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...
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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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his untiring concern and support to the people of Borno, just as he had visited the state twice in 6 months to commission developmental projects President Buhari had on Thursday paid a one...
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 – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has sent a delegation to Kilangar community of Chan-Chan Dana district of Askira Uba LGA to condole with the victims of Boko Haram attack in the area. The delegation led by the Borno State Deputy Speaker and member representing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved one month salary bonus for thousands of volunteers fighting Boko Haram to groups that include the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and hunters as end of the year gifts. The Governor included sanitation staff who are involved...
After sustained aerial bombardments and elimination of terrorists, surviving fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have no fewer than 77 members in Marte axis, PRNigeria can authoritatively reports. The terrorists, were eliminated in coordinated air strikes by the Nigerian military on three camps of the Islamic...
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....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has said that a total of 4,104 cases of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) have been recorded in the state between six months (January – July, 2021). The state government also said the non availability of gender desk in most...
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 – 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 – 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 – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has dismissed reports that an explosion rocked the Maiduguri airport in Borno State. In a statement issued on Saturday, The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, said the information was false as there was neither an explosion...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maiduguri city, the capital of Borno State was early morning woke up by multiple heavy explosions that destroyed property worth millions of naira and left few residents injured including an infant in 1000 Housing Estate area of the capital city. NATIONAL ACCORD reliably gathered...
Nigerian military troops in the North-East yesterday eliminated no fewer than 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremist sect. The terrorists, PRNigeria gathered, met their waterloo after attempting to attack a military base in Rann, a town ravaged by insurgency, in Borno State. Two...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has explained that his occasional firing and suspension of erring government officials do not make him happy, as they even create political enemies for him. However, the governor said he took such measures to make government officials dedicate...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday launched a mega-size empowerment package for thousands of constituents in Konduga town. The empowerment was sponsored by a member of House of Representatives representing Dikwa, Konduga and Mafa Federal Constituency, Engr. Mohammed Ibrahim Abubakar, popularly known...