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Governor of Borno State

Governor of Borno State, the elected head of Borno State.

Legal basis

Babagana ZulumAppointed 2019 · APC

What the Constitution says

s.176–179
Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.
s.49
The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.
s.48
Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

Where it appears in the news

Police prosecute 5 men over ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirts
Sep 30, 2026
The Borno State Police Command has arrested and arraigned five men in Maiduguri for allegedly printing and wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go.” According to a First Information Report (FIR) issued by the State Criminal Investigation Depar
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PRP condemns arrest of Borno youths over #TinubuMustGo T-shirts
Sep 30, 2026
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has condemned the reported arrest of five youths in Borno State over T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go,” saying the coalition of opposition parties will take up the matter. The PRP National Chairman, Dr Hakeem
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Atiku demands immediate release of protesters arrested over #TinubuMustGo Shirts
Sep 30, 2026
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded the immediate release of five Nigerians reportedly arrested in Borno State over T-shirts bearing the words “Tinubu Must Go.” He said if a political slogan is the reason for their detention, those responsible mu
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’Tinubu Must Go’: Governors racing to impress Presidency at expense of Nigerians — ADC campaign
Sep 30, 2026
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC PCC, has condemned the arrest of members of the ‘Tinubu Must Go' (TMG) movement in Maiduguri, Borno State, describing it as an alleged abuse of power by Governor B
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Amnesty rejects police drug narrative, demands immediate release of #TinubuMustGo protesters
Sep 30, 2026
Amnesty International has rejected the Nigerian Police Force’s claim that five men arrested in Maiduguri while wearing “Tinubu Must Go” T-shirts were in possession of drugs, describing the explanation as an attempt to justify what it called their unlawful dete
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‘They had drugs on them’, Police defend arrest of men who wore #TinubuMustGo T-shirts
Sep 30, 2026
The Borno State Police Command has attributed the arrest and prosecution of five youths who wore T-shirts with #TinubuMustGo inscription to alleged drug possession. Police Public Relations Officer in Borno, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, said this while reacting to t
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Borno ADC, police trade claims over ‘Tinubu Must Go’ arrests
Sep 30, 2026
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Borno State and the state police command have disagreed over the circumstances surrounding the arrest and prosecution of five youths linked to the “Tinubu Must Go” campaign. The po
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‘Tinubu Must Go’: Police clarifies five arrests
Sep 30, 2026
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — The Borno State Police Command has clarified that five persons arrested in Maiduguri were apprehended over allegations of inciting disturbance, breach of public peace, thuggery and possession of suspected illicit drugs, a
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Amnesty International condemns arrest of five men wearing “Tinubu Must Go” T-Shirt in Maiduguri
Sep 29, 2026
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the reported detention of five men by the Borno State Police Command for allegedly wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription, “Tinubu Must Go,” in Maiduguri. The statement, which was circulatin
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