Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has confirmed the killing of 35 youths by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Kala/Balge Council. The youths were killed, while they were scavenging for steel scraps in some of the abandoned border villages with Cameroon last Sunday. Spokesman to the Governor, Isa Gusau, stated yesterday […]
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has distributed food items and fabrics to 3,000 vulnerable households in the state. According to him, the beneficiaries were selected from the most vulnerable groups in Gwange I, II III wards of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere council. Distributing the items, yesterday (Wednesday), in Maiduguri, he disclosed: “Today’s distribution […]
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… Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon officials attend Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the UK and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office. The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps Towards Comprehensive […]
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… Sets three weeks deadline … Visits multinational forces Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday led key stakeholders on humanitarian visit to Gwoza local government area, with assessment of reconstruction works in Kirawa, ahead of resettling conflict displaced citizens in the border community. Zulum was accompanied by personalities from Gwoza who included Senator […]
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… Gov praises MD Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday commissioned a newly built three-floor edifice in Maiduguri, tagged Borno Investment House, which is owned by Borno Investment Company Limited. Before now, the company operated in a rented building since it commenced operation in April 1987, making 35 years of being tenants, […]
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Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, has, on Saturday, while on a sympathy visit to victims of fire disaster at Muna Elbadawy IDP camp, directed Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to list and submit details of the number of affected households for proper intervention by the state government. Zulum gave the directives when […]
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Borno State Governor, Babagana has declared that the surrender of 1,000 repentant Boko Haram terrorists has left the state government and people with two extremely difficult security situations.According to him, the current security situation, if not collectively handled by stakeholders and the State Government, could lead to civil rebellion.Zulum raised those alarms Saturday, while addressing […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has conducted an ‘impromptu aptitude test’ for 65 teachers in Kukawa Local Government Area of the state. The test, according to him, was to determine their teaching qualifications and ability to teach in primary and secondary schools. “The essence of this aptitude test for teachers, is not to sack […]
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has tasked the military, police and Civilian JTF to end Boko Haram terrorism that has claimed many lives in the state. According to him, the 12-year insurgency has also killed over 36,000 people with destruction of property worth $9.2 billion (N3.42 trillion) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. While leading […]
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