Daily Trust, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim.
Abubakar, an award-winning author and columnist with
Daily Trust, would be treated to a literary evening by the Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Mr. Jérôme Pasquier on Wednesday night in Abuja.
In an invitation received by
Daily Trust, the French ambassador said the literary evening is dedicated to Abubakar Adam Ibrahim adding that “On this occasion, we will have the pleasure of discovering extracts from his latest book Dreams and Assorted Nightmares, and discussing his literary work with him.”
Abubakar’s first novel, Season of Crimson Blossoms was announced the winner of Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2016.
Column No.6: What kind of man is Zulum anyway?
Gov. Zulum
Sat Jul 03 2021
In my column last week, I was making reference to Nigerian politicians and their endless drama and shenanigans, when I made mention of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum in passing, and as an antithesis to the norm. Now, I have to stress that while I have never met the man, I’ve had to follow his career closely because of the many years I’ve spent as one of the editors of a major Nigerian newspaper. It’s impossible to ignore him, when he keeps on commissioning project after project, making many other governors look like underachievers (which, to be honest, is kind of easy to do).
How do I write a tribute for Sam Nda-Isaiah?
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By IS’HAQ MODIBBO KAWU
IT was a short post from Isiaq Ajibola, former COO of Media Trust, on the WhatsApp platform of the Northern Media Forum, that drew attention to the passing of Sam Nda-Isaiah, just a few minutes past midnight, Saturday, December 12, 2020. To say that I was stunned, was to understate my emotions!
I placed a call to Ajibola, and he confirmed the story, as well as giving me some background. So much has raced through my mind, about Sam, in the past three hours.
That he died from complications of COVID-19, has been reported by some online media outlets. And I couldn’t but recall that Sam and I compared notes, as we planned to write tributes to the late Malam Abba Kyari, when he passed earlier in the year, ironically, as one of the earliest victims of COVID-19, in Nigeria.