Key Points: Boko Haram uses more female than male suicide bombing How the sect persuades women to become suicide bombers Gwoza still under Boko Haram control Borno residents worry as government ‘pampers’ repentant Boko Haram fighters ‘Government must defeat Boko Haram before granting them amnesty’ By Theophilus Abbah Boko Haram terrorists choose women for suicide […]Continue Reading
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara 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 APC’s victory in the February 25th Presidential elections as the […]Continue Reading
.. Says donations well documented Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of ongoing rehabilitation works at the Maiduguri Monday market which was engulfed by fire on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Zulum made this known today (Tuesday) when he paid an assessment visit to the market, the repairs of which […]Continue Reading
By Isa Gusau Our boss, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, my family and closest friends wouldn’t like what I am about to publicly reveal. I deeply apologise. Last week, I had a surgery at Max Multi Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India. The surgery, which doctors categorised as a ‘high risk’ was around my chest wall […]Continue Reading
… Renews appeal cmte over disengaged teachers … NUT awards Zulum for encouraging teachers By Daniel Adaji Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved an extension of teachers’ retirement age from 60 to 65 years in Borno State. The governor announced the upward review on Wednesday in Maiduguri, to commemorate the 2022 edition of World Teachers […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Media aides, alongside social media associates, on Thursday unveiled a compendium, the 3rd Verdict, to celebrate the 53rd birthday of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The compendium’s Editor-in-Chief, who is also the Governor’s Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, announced the unveiling via a statement. Gusau Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Alhaji Bukar Gambo, popularly known as Mandama, was the Chairman of the Civilian Joint Task Force, (CJTF) who was killed alongside four other members by Boko Haram terrorists, suspected to be members of Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) on July 17, 2022. He was killed when a convoy of military […]Continue Reading
(Below was part of Governor Zulum’s remark when he accepted the nomination as the candidate of the APC in Borno for the 2023 governorship:) Only at the weekend, more than 30 youths were killed around Kala-Balge. This should remind us of the reality of our problems and the need to deliberately unite ourselves towards the […]Continue Reading
At least six hundred clergies, amongst them 20 Archbishops, 144 Bishops, and hundreds of reverends converged in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where the church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) honored Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, with a “prestigious award for courageous and purposeful leadership in challenging times”. Nigeria’s head of the Anglican Continue Reading
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was on Wednesday at Malari village in Konduga Local Government Area to flag-off the safe resettlement of households who had been internally displaced for more than seven years. The resettlement followed the reconstruction of 803 existing houses which were destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents during serial attacks about Continue Reading
…No cause for alarm To prevent spread of Coronavirus with potential for wild-fire effect at internally displaced persons’ camps, Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has convened a multi-stakeholder meeting in Maiduguri which adopted a response plan. The meeting which held today, Thursday, in Maiduguri, was attended by senior officials of the World Health Continue Reading
… Scores of insurgents killed,19 fighter vehicles seized … ‘Taking the war to fleeing insurgents impressive’ Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has applauded the Nigerian military’s ground and air components for what he described as “decisive blow against Boko Haram” in the early hours of Wednesday, even when Continue Reading