By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has approved the redeployment of the state Commissioner for Works, Architect Yerima Saleh to the Ministry of Environment with immediate effect. A statement issued on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the Nigerian military for promoting 19 gallant officers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Hadin Kai Theater from the ranks of colonel to Brigadier General. Governor Zulum made the commendation on Tuesday at the decoration ceremony...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed gratitude to many of his promoters on social media platforms. He, however, pleaded that some promoters should stop comparing his performance with other governors, since all states have their peculiarities. The Governor Zulum’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno First Lady, Dr Falmata Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday reached out to Christian Widows and less privilege in the state, with a view to supporting them for the Christmas celebration. The gifts which were distributed at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has conveyed his deepest gratitude to the people of Borno, over the impressive turn out to receive President Muhammadu Buhari and the overwhelming support for his administration. Governor Zulum expressed this while speaking to a group of stakeholders after...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, said more cooperation among elites in the country, with a commitment to inform people on realities and mobilize for development will help in resolving the challenges facing the nation. In a courtesy call at the...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will keep giving its best for the development of the country until May, 2023, reiterating that he will handover as stipulated by the Constitution. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement said the president gave the assurance at the inauguration of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to remain steadfast as they go into the final phase of the campaign against insurgency and other forms of criminalities. The president, according to a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, made the call when he addressed...
As least five lives have been lost in an explosion at Maiduguri, capital of Borno State on Thursday, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit. A source in Ajilari, Maina Mohammed told PUNCH that a bomb exploded very close to his house, killing a lady and injuring two young boys....
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri as part of a one-day official visit to Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential jet on Thursday landed at the Nigerian Air Force wing of the Maiduguri International Airport at about 11.45 a.m. The president was received...
Security has been beefed up in Maiduguri and environs as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit the town. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President would inaugurate viable projects executed by Gov. Babagana Zulum’s administration during the visit to the state. These include the Custom...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari was on Saturday represented by Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum at Niger Republic’s 63rd Independence Day celebration. The Presidential celebration event took place in Diffa town of Diffa province with President of Niger Republic, Muhammad Bazoum leading the National celebrations....
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reiterated its commitment to assist Borno State Government in its ongoing resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) back to their ancestral communities. The Director-General of NEMA, Mr. Mustafa Habib, said this in Maiduguri on Friday at the distribution of foodstuff to IDPs...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As the globe marks the World Human Rights Day, the Executive Director, Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin has called on Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State to be more committed, responsive and proactive to the support and assistance of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – in his tireless efforts to curtail the transportation difficulty faced by citizens in Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has directed the Commissioner for Transport, Hon Abubakar Tijani Banki to make proper arrangements for immediate delivery of tricycles and buses in Maiduguri metropolis and its...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement, led by its Commissioner, Engr. Mustapha Gubio, has began the construction of a two-room apartment for a Maiduguri based aged woman, who is living at a shanty zinc shelter. Engr. Gubio directed the construction after...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday launched Borno State’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, with the disbursement of N418m to 79 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state. The launch was held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, with the participation of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday night visited soldiers injured during a fierce battle, on Friday, between troops and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon, in Kala Balge LGA of the state....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Zaymah International Model College Bulumkutu Tsalle Maiduguri has held its first Quranic recitation and prize giving day at the college premises to mark the passing out 2020/2021 female graduating Quranic students . The College Proprietress, Hajiya Madina Baba Yusuf charged the students and pupils...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has visited the 1,000 Units Housing Estate in Maiduguri which was hit on Saturday morning by a rocket launcher believed to have been fired by Boko Haram/ISWAP terror groups. Governor Zulum said he has set up “a small committee”...