By Waziri Isa Adam Professor Adamu Ahmed who took the reigns as the new and 14th Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, on the 30th April, 2025 has outlined a bold vision for the institution’s future. The Vice-chancellor, in his first and stirring address to the University Senate, yesterday emphasizedContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa After a decisive vote by the Senate Council during the 130th Special Senate Meeting on Monday, Prof. Aminu Ado, currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) was appointed as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), taking over Prof. Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi. Prof. Ado wasContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Professor Aminu Ado of Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Department has been appointed as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina. The appointment, which was announced today is to take effect May 13, 2025. Before the announcement, Professor Ado was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor asContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale BACKGROUND: It has been 80 years since the forces of the Red Army of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) courageously stopped the Nazi German Army from annihilating the Soviet Union. Although the declaration of victory on the early hours of May 9, 1945 by theContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam A renowned Law Scholar, Regional Integration Law and Policy Consultant, Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan has provided comprehensive framework for the optimization of regional development in Nigeria. Professor Ladan spoke yesterday during a paper presentation at a 3-day retreat organized by the Ministry of Regional Development inContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Ahmadu Bello University Basketball Foundation (ABUBBF) hosted a two-day basketball tournament in honor of the university’s 14th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adamu Ahmed. Held at the ABU Outdoor Basketball Court, the event, themed “Celebrating Leadership, Excellence, and Sportsmanship,” commenced on Thursday with a match between the ABUContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Professor Usman Aliyu Dustinma, a top contender for the Vice Chancellor role at the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), has lodged a formal complaint with the university’s Governing Board, accusing the selection committee of bias and procedural violations. In a petition dated April 28, 2025—copied to theContinue Reading
By Ibrahim (Kolapo) Sanusi The announcement of Professor Adamu Ahmed’s appointment as vice-chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University filled me with profound nostalgia, transporting me back to my formative years as his student between 1993 and 2000, and later to that memorable evening in 2021 when we stood for hours nearContinue Reading
By Ahmad Shuaibu Isa Africa’s journey since independence has been marked by a continuous struggle between foreign-imposed governance models and the continent’s deep yearning for genuine sovereignty, justice, and dignity. The contradictions of post-colonial independence are more evident than ever. Despite the presence of national flags and constitutions, many AfricanContinue Reading