Abubakar Imam

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C.O.N L.L.D (Hon.) N.N.M.C. (1911 - 1981) was a

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and

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from Kagara, Niger in

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. For most of his life, he lived in

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, where he was the first

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editor of

Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo ''Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo'' ("The truth is worth more than a kobo"; kobo is a subunit of the Nigerian naira currency) is a Nigerian newspaper, printed three times a week. It is the world's first Hausa-language paper, and was one of northern Nigeria's ...

, the pioneer

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Newspaper in Northern Nigeria.

Education

He attended Katsina College and the

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. He submitted the play ''Ruwan Bagaja'' for a literary competition in 1933.

Work

In 1939, together with Robert East and a few others, they started the Gaskiya corporation, a publishing house, which became a successful venture and created a platform for many Northern Nigerian intellectuals. The exposure of many premier writers in Northern Nigeria to the political process influenced Imam to join politics. In 1952, with the formation of the

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(NPC), together with Umaru Agaie and

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, they formed the major administrative nucleus of the party.

Publication

Alh Abubakar Imam was also the author of

Magana Jari Ce ''Magana Jari Ce'' the meaning ''Speaking is profitable or it literally means Wisdom is an asset or "ability to tell stories is a valuable possession" as described by Rupert East, the book'' is a novel which is considered to be one of the greates ...

with the help of some collections provided by East, author of

Ruwan Bagaja Ruwan Bagaja literally meaning "Water of Cure" is a debut novel written in Hausa language by Dr Abubakar Imam at the age of 22 years, He presented the book during a literature bureau competition organised by Rupert East in the year 1933 in Za ...

and ''Tafiya mabudin ilmi,'' a book He wrote on his experiences after a visit to London. He was also the author of ''Tarihin Annabi Kammalalle'', a biography of

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