GOV ORTOM CONFIRMS ATTACK ON HIM BY SUSPECTED MILITIA HERDSMEN

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has confirmed the attack on him by suspected militia herdsmen today on his farm at Tyo-mu, along Makurdi – Gboko road. Governor Ortom while briefing journalists at the Benue Peoples House after the incident said, as he was inspecting the farm, the militia herders, who dressed in black and had ambushed him and his security men, opened fire. He said … Continue reading GOV ORTOM CONFIRMS ATTACK ON HIM BY SUSPECTED MILITIA HERDSMEN

Boko Haram: WESTERN NATIONS HAVE SHOWN BORNO MORE CONCERN THAN ARAB COUNTRIES, SAYS GOV ZULUM

In the midst of challenges with the Boko Haram insurgency, countries from the west have shown more concern for the plight of Borno people than rich arab nations whose people share similarity of religion and culture with majority of Borno citizens, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said. Zulum stated this on Tuesday, January 5, in Maiduguri when he received the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria Saleh … Continue reading Boko Haram: WESTERN NATIONS HAVE SHOWN BORNO MORE CONCERN THAN ARAB COUNTRIES, SAYS GOV ZULUM

Boko Haram: TINUBU VISITS ZULUM, WANTS MILITARY TO CHANGE STRATEGY; SAYS BORNO GOV COMBINES TALENT, CHARACTER

The national leader of APC and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri on Monday, with call on the Nigerian military to change their strategy. “We have been on this (boko haram) for sometime, We have seen the reaction of the federal government, we have seen the reaction of the armed forces, this is no longer a … Continue reading Boko Haram: TINUBU VISITS ZULUM, WANTS MILITARY TO CHANGE STRATEGY; SAYS BORNO GOV COMBINES TALENT, CHARACTER

GOV ZULUM LEADS HORRIFIED KINSMEN TO BURY 43 FARMERS KILLED BY BOKO HARAM; DEATH TOLL STILL UNCERTAIN (With Photos)

Zabarmari: Innalillahi Wa Inna ilaihi Raju’un, La Haula Wala Quwwata Illa Billah! Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at Zabarmari early morning on Sunday, to lead kinsmen and other residents, still in shock, for the funeral of 43 farmers slaughtered by the Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari is a farming community in Jere local government area, famous for … Continue reading GOV ZULUM LEADS HORRIFIED KINSMEN TO BURY 43 FARMERS KILLED BY BOKO HARAM; DEATH TOLL STILL UNCERTAIN (With Photos)

NO ATTACK ON GOV ZULUM’S CONVOY, SECURITY AIDES; MEDIA AIDE CLARIFIES

A Sunday report by an online media, claiming there was another attack by Boko Haram on the convoy of Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, is false. There was neither an attack on the governor directly nor on any component of his convoy. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, in a statement issued on Sunday, November 22, 2020, said Zulum traveled to Baga, spent a day … Continue reading NO ATTACK ON GOV ZULUM’S CONVOY, SECURITY AIDES; MEDIA AIDE CLARIFIES

Chibok: 5 YEARS AFTER OKONJO-IWEALA LAID FOUNDATION STONE, GOV ZULUM ORDERS REHABILITATION OF SCHOOL WHERE GIRLS WERE ABDUCTED; SHARES N11M TO 83 ATTACKED FAMILIES, INSPECTS PROJECTS

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Chibok on Monday, during which he assessed and ordered the immediate rehabilitation of Government Secondary School, Chibok where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014. Although the defunct presidential committee on northeast intervention, PCNI, had done some work in the school, majority of roofs were blown off when Zulum visited. Zulum’s … Continue reading Chibok: 5 YEARS AFTER OKONJO-IWEALA LAID FOUNDATION STONE, GOV ZULUM ORDERS REHABILITATION OF SCHOOL WHERE GIRLS WERE ABDUCTED; SHARES N11M TO 83 ATTACKED FAMILIES, INSPECTS PROJECTS

Fighting Boko Haram: GOV ZULUM APPROVES SCHOLARSHIP FOR ORPHANS OF CIVILIAN JTF KILLED SINCE 2013, OFFERS N180M, 27,000 BAGS, CARTONS OF FOOD FOR 9,000 FIGHTERS; ROLLS OUT SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS OF CJTF; EXPLAINS WHY BORNO OWES FAMILIES OF CJTF, HUNTERS

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved government scholarship for children, most of them orphans, whose fathers were volunteers amongst Civilian JTF, hunters and vigilantes killed at battle fronts while fighting boko haram in the last seven years. Zulum also flagged off a welfare package of N50,000 each for widows of killed volunteers and the distribution of N180m and 27,000 bags and cartons of … Continue reading Fighting Boko Haram: GOV ZULUM APPROVES SCHOLARSHIP FOR ORPHANS OF CIVILIAN JTF KILLED SINCE 2013, OFFERS N180M, 27,000 BAGS, CARTONS OF FOOD FOR 9,000 FIGHTERS; ROLLS OUT SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS OF CJTF; EXPLAINS WHY BORNO OWES FAMILIES OF CJTF, HUNTERS