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 Insurgency In Nigeria, Causes and Solutions

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Abu Hurairah Mukhtar Umar

 

 

 

Abuhuraira Mukhtar Umar 

 

 

As an Islamic studies student and journalism, I cannot fold my arms seeing what is happening in our motherland without stating the need for security as the cornerstone of the social contract between the citizens and states, according to my view security is one of the fundamental right and entitlement for every citizen in which people willingly surrendered their rights to the government to oversee the survival of all, and this is either in Islamic government or Democratic one.

 

 

In recent times Nigeria has been bedeviled with  Major security challenges, which is quite different from the one we expressed during the Goodluck reign, including kidnapping, banditry, killings, abductions, and other terrorist attacks in towns and villages.

 

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A typical example of this is the attack by suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram which killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in the country’s northern state of Borno.

 

 

This is very unfortunate but the most annoying is how people take the issue as politics by saying that it’s a matter connected to politics, regardless of the matter concerning religion, and it’s a message where all the topics related to human beings are well articulated.

 

 

It is a global idea that unemployment is one of the biggest causes of Nigerian insurgency because the overwhelming unemployment rate in the country is capable of causing panic

 

According to statistics, every ten in one young citizen in the country is officially unemployed.

 

 

And also, since  Corruption has already become a part of life in the country, it should form part of the economic problems in Nigeria.

 

 

In 2019, Transparency International placed Nigeria in the 146th position out of 198 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index with a score of 26 out of 100.

 

 

So, initially, if any country is addicted to corruption and oppression, peace will be eluded from that country, because Allah’s tradition will never change as he says in the Holy Qur’an 🙁 You will not find the Sunnah of Allah a substitute ) ” ﻭﻟﻦ ﺗﺠﺪ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﺒﺪﻳﻼ” this simply means that any one of us should change his mind and build Islamic etiquette in mind before having ideas of changing the government or other things like this.

 

 

Once we have a government that recognizes the right of everybody, freedom of religion, access to jobs, and also practicing the Islamic teachings upon citizens with equity and fairness the issues of insecurity will be solved.

 

 

We believe that all the crisis we are experiencing symbolized the closeness of the Day of resurrection as it was said by our beloved prophet SWA 🙁 The Hour does not rise until embarrassment abounds ) ” ﻻ ﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﻜﺜﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺝ ” and the meaning of the hadith is that assassination will be rampant. The prophet continued explaining that until the assassin knows not why did kill, or even the dead person knows does not know why was he killed.

 

 

Prophet Muhammad SWA went back to Allah  1441 years back his teachings continue to wax stronger in our real life and we will continue seeing it to the end of the world, and also the different traditions of the prophet taught us his greatest miracles.

 

 

Allah in the Holy Qur’an says: (  And beware of sedition that does not befall those who wronged you especially) “ﻭﺍﺗﻘﻮﺍ ﻓﺘﻨﺔ ﻻ ﺗﺼﻴﺒﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻇﻠﻤﻮﺍ ﻣﻨﻜﻢ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ “, so once we said that we will not change ourselves or enjoyed people to do good and forbidden them to do bad, otherwise even the pious among us will be included the sedition was declared against us. and also said 🙁 ﻭَﻛَﺬﻟِﻚَ ﺃَﺧْﺬُ ﺭَﺑِّﻚَ ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺃَﺧَﺬَ ﺍﻟْﻘُﺮَﻯ ﻭَﻫِﻰَ ﻇَـﻠِﻤَﺔٌ ﺇِﻥَّ ﺃَﺧْﺬَﻩُ ﺃَﻟِﻴﻢٌ ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪٌ.

 

Such is the punishment of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His punishment is painful (and) severe. (11:102).

 

 

If we look at how we live we will see how we are living under oppression by all components, to the extent that once you are not oppressive you can not achieve things you like in any state or situation you are.

 

Allah will destroy us by our corrupt tendencies and  whenever the leaders became exemplary of it and followers emulating them so is also a symbol that Allah will destroy and demolish us, Allah says in the Holy Qur’an (When We decide to destroy a population, We (first) send a definite order to those among them who are given the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them: then (it is) We destroy them utterly)

 

ﻭَﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺃَﺭَﺩْﻧَﺎ ﺃَﻥ ﻧُّﻬْﻠِﻚَ ﻗَﺮْﻳَﺔً ﺃَﻣَﺮْﻧَﺎ ﻣُﺘْﺮَﻓِﻴﻬَا )

 

ﻓَﻔَﺴَﻘُﻮﺍْ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ ﻓَﺤَﻖَّ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟْﻘول

 

ﻓَﺪَﻣَّﺮْﻧَﺎﻫَﺎ ﺗَﺪْﻣِﻴﺮا).

 

 

And also says that ( Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change their own selves)

 

” ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻻ ﻳﻐﻴﺮ ﻣﺎ ﺑِﻘَﻮْﻡٍ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﻐﻴﺮﻭﺍ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺄﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ

 

 

 

 

Abuhuraira Mukhtar Umar, a journalist based in Kano can be reached at Abuhurairamukhtar1@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Let President Tinubu Rename University of Lagos After Gowon, Not Abuja

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Adnan Mukhtar Tudun Wada

 

 

Adnan Mukhtar Tudun Wada

I was not happy when Northwest University Kano was renamed to Yusuf Maitama Sule University, as student leaders of that University then, we followed the interest of the students who were also not happy with the renaming at that time for one reason; the renaming was politically motivated, to hurt the founder of the institution Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. I was busy mobilising students to protest, the next day I was invited to the DSS for questions where I spent hours and all the people we were mobilising the protest together ran and dissociated themselves from it. I have no option but to plead with the DSS to release me, assuring them that not a single student would protest the government’s action.

The renaming has affected many students who are seeking admission abroad; it’s Northwest University on my transcript and Yusuf Maitama Sule University on my certificate. This is kinda confusing and not good at all.

Politicians should immortalise individuals in their new projects not existing ones. The renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University is not good for the university’s alumni.

The President should have found a new project or built a new University by naming it after the former Head of State.

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I don’t support the idea of playing politics by renaming our universities and this happens mostly in Nigeria.

Imagine waking up renaming the University of Maiduguri to Mohammed Goni University, Yobe State University to Ibrahim Geidam University, the University of Ibadan to Abiola Ajimobi University, the University of Lagos to Lateef Jakande University.

It will be bad for the alumni of the aforementioned universities to come across this.

Why is this only happening in Africa? Look at Makerere University in Uganda, it was established in 1920 but despite Yoweri Mosevenni’s long reign; he didn’t for once attempt to change it to even his name for selfish reasons.

He didn’t think of renaming the Entebbe International Airport after him but in Nigeria, we have this culture of renaming everything after individuals.

If you want to be immortalised, leave a lasting legacy as Gowon did in establishing NYSC. That enough is Okay and better than naming an institution after him.

President Tinubu should have renamed the University of Lagos after Gowon, not Abuja. I’m sure his people will reject this not for any reason but because of the large number of people that will be affected by it.

The University of Abuja Alumni were all crying over this painful decision.

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Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya: Champion of Civil Society and Good Governance in Northern Nigeria

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Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, is an influential Civil Society figure in Kano State and Northern Nigeria. He is currently serving as the Executive Director, Citizens for Development and Education (CDE), he has dedicated many years of his civil society activism as advocate for the promotion of democracy, good governance, anti-corruption, peace building and women empowerment

Amb. Waiya, holds number of academic qualifications, including a Higher National Diploma in Public Administration from Kano State Polytechnic, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Master’s in Public International Law at Maryam Abacha, American University, Maradi, and he is currently pursuing a doctor of philosophy at Skyline University, Kano in International Relations

In the course of his career, he held several positions and managed a number of projects. He served as the Director, Alhilal Foundation, from 2003 to 2007, an organization which focused on women empowerment, through basic literacy and skills acquisition. He later coordinated the North West Zonal Office of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Foundation. Amb. Ibrahim Waiya, led and coordinated a number of Local Government Councils Elections Observation missions across 19 Northern states.

In 2011, Waiya managed the Campaign against Drug Abuse under the auspices of Northern Youth Assembly, a youth driven platform with leadership structures in the Nineteen Northern States. He served as Secretary, for both, Kano State Stakeholders Committee on Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign and Kano State Stakeholders Committee on Anti-Child Abuse, a project which was coordinated by the office of the Special Adviser, Child Welfare and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. His involvement in election observation coordination missions and various public engagements, highlights his commitment to civic engagement towards community development, democracy and good governance

Waiya’s extensive experience includes free consultancy support services to numerous Government Ministries and Agencies such as: Kano State Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development, Kano State Ministry for Community and Rural Development, office of the Special Adviser to the Governor of Kano State on Child Welfare, Ministry for Special duties, office of the special adviser, joint security services. He has facilitated numerous training workshops and seminars, impacting his knowledge, skills, experience on the community, particularly for community based organizations

In recognition of his contributions, he was appointed to several key positions, such as the President, of the Kano Civil Society Forum, Chairman of the Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks, Convener, Nigeria for Peace Project, Managing partner, United Nigeria Project, Head of Secretariat, Kano Peace Committee, Secretary General, National Action for Women Agenda,(NAWA), chairman, Board of Trustees, Northern Youth Assembly, (Majalisar Matasan Arewa) Fellow, Institute of Security and Strategic Studies, Fellow, Institute of International Peace and Secure Society, Fellow, Institute of Business Diplomacy and Financial Management, member, Commission of Inquiry on Missing persons, member, Implementation Committee, on the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission of inquiry on missing persons, member, Commission of Inquiry to investigate, various political violence and cases of missing persons, that occurred in the State from 2015 – 2023, member, Commission of inquiry to investigate protest, arson and destruction of public and private properties that occurred from 1st – 10th August, 2024 Amb. Waiya, served as Consultant on various government projects, such as: Kano State Security Trust Fund, Safe Corridor, Campaign against Drug Abuse, across the 44 Local Government Council Areas. Amb. Waiya”s active participation in peace building, policy advocacy and legislative reform has continued to impact positive change in Kano State, the North and Nigeria at large.

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“I Transition to PR and Digital Marketing to Transform Brands Globally” – Ibrahim Ayyuba Isah

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As 2024 comes to a close, Ibrahim Ayyuba Isah reflects on his journey from journalism to public relations (PR) and digital marketing. With over a decade of experience in media and communications, Ibrahim’s transition was fueled by a desire to empower businesses—starting with Northern Nigeria but extending globally—to build impactful narratives and achieve sustainable growth.

“Every brand, regardless of location, deserves access to the tools and expertise needed to thrive in today’s fast-paced world,” Ibrahim says. “My goal has always been to bridge the gap in strategic communication, ensuring that no business is left behind.”

From Journalism to Strategic Communication

Ibrahim’s illustrious journalism career spans over a decade, during which he served as a Senior Reporter at TVC News, covering critical developments, including the Kano State Government House for three successive administrations. His work involved breaking major news stories, producing multimedia content, and engaging audiences through digital platforms.

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“I’ve always been passionate about communication, but I realized I wanted to do more than report stories—I wanted to help brands craft their own,” Ibrahim shares. “That’s what led me to pivot into PR and digital marketing.”

To equip himself for this new journey, Ibrahim pursued advanced studies, earning a Master’s in Communication Studies and a Master’s in Public Relations from Bayero University, Kano. He further honed his expertise with a Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing from the London School of Business Administration and a Master Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Skills Institute. These credentials underscore his commitment to mastering the art of strategic communication.

Empowering Brands Through Ayrah Media Concept

As the CEO of Ayrah Media Concept (AMC), Ibrahim leads a PR and creative agency that provides businesses with tailored solutions, including PR consulting, social media management, corporate campaigns, and digital marketing.

“My vision is to empower brands to connect with their audiences, tell compelling stories, and achieve global relevance,” Ibrahim explains. “Through AMC, we’re showing businesses—whether in Northern Nigeria or beyond—that they can reach new heights with the right strategies.”

In 2024, AMC worked on several impactful campaigns, including Ibrahim’s role as a Lead Consultant for the WOFAN-ICON2 project in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, where he developed and executed PR and communication strategies to amplify the project’s impact.

Changing Perceptions and Building Bridges

Transitioning into PR and digital marketing came with challenges, including shifting perceptions about its value.

“Many businesses see PR and digital marketing as optional rather than essential,” Ibrahim says. “But the results are transformative. Strategic communication is not just about visibility; it’s about building trust, credibility, and lasting connections with your audience.”

This philosophy drives Ibrahim’s approach, ensuring that businesses of all sizes—whether local startups or established corporations—can access high-quality PR and marketing services.

Looking Ahead

Ibrahim’s vision for the future extends far beyond regional boundaries. While his roots and passion lie in Northern Nigeria, his focus is on creating strategies that resonate globally.

“Brands in Kano, Lagos, Abuja, or even New York share a common goal: to connect with people and make an impact,” he says. “My mission is to ensure that every business, regardless of size or location, has the tools and strategies to achieve that.”

In 2025, Ibrahim plans to document his professional journey in a book that will explore his experiences as a journalist and PR expert, offering insights into the evolving landscape of communication and its role in business success.

A Message of Gratitude

As he reflects on the year, Ibrahim expresses his gratitude to those who have supported his journey. “I’m incredibly thankful to my mentors, collaborators, and clients who have believed in my vision. Together, we’ve shown that impactful communication has the power to transform lives and businesses.”

With a clear vision and an unwavering commitment to excellence, Ibrahim Ayyuba Isah is poised to lead the way in redefining PR and digital marketing, not just in Nigeria but across the globe.

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