Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday arrived Maiduguri to offer his condolences to the government and people of Borno, following the killings of some farmers in the state. He was met at the airport by Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, his deputy, Dr Usman Kadafur, members of the House...
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday paid a condolence visit to the families of slain soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the soldiers died during a recent terrorist attack in Damboa, Borno, even though they successfully repelled the attack. In the wake of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Yobe State Government is set to host the fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum meeting. The forum which is set up to address the persistent regional challenges will be held in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, Northeast Nigeria from January 29 to 31,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has ordered the extension of a free eye treatment and surgery program from 1,000 to 10,000 beneficiaries. This decision was made after a massive crowd gathered at the Maiduguri Eye Hospital, seeking free eye care services. The program was initially...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to revitalizing the leather and hides industry in the state to drive economic growth. Zulum made the commitment on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Leather...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Executive Council has approved the renaming of Borno State University to Kashim Ibrahim University in honour of the first Governor of northern Nigeria. This decision was reached during the first State Executive Council meeting of 2025, chaired by Governor Babagana Zulum. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has decorated his Aide-De-Camp (ADC), Ashigar Baba Kulbu, with the new rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). At a brief ceremony held in the Government House on Monday, Zulum performed the decoration assisted by the Borno State Commissioner...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has decorated his Aide-De-Camp (ADC), DSP Ashigar Baba Kulbu, with his new rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) following Ashigar’s promotion by the Nigeria Police Force. The governor was assisted in decorating the ADC by the commissioner of Police, CP...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Urban Planning and Development Board (BSUPDB) has banned street hawking and other illegal activities in Maiduguri metropolis. The General Manager of the board, Mr Limán Mustapha, in a statement on Friday, said the ban was in accordance with the Borno State Urban...
The tribute and tears of an orphan, the daughter of a fallen hero, Sgt. Umar Ibrahim, touched hearts at a New Year concert in Maiduguri, Wednesday night. The concert was organised by The Tribute to Our Troops (TTOT) foundation in collaboration with the 7 Division and the Theatre Command,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Commissioner, CP Yusufu Lawan, has revealed that 721 suspects were arrested and paraded in 2024. CP Lawan, who disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday at the command’s Headquarters in Maiduguri, highlighted the command’s achievements, including combating armed robbery, sexual...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has received the final report from the Borno State Flood Relief Disbursement Committee, which managed a whopping ₦28.2 billion in relief funds. Interestingly, the committee had already disbursed about ₦18.08 billion to over 101,330 affected families. The funds were...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has lauded the bravery, sacrifice, and dedication of the Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI troops during a Christmas luncheon in Maiduguri. Highlighting the significance of such festive gatherings, the COAS emphasized that these events foster camaraderie and offer...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday praised the administration of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno for making the state great again. Shettima showered the praises on Zulum at his private residence in Maiduguri shortly after landing from Abuja for the Christmas and New Year break. The vice-president, who described Zulum...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the federal government to speed up the reconstruction of the collapsed dyke at Alau Dam, which resulted in Maiduguri Metropolis and its surrounding LGAs being flooded. The Alau Dam is situated in the Alau community of Konduga, a...
Christmas: Borno First Lady disburses N30m, distributes palliatives to 600 Christian widows, orphans
Christmas: Borno First Lady disburses N30m, distributes palliatives to 600 Christian widows, orphans
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In the spirit of forthcoming Christmas celebration, the Borno State First Lady, Falmata Zulum has disbursed N30,000,000.00 (thirty million naira ) to 600 (six hundred) Christian widows and orphans . The First Day also distributed palliatives to the 600 widows and orphans at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has achieved a remarkable feat in his drive to develop the state. Since assuming office in May 2019, Zulum has constructed over 20,000 houses in at least 23 ultramodern estates across the 27 Local Government Areas of...
Since 2019, Borno’s Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has executed more than 1,238 capital projects across the 27 local government areas of the state. Among these were the three mega-secondary schools commissioned by the World Bank Country Director, Dr. Ndiame Diop, and the 1.2 km Shehu Abubakar Garbai Express...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Seven newly constructed landmark projects, including two housing estates, three schools, and a 1.2 km dual carriage way, executed by Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum have been commissioned. Nigeria’s World Bank’s representative, Dr Ndiame Diop, commissioned the two senior and one junior secondary schools;...
No fewer than 2 persons have been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in a two-hundred housing estate under construction in Dalwa, Borno State. Available information indicated that the explosion happened around 1pm on Wednesday about the time the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum; and his Yobe...