Borno State
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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National Honour: President Bazoum Awards Zulum with Nigerien Equivalent of GCON
President Mohammed Bazoum of the Republic of Niger on Tuesday decorated Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, with the country’s Second Order National Honour, “de Grand Officer dans I`Ordre”, which is the equivalent of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, in Nigeria’s ranking of national honours. Bazoum said he was honouring Zulum […]
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Zulum visits ITF, wants specialized training for Borno youths
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, visited the corporate office of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in Abuja. The Governor’s purpose was to find ways of collaboration between Borno State Government and the ITF on specialized training of youths for vocational skills for entrepreneurship. The training, Zulum said, will cover plumbing, mechatronics and electrical […]
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Governor Zulum allocates land for ruga project in Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Mohammad Sabo Nanono in Abuja, towards domesticating the Federal Government’s programme on ranching otherwise known as ‘Ruga’ project. Governor Zulum informed the Minister that he had already approved the allocation of land in Borno for the ruga […]
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North East Governor’s Forum to meet President Buhari on Mambila Power Project
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State says his colleagues in the North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on the current status of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The Bauchi governor made this known while answering questions from newsmen on the outcome of the fifth meeting of the forum […]
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