Gov. Babagana Umara Zulum

Holy Ka’aba’s Imam visits Zulum, says we monitor your achievements from far
Prof. Hassan Abdulhamid Bukhari, a Saudi academic and one of the Imams leading congregational prayers at the Holy Ka’ba (masjid Al-Haram) in Makkah, has paid a visit to Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The visit held on Wednesday evening at the Government House, Maiduguri. Imam Bukhari, who is the Dean, faculty of Arabic […]
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Zulum Orders Deployment as Borno Acquires N1.4 Billion Heavy Duty Construction Machines
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered immediate use as the state took delivery of 18 heavy duty road construction machinery worth N1.4 billion. The equipment include four excavators, two pilling machines, eight driving rollers and graders, and two bulldozers imported to boost the capacity of resident engineers working with the state government […]
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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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Just in: Borno Governor appoints retired General from Lafiya Dole as Security Adviser
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of retired Brigadier General Abdullahi Sabi Ishaq, as special adviser on security affairs. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, announced in a statement released on Thursday, that General Ishaq, retired from the Nigerian Army on January 10, 2021, after 35 years of service, with his […]
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10 deaths, 47 injuries after Boko Haram’s RPG hit Gwange
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at two hospitals on Wednesday, after Boko Haram fighters fired shots from Rocket Propelled Grenades, which killed 10 residents and 47 injured in Maiduguri. The shots, on Tuesday night, came from Kaleri, an outskirts of Maiduguri, it was learnt, but grenades traveled to hit Gwange and […]
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Boko Haram: Zulum leads Borno, Yobe elders to meet Buhari
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday led a high delegation of elders and stakeholders from Borno and Yobe States to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. The delegation had Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, former Governors of Borno state, Ashiek Zarma and Senator Kashim Shettima, […]
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Insecurity: Zulum chairs Borno’s first security meeting in the year 2021
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday chaired the first security in the year 2021. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, heads of all military and para-military establishments, police and the DSS commands, the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Umar Garbai Elkanemi, the SSG, Usman Jidda Shuwa, Head of […]
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Vanguard chooses Governors Zulum and Sanwo-Olu for highest ‘Personality of the year’ award
Vanguard newspapers, one of Nigeria’s topmost custodians of prestigious honors, has announced Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum and Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as joint winners of the 2020 personality of the year award, the highest category of honours, usually given by the newspaper. The ‘personality of the year’ category goes beyond ‘governor of […]
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Verification: 22,556 ghost teachers, ghost LG workers found in Borno Payroll, 420 Million Naira saved in bogus salaries
Twenty two thousand five hundred and fifty six ghost workers were discovered masquerading as teachers and workers in local government areas after two simultaneous verification exercises ordered by Borno Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum. The combined findings were contained in separate reports presented to the governor by the committee on local government staffs verification […]
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Boko Haram: Sultan leads north, south traditional rulers to meet Zulum
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar and Co-Chairman National Council of Traditional Rulers has led his colleagues from south and northern part of the country to meet Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri. The Sultan, on Monday, led Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemaka Alfred Ugochukwu, Oba Adekunle Adebayo, Ore of Otin, Emir of Hadeja, […]
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