Tag: Zulum
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Between Zulum and Fayemi, a good story for Telecoms? – Okoh Aihe
Okoh Aihe I have been thinking of two governors lately – Dr John Kayode Fayemi and Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum of Ekiti and Bornu States, respectively. Each time I ask myself, can this two be change agents in a positive way to bring the dividends of democracy to their people concerning telecommunication services and accompanying…
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The Zulum testimonies, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa BABAGANA Umara Zulum, soil scientist and Professor of Agriculture and Environmental Engineering, has a problem as the Governor of Borno State. As the chief security officer of the state, he takes on face value the security reports he gets. So when the security chiefs informed him that the town of Baga…
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Insecurity: Governors meet today to discuss Boko Haram’s attack on Zulum, others
Governors will meet on Wednesday (today) to discuss strategies to address the degenerating security situation. The teleconference will be preceded by a meeting of the security sub-committee of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). NGF spokesman Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo said the meeting is informed by the recent attack on the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, by…
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Zulum to Army: ‘You said there is no Boko Haram in Baga, then who attack us?’
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has lambasted the Nigerian army following an attack on his convoy in Baga on Wednesday night. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Governor Zulum was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday while on his way to Monguno and Baga. It was gathered the terrorists ambushed the governor’s convoy as he…
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Gun-battle as Boko Haram terrorists attack Borno Gov. Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday while on his way to Monguno and Baga. It was gathered the terrorists ambushed the governor’s convoy as he went to distribute food to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs. The governor’s convoy was reportedly attacked by the terrorists while he was returning from…
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Boko Haram: Zulum goes spiritual; orders fasting and prayers to end killings
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has declared a spiritual war against Boko Haram and ISWAP, saying the emergence of insurgency in 2009 was itself a strange evil, requiring a similar medicine. Zulum, who had been working hard to end the insurgency and even once hired prayer warriors in Saudi Arabia, declared next Monday, February…
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CALSER writes PMB over terrorism, wants Zulum, Borno elders to appreciate military
The Centre For African Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER), on Wednesday, penned an emotional letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the war against terrorism, calling on Governor Babagana Zulum and Borno elders to support the military. In the letter signed by convener Princess Ajibola, CALSER revealed that the governor as well as the political elites…
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Photos: 23 dead as Gov Zulum distributes relief items to refugees in Niger
Twenty-three people have been feared dead in a stampede during a food distribution by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum at a refugee camp housing Nigerians in Niger Republic. Over 120,000 Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram terrorists have taken refuge in Niger Republic. Officials of the Borno State Government were engaged in the distribution of…
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Boko Haram back alive in Borno, Gov Zulum tells Buhari
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has decried the recent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in the state. This comes against the backdrop of the killing of 30 travellers by the terrorists on Sunday in Auno town near Maiduguri, the state capital. The governor complained about the security situation in the state when he met with…
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Borno Gov hires 1000 hunters with ‘juju’ powers to battle Boko Haram
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has engaged over 1,000 hunters with supernatural powers to battle Boko Haram. This follows last week’s engagement of Imams from Saudi Arabia to pray against the continued attack by Boko Haram on the state. Recall that TheNewsGuru [TNG] had earlier reported that Zulum hired several Imams who reside in Saudi…