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Invest in the Media: A Call to Northern Elites

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By Adnan Mukhtar Tudunwada

It is time for our people to invest in the media. We don’t have a national media that can promote and protect the agenda of the North.

While southerners are busy investing in serious media business; we are investing on local radio stations.

In Kano, we have more than ten private radio stations; an unhealthy competition that is killing the radio station business in the state.

We have enough radio stations, we don’t need another for now. We are suppose to invest in building television stations and online newspapers like Channels, TVC, AIT and Arise.

Tell me any TV Station in the North that can compete favourably with the aforementioned? We only have Arewa24 that cannot feature a serious  program that focuses on national issues like the Journalist hangout. Unfortunately, it is featuring the Labarina series, Kwana Casain and Dadin Kowa. What values are these programs adding to us, as a people? Nothing!

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Even the Liberty TV that started operation before Channels, TVC and Arise is not doing well, may be because of poor patronage of our people. It is owned by Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress.

Not Liberty alone, we have the DITV Alheri Radio Kaduna thatis owned by Hakeem Baba Ahmed, a PhD holder and politician. But all are not being patronised by us and this led to poor operations of the stations.

Tell me if Liberty and DITV can compete with Channels or Arise TV? We have a long way to go in the business.

We have seen their propaganda during the EndSARS protest and today we are witnessing the killings of innocent northerners in the South and the leaders of this region are silent. What are our governors doing?

This is why I fault Kwankwaso’s established Nasara Radio. I can’t see it relevance compared to the current situation in Northern Nigeria. We don’t need local radio stations for now.

The Philanthropists and business moguls of this region need to invest in the media for the interest of promoting and protecting the interest of Northern Nigeria. Are the Dangote’s and BUA’s that we have patronising our media business?

When it comes to newspaper; we only have Daily Trust, it is the only national surviving paper that is owned by Northerners. The rest are already dead.

In this digital era we find ourselves and the emergence of online newspapers, the south have already beaten us in this aspect; while they have the Sahara Reporters , Premium Times, TheCable etc that are making serious impact to national discourse and development journalism; we have only two online newspapers that are growing gradually–Daily Nigerian and PRNigeria– Nigerian Tracker,while the rest are just after the quarterly retainership given to them by corporate organizations and government agencies but not at all serious in the business.

It is time for us to invest in the media business seriously for the interest of reporting the factual current happenings of our people and our region.

*Adnan Tudunwada is a journalist and University lecturer, he can be reached via adnanmukhtaradam@gmail.com*

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Kano State Hosts 8th Annual Audit Forum to Enhance Transparency and Accountability

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November 21, 2024

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The 8th Annual Audit Forum, organized by the Office of the Auditor General of Kano State, was held recently, focusing on strengthening transparency and accountability in public financial management. .

Isma’ila Musa, the Auditor General of Kano State, welcomed the participants and highlighted the constitutional and legal mandates that guide the auditing process. “Sections 125(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and 36(i) of the Kano State Audit Law, 2021 (as amended) mandate the Office of the Auditor General to audit the accounts and financial statements of the State Government and all Offices and Courts,” he stated.

Musa expressed immense gratitude to His Excellency, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State, for his support in making the event possible. “It is very important to note that a strengthened fiscal transparency will help build trust in governance,” he emphasized. He added that the Audit Forum is a reform intended to reduce opportunities for corruption and abuse of public resources, thereby increasing the efficiency of public expenditures.

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The Auditor General also acknowledged the contributions of various officials, including the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Accountant General, the Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Services, and former Auditors General, among others. “My sincere appreciation to all the invitees here present for honoring our invitation. I wish us a successful 8th Kano State Annual Audit Forum,” Musa concluded.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Honorable Tukur Fagge, praised the exercise for its potential to enhance resource management and ensure the success of the tasks at hand. “This exercise will enhance resources management and will realize the success of the task,” Fagge stated.

Sarkin Shanon Kano, Shehu Muhammad Dankadai, who served as the royal father of the day, also graced the event, adding to the significance of the occasion.

The forum underscored the commitment of the Kano State Government to upholding transparency and accountability, reflecting the administration’s dedication to effective and efficient service delivery.

 

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Breaking: Former Secretary of Federal Electoral Commission, FEDECO, Ahmadu Kurfi Passes On at 93

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November 21, 2024

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A former secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, has passed away.

A family source, Jafar Yakubu, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER about the death of the pioneer secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, who supervised the 1979 general election.

 

Jafar Yakubu said Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi died at the age of 93 and his Janaza funeral prayers will take place by 2:30 PM at Kurfi in KATSINA state .

 

Dr. Amadu Kurfi, OFR, was born in 1931. He was a former chairman of the then Marketing Board, former Federal Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence, and the first person to acquire a BSc degree in the whole of Katsina State, at University College London in 1957.

 

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President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor, Registrar

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November 20, 2024

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The governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been dissolved by President Bola Tinubu.

The president dissolved the council and approved the removal of the institution’s vice-chancellor Bernard Odoh and the university registrar, Rosemary Nwokike.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy said the action by Tinubu follows allegations of procedural violations in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

He also said that the council led by Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe and including five other members—Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin was accused of bypassing due process to appoint an unqualified candidate, prompting federal intervention.

Onanuga said, “The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.

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He added that following the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address the rivalry between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the institution.

“The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process”, Onanuga added.

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