By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State government has announced the establishment of a dedicated relief fund to provide urgent assistance to victims of the recent flooding that has devastated parts of Maiduguri and its environs. A statement issued on Friday by Mr. Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, Senior Special...
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Fellow citizens of Borno State, In the past few days, we have witnessed devastating floods in a way that many of us have never experienced before. Streets, homes, offices and businesses have been submerged, and unquantifiable property have been lost. Countless lives have now been turned upside down. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), led by its Chairman, Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulrahman AbdulRazak, arrived in Maiduguri on Thursday morning for a sympathy visit to commiserate with Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, the government, and people of Borno. The visit was in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has personally visited camps where victims of Monday’s devastating flood in Maiduguri were camped. In all the places he visited on Tuesday, Zulum sympathized with the victims and assured them of proper care until the water receded and people...
Vice President Kashim Shettima says, despite preparations, the severity of the floods in Maiduguri is most catastrophic in over three decades in the state capital Shettima stated this on Tuesday during an on-the-spot assessment of the ravaging floods, in Maiduguri, Borno State. He said the impacts of the floods...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, arrived in Katsina today on a solemn mission. The esteemed leaders journeyed to the heart of Katsina to offer their condolences to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndum has appealed to the Nigerian military troops under the Theatre Command Headquarters Joint Task Force (JTTF) ‘Operation Hadin Kai'(OPHK) and other security agencies in the state to intensify more...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has sent a high-powered delegation to assess the impact of water overflow at Alau Dam which is threatening Maiduguri Metropolis and its environs. Alau Dam which has a reservoir capacity of 112 million cubic meters was designed to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the constitution of a committee to discuss modalities for implementing the new national minimum wage. Recall that President Bola Tinubu last month, signed the new Minimum Wage Act into law after agreeing to N70,000 with the organised...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed his sympathies to his Yobe State counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, and both the victims and families of Sunday’s terrorist attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred last weekend, has left...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Abuja – Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, were among thousands of dignitaries who attended the funeral prayer for the mother of the former senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai. The prayer was led by the Imam Idaini...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has announced the passing of Hajja Zainab Abba Bashir, the mother of former Senator Babakaka Bashir Garbai, who represented Borno Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly from 2015 to 2019. Governor Zulum has extended his condolences to the family...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Media Team of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has issued a warning regarding individuals and groups fraudulently using the governor’s compendium, “5th Verdict”, to solicit money from prominent personalities. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, the Senior Special...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of the heads of five institutions under the Ministry of Health and Transport and Energy. The statement issued to journalists on Wednesday night by the Secretary to Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, noted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Borno State over the demise of Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Ahmed Ali Ahmed, who passed away today, Monday in Maiduguri at the age of 42. In his...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated the Governor of Borno, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on his 55th birthday, saying he embodied the pragmatism and energy of youth. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the governor also sympathised with the sobriety, prudence, and wisdom of the...
By SAIDA ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Media aides to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State have released the “5th Verdict” to showcase his achievements and commemorate his 55th birthday, which is celebrated every August 25th. The Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, who represented Governor Zulum,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Health, Salma Ibrahim Annas, on Thursday, in Maiduguri, revealed that only Borno State has implemented the 30% bonus allowance for health personnel working in rural areas. The bonus, which is 30% of the total monthly...
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Governing Board of the National Defence College (NDC) has honoured the Executive Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, with the Excellence and Service to the Nation award. The NDC’s Governing board comprises the Honourable Minister of Defence as chairman, the Chief...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of N200m to support about 150 medical doctors to attend a residency programme and obtain a broad range of medical knowledge, basic clinical skills, and supervised experience practising medicine in various fields. Governor Zulum,...