Gov. Zulum
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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Zulum emerges University of Ibadan alumnus of the year; also wins most distinguished alumnus award
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum on Saturday emerged University of Ibaban’s alumnus of the year 2020, the the fifth person to be such honoured since 1973. He also bagged the distinguished alumnus award of the premier university. The decision to recognize Zulum was reached by all time graduates of the University from all […]
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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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Easter: Governor Zulum greets Christians; proud of Borno’s Christians, Muslims for peace despite Boko Haram
Borno Staye Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with all Christians in the State at the Easter season. Zulum, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, also said he was very proud of Christians and Muslims in Borno State for maintaining peaceful coexistence in all the 27 Local Government Areas of […]
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Governor Zulum stopped convoy along Monguno to lift 12 women fetching firewood
It was on Monday evening when Zulum’s motorcade was moving to Monguno in northern part of the state. About 12 young girls standing by the road side while the motorcade moves slowly. Suddenly on spotting the young children, Governor Zulum ordered the convoy to stop. All of us wondering what could have made the […]
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UBEC chairman praises Zulum, says Borno is always first on paying counterpart funds
Borno State Government is always the first to release counterpart funds, which states are required as show of commitment before states can access funds from the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC’s executive secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has revealed. Bobboyi stated this on Friday when he received the Governor of Borno, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum at […]
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Borno Assembly passes confidence vote on Zulum, sends security after impeachment mischief
Borno State House of Assembly on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor of the state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, putting to bed, a mischievous online publication which falsely claimed rift between the assembly and the governor. Speaker of the Assembly, AbdulKarim Lawan announced the resolution on Friday at a special meeting held […]
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Repatriation: Cameroon hands over 5,000 Nigerian refugees to Borno Governor
Cameroonian officials, led by Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji have repatriated and handed over first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The hand over took place on Monday, at a brief ceremony in Amchiide, a border community between Nigeria and Cameroon, close to Banki in Bama local […]
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Zulum begins N2b worth of bus terminal with 593 lock-up shops, market stalls
Borno state Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday laid foundation for the construction a new bus terminal that is designed to have 593 lock-up shops and market stalls, the combination of which is valued at N2 billion. The 49,000 square meters concrete embedded bus terminal, sited along Bama road in Maiduguri, will comprise 373 lock up […]
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