Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, inspected the multi-billion naira 400-bed capacity Kashim Ibrahim University as part of his ongoing inspection visit to ambitious projects being executed by his administration. Governor Zulum on Monday inspected the 4,000-capacity International Conference Center, Post Office flyover, and the 2.5km Tandari-Kasuwan Shani-Neital...
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has directed the immediate procurement and distribution of drugs, medical consumables, and hygiene materials worth millions of Naira to health facilities to contain cases of acute watery diarrhea in parts of the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Human Services, Dr....
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim community in the state and beyond on the occasion of this year’s Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice.” Governor Zulum, who is currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, performing the Hajj...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant for the 2027 general elections, has recorded a clean sweep in Mafa Ward of Borno State – the home ward of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum. The direct primary election was conducted at Mafa Central Primary School and presided...
Governor Babagana Unara Zulum of Borno State on Friday formally presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the state, Engr. Mustapha Gubio, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. He lauded President Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to peace and reconstruction in the Northeast, noting...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his commitment to expanding access to quality education, particularly with the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship in Bama, Borno State. Zulum made the commendation while reacting to the recent appointment of...
Maiduguri, Borno State capital, was brought to a standstill on Friday as thousands of jubilant supporters trooped out to welcome Governor Babagana Umara Zulum and his anointed governorship candidate, Engr Mustapha Gubio. The mammoth crowd stretched from Muhammadu Buhari International Airport to major roads leading into the metropolis. Governor...
The Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima as the party’s unified choices for the 2027 general elections. The decision was reached at a high-level critical stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday in Maiduguri, the state...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday led the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, several governors, National Assembly members, ministers, and other high-level dignitaries to the wedding of the children of Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, in Maiduguri. The children are Aisha Babagana Zulum, married to...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday, launched a N1 billion empowerment programme, in addition to 500 electric Keke Napep tricycles, for 1,000 operators in Maiduguri metropolis and Jere. The eco-friendly electric tricycles were inaugurated on 20th December 2025 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of...
Federal Government has defended the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) airstrike on the Jilli axis of Gubio Local Government Area in Borno State, describing the operation as a carefully planned, intelligence-driven counter-terrorism mission aimed at dismantling Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgent networks in one of the most volatile corridors in...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the establishment of a quarry centre in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, to accelerate infrastructure development in the state. Zulum made this announcement on Monday while flagging off the distribution of 70 brand-new Howo pickup trucks to the Ministry of...
Borno Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has on Monday unveiled 30 trucks to enhance road construction efforts across the state, as part of measures to address rising project costs linked to persistent insecurity. The governor made this known during a brief ceremony at the Government House in Maiduguri, where...
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated ₦50 million to the family of the late Lt. Col. OC Okolo, who lost his life during a Boko Haram attack at Mandaragirau in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on 16 February 2026. The governor recently made a...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has directed the immediate deployment of 20 luxury electric buses for public use as part of measures to cushion the impact of the recent petrol price hike on residents. The buses, which were inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 20th December, 2025,...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has congratulated the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, on 1st April. Governor Zulum described Radio Nigeria as one of Africa’s pioneer broadcasting institutions, noting its significant contributions to Nigeria’s independence struggle, the entrenchment of democratic governance,...
Weighed on the scale of the insecurity ravaging the entity he was entrusted with the responsibility of governing since May 29, 2019, the feats accomplished by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State on the restoration of security as sine qua non for the recovery of the state from...
STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF BORNO STATE, PROFESSOR BABAGANA UMARA ZULUM, ON THURSDAY, 19TH MARCH 2026 My dear good people of Borno State, I address you today at a moment that requires both our solemn reflection and our resolute unity. Fellow citizens, the recent resurgence of insecurity...
Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Usman Kadafur, has visited victims of the recent bomb blasts in Maiduguri who are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The visit follows multiple explosions that occurred across parts of Maiduguri, leaving several people dead and many others injured....