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Zulum Appoints Chair, CMD for Borno University Teaching Hospital
Zulum Appoints Chair, CMD for Borno University Teaching Hospital
By: Our Reporter
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of the Chairman Board of Management, Chief Medical Director (CMD) and key administrative officers of the management board for the Borno University Teaching Hospital.
The appointments were contained in a statement released by the Governor’s spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, on Sunday in Maiduguri.
According to the statement, Prof Ahmed Ahidjo, the Chief Medical Director of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), will serve as the chairman of the management board, while
Professor Ibrahim Kida is the newly appointed CMD.
Professor Kida is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians, Senior Registrar West African College of Physicians, and Registrar West African College of Physicians, specialising in infectious diseases and epidemiology with a special interest in HIV/AIDS management.
Additionally, Kida is a member of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), the West African College of Physicians, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
Alongside Prof Kida, Zulum appointed Ali Mohammed as the Director of Administration of the Hospital and Secretary to the Management Board. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy from Schiller International University, Dunedin, Florida, USA, in 1998.
Other members of the management board include a representative of the Ministry of Health; a representative of the Medical College, BOŞU; representative of the Senate, Borno State University; representative of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA); representative of the Allied Health Professionals in Borno; representative of the UMTH, and a representative of the Vice Chancellor, Borno State University.
Others include Abba Bashir Marte, Samson Dibal, and Dr Musa Aji, who will represent the public interest from the three (3) senatorial districts of Borno State.
The statement noted that Zulum congratulated all the appointees and urged them to bring their wealth of experience to bear in clinical practice and healthcare management so as to provide the needed services to the people of Borno State.
The statement also quoted Zulum as saying, “Our goal is to provide our people with the best possible healthcare while also training the next generation of medical professionals.”
The statement equally noted that all the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Borno State House of Assembly.
Zulum Appoints Chair, CMD for Borno University Teaching Hospital
Armed men kill herder, rustle cattle in Kaduna attack
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected cattle rustlers have killed a herder and stolen an unspecified number of cattle during an attack on a Ruga settlement in Joga Village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when armed men wielding sophisticated weapons stormed the settlement belonging to the late Alhaji Tambaya.
The sources said that security forces were deployed to the scene to contain the situation.
One Sani Muhammed Tambaya, 30, was found with deep machete cuts to the neck and shoulder. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
Security forces said efforts were ongoing to track down the perpetrators and recover the stolen cattle.
Armed men kill herder, rustle cattle in Kaduna attack
Gunmen abduct pastor, two others on farm in Kajuru LGA
By: Zagazola Makama
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted three persons, including a clergyman, at Bauda Village in Maro Community, Kajuru Local Government Area.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the victims, Rev. Anthony Lamba, 50, of ECWA Church Bauda Village, Christiana Anthony, and Danlami Zana, were seized while working on their farm on Friday afternoon.
Security forces were immediately mobilised to the scene, but the kidnappers had already fled with the victims to an unknown destination.
Efforts had been intensified to rescue the victims unhurt, while investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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Man kills ex-girlfriend’s mother, injures ex in machete attack on Borno farm
By: Zagazola Makama
Tragedy struck in Dille District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday when a man identified as Abubakar Ijidai allegedly attacked his former girlfriend and her mother on their farm, killing the mother and leaving the daughter critically injured.
The incident, which occurred at about 3:00 p.m., involved 18-year-old Lami Azuba and her 38-year-old mother, Hauwa Azuba, who had gone to their farm when they were accosted and attacked with a machete.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the assailant, who hails from the same district, fled immediately after the attack, leaving both women in pools of blood.
According to police sources, officers from the Lassa Police Outpost visited the scene and evacuated the victims to the General Hospital in Lassa.
“Unfortunately, Hauwa Azuba was certified dead on arrival by the attending doctor, while her daughter, Lami, was referred to the General Hospital in Mubi, Adamawa State, for further treatment due to the severity of her injuries,” the report stated.
The body of the deceased was photographed and released to the family for burial in accordance with Christian rites.
Community members have called for swift justice as Police say efforts are ongoing to apprehend him for diligent prosecution.
Man kills ex-girlfriend’s mother, injures ex in machete attack on Borno farm
Armed men kill herder, rustle cattle in Kaduna attack
Gunmen abduct pastor, two others on farm in Kajuru LGA
Man kills ex-girlfriend’s mother, injures ex in machete attack on Borno farm
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