Borno
Zulum resumes after 21 days vacation, says security top priority
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has resumed work after 21 days vacation, during which he transmitted power to his deputy, Umar Usman kadafur to act as Governor. Zulum arrived Maiduguri on Wednesday afternoon. Addressing thousands top government officials, party leaders and supporters, the governor assured that his administration’s top priority will remain the […]
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Sallah: How Borno’s first acting Governor handled celebrations
Borno State acting Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur resumed the State leadership following Governor Zulum’s request to the State Assembly seeking to transmit power to his Deputy during his 21 days vacation. According to accounts, Kadafur is the first Deputy to be legislatively given the constitutional powers to act as Governor. Since then, Umar Kadafur […]
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Zulum inaugurates Indimi, others as Borno University’s governing council
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has inaugurated the Governing Council of the State University. The inauguration was presided over by Governor Zulum which took place on Monday at the council chambers of the government house, Maiduguri. The governing council is been headed by founder and Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources Ltd, Alhaji Mohammed […]
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Zulum to UNIMAID’s VC: Do not hide anything from FG’s visitation panel
Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has advised the Vice Chancellor, University of Maiduguri, not to hide problems affecting the institution during his engagement with a Presidential visitation panel that is currently in Borno. Zulum gave the advise on Thursday at the Government House in Maiduguri when he received a courtesy call […]
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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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Boko Haram: Zulum passes night in attacked Damasak, meets soldiers, re-equips security with 12 APC, patrol vehicles
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Damasak, from Thursday to Friday, after the town was attacked on Tuesday, by Boko Haram insurgents, killing 18 persons and injuring 21. Zulum traveled alongside Senator Abubakar Kyari representing Borno north, who hails from Damasak, member of house of representatives, representing Mobbar, Guzamala, and Abadam, […]
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OPINION: Chibok schoolgirls: Pause as a parent, to imagine 2,549 days of pains
By Babagana Umara Zulum As a father of daughters, I can’t even imagine the pains of having one’s daughter held by terrorists for as long as seven whole years. However, I urge parents, especially anyone with a female child to pause for a while, no matter how brief, to imagine how it might feel […]
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Boko Haram: Zulum, Borno Senators visits CDS, COAS in Abuja
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, led the senators representing the state at the national assembly, to visit the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru in Abuja. Zulum, Senators Kashim Shettima (Borno Central), Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South) and Abubakar Kyari […]
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Bama: Zulum shares N200m, food to 70,000 households
After spending a night in Bama, Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday supervised the distribution of N200m and food items to over 70,000 displaced households. The displaced persons have been denied access to their farmlands, markets and other means of livelihood for years as a result of the over a decade […]
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Boko Haram: Zulum salutes military, lists gains by troops in Gwoza, northern Borno
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has commended the Nigerian military over recent gains recorded against Boko Haram’s fighters in Gwoza and the road leading to the northern part of the State. In a statement issued on Monday, Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau said the Governor authorized the public commendation, in keeping up with […]
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