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Zulum Commends Tinubu for Securing Release of 434 Ngoshe Captives

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has praised President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s security agencies for securing the release of 434 residents of Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area who were abducted by insurgents during a deadly raid on the border town. Speaking in Pulka on

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Zulum Pushes to Reopen Baga–Chad Waterway, Eyes Trade Revival in Lake Chad Region

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

The long-abandoned water route between Baga in northern Borno State and neighbouring Chad may soon spring back to life as Governor Babagana Umara Zulum intensifies efforts to restore commerce and economic activities across the Lake Chad region. During a visit to Baga on Saturday, Zulum held high-level consultations with military commanders and security officials on […]

HEALTH

Zulum Orders Free Cholera Treatment as Borno Moves to Contain Outbreak

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has ordered the immediate procurement and distribution of drugs, medical consumables, personal protective equipment, and hygiene materials worth millions of naira to health facilities across Borno State as authorities intensify efforts to contain an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, commonly associated with cholera. The

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Zulum Approves Haday for 1,725 Borno Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2026

Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, has approved the provision of Haday (sacrificial rams) for 1,725 indigent pilgrims from the state currently participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Haday, an important Islamic rite involving the sacrificial slaughter of a ram or other approved livestock, is compulsory for pilgrims observing Hajj […]

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Zulum Presents APC Guber Candidate Gubio to Tinubu, Hails President’s Role in Northeast Recovery

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Friday formally presented the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mustapha Gubio, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. During the meeting, Zulum praised President Tinubu’s commitment to restoring peace, rebuilding communities devastated by insurgency and

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Zulum Moves to Resettle Displaced Communities as Insecurity Forces Fresh Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Borno

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged immediate humanitarian intervention and long-term resettlement support for thousands of displaced residents in Monguno following renewed insecurity in parts of northern Borno. The governor gave the assurance on Sunday during a visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering in Monguno town, where he met with