Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno and his Deputy, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, have taken oath of office for the second term.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kashim Zanna administered the oath of office to them.
Speaking at the ceremony, the govenor thanked...
Inspects solar irrigation farms
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has issued a stern warning to farming and fishing communities in Baga, urging them to refrain from any form of collaboration with Boko Haram insurgents.
Governor Zulum gave the warning on Wednesday while addressing residents at the palace of...
Says Boko Haram surrender making impact
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed strong concern over the increasing presence of terrorists from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in some parts of the State, and called for urgent security measures to curtail their growth.
Zulum disclosed this...
Says N4.4b donations credited to relief account
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated a committee to disburse relief packages to victims of Maiduguri flood disaster.
The September 10 flooding has significantly destroyed homes, infrastructure and agricultural lands and displaced thousands of families.
The 35-member committee was inaugurated by Governor...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri after been received by a crowd of supporters had inspected the ongoing construction of Michika township roads.
Governor Umaru Fintiri on had also inspected rehabilitation of Uba Water Scheme System and Uba Power substation.
The Governor accompanied by the Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed the immediate suspension of ACTED, an international Non-Governmental Organization (iNGO) following Saturday’s discovery that the humanitarian iNGO was using a hotel in Maiduguri for training some persons on shooting.
Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, who announced the Governor’s directive, said the French...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has donated N30 million to the family of the late Army Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, who lost his life in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the Timbuktu Triangle recently.
The donation was made personally to the wife of the...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, directed the demolition of illegal brothels and criminal dens notorious for prostitution, gangsterism and other illicit activities within 72 hours.
Zulum gave the directive during a visit to the scene at ‘Bayan Quarters’, a settlement around railway staff quarters, in Maiduguri.
The area...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, says the Federal Government has released N15 billion to the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee to ensure safe return of all internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes.
Zulum, who is also the Vice Chairman of the committee on management of repentant Boko Haram...
Gives N50m to 1,000 operators
Targets 3,200 beneficiaries
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched 610 taxis, tricycles and buses to enhance urban mass transportation in Maiduguri and parts of Jere and Konduga Local Government Areas which fall under the metropolis.
Zulum arrived Maiduguri after his presidential press briefing...
