in Mafa. “We have […]
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