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UK-supported programme inducts Commissioner, 5 others as Reading Ambassadors in Kaduna
UK-supported programme inducts Commissioner, 5 others as Reading Ambassadors in Kaduna
The UK-supported Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme has inducted the Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government, Hajiya Umma Ahmed and five others as PLANE Reading Ambassadors in the state.
The State Team Lead in the state, Ms Diana Agabi, made this known in Kaduna on Thursday, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the programme at the Model Primary School, Kakuri Kaduna.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven-year programme being funded by UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Officer (FCDO) is designed to drive inclusive education programme in the state.
Agabi told NAN that the ambassadors were inaugurated during the inauguration of the programme at community levels in Sabon Gari, Soba, Kaduna North, and Kaduna South Local Government Areas of the state.
According to her, the ambassadors were selected for their passion for the development of education and will serve as PLANE ambassadors to promote quality education delivery.
“They will also support PLANE in the mobilisation of parents, caregivers and community members to support good learning outcomes among school children.”
She said that the commissioner for local government was inaugurated alongside Mr Mukhtar Baloni, Executive Chairmans, Kaduna North Council and Alhaji Jibril Magaji as PLANE Reading Ambassadors in Kaduna North LGA.
She added that Mr Kamilu Sale, a traditional title holder (Dan Iyan Makere), and Hajiya Laduwa Umar, a community mobiliser, were also inaugurated as the Ambassadors for Kaduna South LGA.
The official also said that the Village Head of Soba, Alhaji Sani Soba, and Rodiatu Suleiman, a member of the school-Based Management Committees (SBMCs), Damari were inaugurated as the Ambassadors in Soba LGA.
She equally said that Mr Garba Umar, Chairman, SBMC, Sabon Gari LGA and Mrs Fasilat Usman an educationist, were inaugurated as the Ambassadors for the LGA.
She added that four others would be inaugurated in Sanga and Jaba LGAs next week.
Agabi explained that the notable and influential individuals were selected based on their commitment to the development of schools in their communities and education in general.
“These are groups of influential individuals who have been following up with educational development in their communities, encouraging parents and supporting schools when in need.
“We, therefore, decorated them as PLANE Reading Ambassadors for their passion and dedication to the educational development of children.
“We want them to continue the good deeds and support all PLANE activities particularly community outreach and mobilisation,” she said.
NAN reports that the seven-year programme is being implemented in 728 primary schools across six Local Government Areas of Kaduna South, Kaduna North LGA, Sabon Gari, Soba, Jaba and Sanga.
The programme aimed at supporting more inclusive and effective education systems to deliver foundational skills and better learning outcomes for children, including marginalised groups of children.
NAN reports that the PLANE seeks to unlock governance bottlenecks for better education service delivery; improvements in the regulation of the non-state sector; and embedding the use of data and evidence within the education system.
PLANE will also work in Kano, Jigawa, the South-West, South-East (subject to FCDO confirmation) and the FCT.
UK-supported programme inducts Commissioner, 5 others as Reading Ambassadors in Kaduna
Ambassador Mamman hails Buratai’s legacy, urges youth mentorship
By: Zagazola Makama
Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, former Nigerian envoy, has lauded the leadership and reforms of retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, former Chief of Army Staff, describing him as a “soldier’s soldier” whose tenure transformed the Nigerian Army’s doctrine, structure, and innovation.
Mamman, who chaired the public presentation of the book Life Principles for Greatness from the Life of Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, said he accepted the role without hesitation because the work offered lessons for Nigeria’s youth.
He recalled that Buratai rose from a cadet in the Nigerian Defence Academy to become Chief of Army Staff at a time the country faced the existential threat of Boko Haram insurgency.
“He came at a very challenging and difficult time in our national history, when Boko Haram posed the biggest existential threat to Nigeria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity since the civil war,” Mamman said.
According to him, Buratai spearheaded deep and profound changes that reshaped military doctrine, operations, and troop welfare, laying the foundation for the ongoing modernisation of the Nigerian Army.
“He never sought to take credit, but his works were very evident and clear. The master plan for the Army’s modernisation we are following today was driven by his vision,” he added.
Mamman also linked Buratai’s example to the need for youth empowerment, noting that Nigeria’s young people are making significant contributions in technology, media, and the creative industry.
“We must give them the enabling environment to harness their creativity for national greatness. Our future relies on the resilience, creativity, and scholarship of our youth,” he said.
The event, held in Abuja Intercontinental Hotel attracted dignitaries including Senior Military Officers, both serving and retired, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, Chairman Senate Committee on Army, and other prominent Nigerians.
Ambassador Mamman hails Buratai’s legacy, urges youth mentorship
Kachalla Alti kills rival bandit kingpin, Dankarami Usaini in Zamfara community
By: Zagazola Makama
A feared bandit kingpin, Kachalla Alti, has killed a fellow gang leader in Matsuki village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in what residents described as a deadly supremacy battle.
Zagazola gathered from sources that the incident, which occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on Monday, has left the community tense and largely deserted.
Witnesses said the slain bandit, identified as Dankarami Usaini, 40, a Hausa native of Matsuki, had long operated from the Dangajeru forest, allegedly extorting residents and attacking those who resisted.
According to locals, Dankarami was in the village to collect levies on behalf of Kachalla Alti, the younger brother of notorious armed gang leader, Adamu Alero.
However, discontent had been brewing among residents over the “excessive harassment” by Dankarami. They reportedly reached out to Kachalla Alti to intervene. Kachalla Alti stormed the village with his men and shot Dankarami dead on the spot.
Following the killing, many residents fled to nearby villages, fearing retaliatory attacks from Dankarami’s loyalists.
Local sources said tension remains high, with sporadic gunfire heard in nearby forest routes.
Kachalla Alti kills rival bandit kingpin, Dankarami Usaini in Zamfara community
Police, hunters search for kidnapped septuagenarian in Gombe
By: Zagazola Makama
Police in Gombe State, in collaboration with local hunters, have launched a search for a 60-year-old man abducted by gunmen in Funakaye Local Government Area.
Sources said the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 12:30 a.m., when about seven armed men stormed the Ganti area of Abuku village via Ribadu Bajoga and kidnapped one Muhammadu Lawal to an unknown location.
Upon receiving the report from the village head of Bage, a joint team of police operatives and hunters mobilised to comb nearby communities in an effort to rescue the victim unhurt.
The sources said no arrests had been made as of the time of filing this report.
Police, hunters search for kidnapped septuagenarian in Gombe
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