Tag: hausa
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Hausa broadcast: Buhari’s media team goofed, says Okupe
Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari’s media team for the controversy generated by the President’s Sallah message which was broadcast only in Hausa. Okupe made the statement in a write-up titled, ‘My take on PMB’s Hausa broadcast’ which was posted on his…
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Hausa, Fulani behind most killings, kidnappings in Delta — Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that Hausa/Fulanis resident in the state are responsible for most of the killings and kidnappings the state. Okowa revealed this on Wednesday during a Town Hall meeting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. Represented by his Special Adviser on Rural Development and Peace building,…
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Make Hausa the official language in Nigeria, Balarabe begs FG
The population of Hausa speakers in Nigeria has reached about 120 million, a colloquium has said. This was contained in a communiqué issued on Thursday at the end of a one-day colloquium organised by the Department of African Languages and Cultures, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria Kaduna State. The communiqué, which was signed by Dr.…