By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State House of Assembly has again unanimously reelected Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan as Hon. Speaker of the 10th State Assembly for the fourth time. The Clerk of the State, Mr. Jidayi Mamza disclosed that the House received a proclamation from the State Governor,...
Governor Babagana Zulum
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has appealed to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to open the diverted expressway along Old Jos Road at Ngomari Old Airport area to curtail frequent road accident in the area. The governor made the call on Tuesday when he...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and his deputy, Hon. Usman Kadafur have attended third-day prayers for late Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Alhaji Usman Shuwa at his residence on Tuesday morning. They also attended the third day funeral prayers of late Alh Yerima...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State will commence afternoon primary and secondary education system to address problems of congestion and increase enrollment of out-of-school children. The state governor Babagana Umara Zulum, announced this on Monday in Maiduguri during his inauguration speech after taking an oath of office for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday flagged off crude oil drilling campaign at Wadi-B l Tuba village 35 kilometers away from Maiduguri City off Monguno road or Borno State. President Buhari said that the oil exploration if successful will improve security,, electricity energy, reduce unemployment...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has solicited for the support of the participants of Course 16, National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) in the ongoing deradicalization and Reintegration (DDR) of over 80,000 surrendered Boko Haram members who are mostly camped at a designated centres...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the efforts of Hon. Ahmed Usman Jaha, the House of Representatives member representing Damboa, Chibok and Gwoza Federal Constituency of the state . The governor stated this on Saturday at the Multi Purpose Hall of the Government...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has indicated that while he will seriously miss the huge support he got from President Muhammadu Buhari, he is highly relieved that the combination of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim are the ones stepping in. Zulum described the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has paid visit to families of over 30 fishermen killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday at Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area (LGA), some kilometers away from Dikwa. Zulum was in Dikwa town on Friday, where...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday inaugurated 1.250 million litres water project at Mboa village in Chibok Local Government Area of the state. Zulum said the facility designed with a storage capacity of 750,000-litre surface tank, 500,000-litre overhead tank and 20 motorised boreholes would supply portable water to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday visited Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government in the Borno Central Senatorial District by helicopter, where he supervised the disbursement of redesigned new naira notes to over 12,000 returnee IDPs. According to the Governor, the intervention was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Thousands of the Supporters of the Senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly,, Senator Mohammed Ndume have stormed Shani and Azare LGAs to welcome, Governor Babagana Zulum to the areas, as the campaign train of the All Progressive Congress (APC) moved to Southern...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has led candidates and stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to campaign rallies in five local government areas in northern Borno senatorial zone. The LGAs were Monguno, which is political headquarters of northern Borno and four other LGAs:...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Directors of Research and Development of Universities in the Northeast have held their maiden meeting at the Borno State University (BOSU) on Thursday . A statement issued and signed by Abba A. Massa, The Public Relations Officer, (Office of the Vice Chancellor), BOSU...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, travelled to Benishiekh, headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area where he flagged off the first phase of northern Borno’s 2023 electioneering campaign rally. Benishekh District Head palace premises, venue of the rally, was filled to capacity, demonstrating...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has returned to Maiduguri after leading stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on tour to 3 LGAs in the southern part of Borno for the first phase of the APC’s zonal campaign rally in the region. The governor,...
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has given assurance that the state is 90 percent secure and safe, before, during and after the general elections. Governor Zulum gave the assurance on Friday after a private visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in his office. Speaking to State House Correspondents, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has presented the flags of The All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Borno State House of Assembly LGC State Constituency ‘Candidates from Southern Borno, indicating that they are the authenticated party flag bearers for the State Assembly election in...
Resident non-Borno indigenes have commended Gov. Babagana Zulum for providing free transportation to enable them to travel to their various destinations to celebrate Christmas and New Year festivals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more than 645 persons from 10 non-indigene groups have benefitted from the gesture....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has flagged off his governorship campaign for the second term in order to ensure continuity in improving the security challenges and post insurgency rebuilding processes and development of the state. Governor Zulum flagged off the campaign on Monday at...