Tag: Shehu Borno

Flooding: Zulum, Shehu urge FG to fast-track Alau Dam project

Aminu Imam
Zulum, Shehu urge FG

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar El-Kanemi, have appealed to the Federal Government to fast-track the rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam. The duo made the appeal when the Shehu paid the traditional Sallah homage to the governor at Government House, Maiduguri, saying such was necessary to avert another Borno flooding disaster. Zulum, who expressed concern over the slow pace of work on the project, warned that at the dawn of this year’s rainy season, urgent action was needed. According to the governor, fast-tracking…

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Shehu of Borno laments killing of 13 district heads, several ward heads by B/Haram terrorists

Ishaku Yohanna

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkanemi said the lingering Boko Haram insurgency has led to the killing of 13 District Heads and several Ward Heads (Bulamas). The monarch revealed this in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, led by Senator Abubakar Yusuf, who were in the state to assess the performance of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC). He also lamented that the decade-old crisis had displaced thousands of people, who were now taking refuge in displaced…

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Boko Haram attacks getting worse, Shehu of Borno laments

Ishaku Yohanna

The Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi, has raised the alarm over the rising attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on the northeastern state. Daily Trust reports that Elkanemi, who was reacting to the recent attack on the convoy of state governor Prof. Babagana Zulum by the insurgents, lamented that Borno was no longer safe. The traditional ruler, during his homage to the governor, said: Your Excellency, we are not happy about what has happened in Baga the other time, it is very unfortunate and great pity. If the…

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