By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday commissioned 20 road projects in Maiduguri, the state capital, to mark the 2025 Democracy Day. They are Maina Kenindi Road, Talba Road, Yerima Road, Tafa Balewa Road, Cemetery Road, Park Road, Benue Road, Kinshasa Road, Homan...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has made an early morning visit to hospitals on Thursday in Maiduguri, arriving at the State Specialist Hospital at 5:00 a.m, sympathising with patients and donating cash support to commemorate Nigeria’s 2025 Democracy Day. The Governor donated N50,000...
By ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Since return to democracy, Nigeria has been confronted with multi-pronged security challenges. In the North-East, the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has carried out a bloody campaign against western education. Similarly, in the North-Central, farmers-herders clashes are rampant; in the North-West, bandits...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the handover of Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science, and Technology, Bama, for the immediate commencement of academic activities at the newly established Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship, Bama. Governor Zulum made...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Kashim Shettima has commissioned the 375 tractors belonging to Borno State Government which have been fully refurbished by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) under the National Assets Recovery, Refurbishment and Redeployment Project (Asset Restore Project). The event was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated N100 million to aid the families of slain soldiers and those wounded in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the northeast region. The donation was made on Saturday at an Eid El-Kabir Sallah luncheon hosted jointly...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam to avert a repeat of last year’s devastating flood disaster. Maiduguri and surrounding local government areas experienced their worst flooding in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has joined the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, along with top government officials and hundreds of residents for the two Raka’at Eid prayer at the historic Shehu’s Palace in Maiduguri. The Eid prayer was led...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged to undertake a comprehensive review of the state’s existing laws to align with contemporary realities before the end of his tenure Governor Zulum made the promise on Friday during the official launch of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has promised to provide educational scholarship for children of the slain civilian JTF members that lost their lives along Dikwa-Marte road. Eight members of the Force were tragically killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack along...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, returned to Marte, Thursday, after spending a night in the community on Saturday. The visit was part of the ongoing efforts to restore peace, rebuild trust and foster sustainable development in the Lake Chad region. Zulum, who left...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum delivered a keynote address at the Nigerian Air Force 61st Anniversary seminar tagged: “optimizing civil-military relations in a joint operational environment for enhanced air operation” which was held at the NAF Officers Mess and Suites on Tuesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, continuing his visit to communities affected by the recent surge in Boko Haram attacks, travelled to Wulgo town on Tuesday. Wulgo, located on the fringes of the Lake Chad, was recently attacked by armed insurgents, forcing troops of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen education in communities recovering from insurgency, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned three newly built Government Junior Day Secondary Schools in Tungushe (Konduga LGA), Yerimari, and Wadiya (Jere LGA). The schools were delivered under...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed gratitude to the citizens of the state for their overwhelming response to his call for a one-day voluntary fast and prayers for peace and security. In a statewide broadcast on weekend Zulum urged residents to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, observed prayer and fasting day aimed at fostering unity, spiritual resilience and hope among the people amidst the ongoing security challenges. Arriving Rann, headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Council, before sunset on Sunday, Zulum...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy decisive strategies that would ensure that Marte town does not fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Zulum, who was actively involved in coordinating security logistics till late in the night on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated three high-level strategic committees to foster governance and development of the state. The inauguration ceremony took place at the Conference Room of the Governor’s Office, Musa Usman Secretariat, Maiduguri, with the Secretary to the State...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a significant move to protect the environment, improve public health, and reduce public nuisance across Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has signed two executive orders aimed at addressing these critical concerns. The first executive order prohibits the indiscriminate felling of trees, while...