Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Dr Gambo Maidugu Saljaba as the provost, College of Education, Waka-Biu. Spokesman to the Governor, Malam Isa Gusau announced the appointment in a statement issued on Tuesday. The statement noted that Until his elevation, Dr. Gambo was a deputy provost at …
Read More »Zulum wins Leadership Newspapers’ highest award as ‘person of the year, 2020
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was last night presented with nomination letter for emerging Leadership Newspapers “Person of the Year, 2020”, which the newspaper’s highest category of award. The vice chairman of LEADERSHIP Media Group, Mike Okpere, led a delegation of top management and editorial staff to present …
Read More »Boko Haram surrender: Zulum begins high-level consultations, meets Defence Chief
As part of his ongoing multi-stakeholders’ consultations on the massive surrender by Boko Haram insurgents in different parts of Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, in Abuja. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, was in furtherance …
Read More »Zulum: Borno is in ‘catch-22 situation’ over Boko Haram’s surrender
… Says stakeholders need critical framework Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday in Bama and Gwoza, addressed military officers and community leaders, noting that ongoing surrender of Boko Haram fighters has left Borno State with two extremely difficult situations. He said the situation require diverse stakeholders …
Read More »In Gwoza, Zulum Receives Another Chibok Schoolgirl
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday in Gwoza, received another Chibok Girl who presented herself to the Nigerian Army. The schoolgirl, Hassana Adamu, alongside her two children, was handed over to Governor Zulum by the Commander, 26 Taskforce Brigade, Brigadier General DR Dantani. Zulum was in Gwoza from …
Read More »Zulum enrolls 5,361 orphans to school in Monguno
… Offers scholarships for children of CJTFs, hunters, vigilantes Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday in Monguno, supervised the enrollment of school aged children whose parents were killed by Boko Haram. A total number of 5,361 orphans were registered during the two-days exercise. The children were between …
Read More »Borno Governor Receives Surrendered Chibok Schoolgirl, Reunites Her with Family … Finding Ruth Keeps Hope Alive, Says
… Finding Ruth Keeps Hope Alive, Says Zulum Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday in Maiduguri, received Ruth Ngladar Pogu, one of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted seven years ago at a Government Secondary School in Chibok. Boko Haram had attacked the …
Read More »National Honour: President Bazoum Awards Zulum with Nigerien Equivalent of GCON
President Mohammed Bazoum of the Republic of Niger on Tuesday decorated Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, with the country’s Second Order National Honour, “de Grand Officer dans I`Ordre”, which is the equivalent of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, in Nigeria’s ranking of national honours. Bazoum …
Read More »Boko Haram: Zulum inducts 1,000 hunters to secure farmers
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday chaired the induction of 1,000 hunters freshly engaged to join existing ones in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram. The hunters are to provide dedicated protection to farmers who cultivate crops in outskirts of Jere, where over 70 farmers were killed …
Read More »Army recruitment: Zulum approves N12.8m support for 641 Borno candidates
… Adds N15,000 as monthly allowance Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday approved N12.8m as support for 641 candidates currently at their final stage of exercises to qualify for recruitment into the Nigerian Army’s 81 regular intake for 2021. Zulum announced the support, while addressing the candidates at …
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