Tag: Babagana Zulum
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#EndSARS: Zulum, others visit Sanwo-Olu, decry destruction in Lagos
Political leaders from the North East led by Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday paid a solidarity visit to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to commiserate with him and Lagosians over the massive destruction in the state by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest. In Zulum’s team was his predecessor in office…
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Attack on Zulum shocking, unfortunate — Ortom
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom had condemned the attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, in which about 15 persons are feared killed and others injured. Governor Ortom, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, described the attack as shocking and unfortunate, expressing sympathy with his Borno State…
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Borno set to demolish 1,300 houses over flooding
Borno State Government on Wednesday said 1,300 houses standing on waterways and river banks in the state capital, Maiduguri, have been marked for demolition. Parts of the state capital in the last two months have been submerged by floods. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the Executive Secretary, Borno Geographic Information Service,…
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North East Governors elect Zulum pioneer chairman
Governors in the North-East have elected Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, as the pioneer chairman of their forum, for a period of two years. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the forum’s second meeting, which held in Maiduguri on Saturday. The communique was signed by the Forum’s Chairman and…
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We’re worried over insecurity in Nigeria — NGF, to meet service chiefs
The Nigeria Governors Forum has decried the worsening security situation across the country. Chairman of the forum, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, said this in a statement titled: “NGF Expresses Solidarity with Governor Zullum and Borno State,” which he signed and made available to the media, in Abuja, on Monday. He expressed gratitude to God…
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Northern governors fume over attack on Zulum’s convoy
The Northern Governors Forum has condemned the attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, describing it as callous and reprehensible. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, in a statement on Friday, said the attack on the convoy of Zulum, who was on his way to Baga,…
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In 5 months, Borno records 500 sexual abuse cases — NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Borno, says it has recorded about 500 cases of sexual abuse and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the past five months. Mrs Jummai Mshelia, NHRC’s Coordinator in the state, made the disclosure at a rally to drum support for the campaign against rape and other forms of sexual abuse,…