Governing with People: How Gov. Umar Namadi’s Gwamnati da Jama’a Are Changing  Jigawa’s Face of Governance

By Lamara Garba In a time when many public officeholders are accused of losing touch with the very people they were elected to serve, Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi Danmodi, is charting a different path. Through two innovative engagement platforms—the weekly “Gwamnati da Jama’a” (Government and the People) and the monthly Sectoral Performance Review…

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Yahaya Bello@50: The Facts I Stumbled On

By Rotimi Durojaiye Very early on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, I woke up to a message on some WhatsApp groups, saying that there would be no formal celebration of the 50th birthday anniversary of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. He would rather prefer to mark it privately, at his Abuja residence,…

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