Today 1st of October, 2023 marks Nigeria's 63rd Year of Independence. 63 years after been freed from colonial rule by Britain, Nigeria is indeed standing strong with a population of over 200 million people and an uninterrupted democracy that's already lasted for 24 years not a lot, but for Nigerians it's a milestone considering the 33 years spent in military rule. Now for most people the fore mentioned information is common but there is a much more popular question ask on every Independence Day celebration- how developed is the country since from 1960- it is also no secret that the answer to this question is much more negative than positive. But today we are not going to talk about the development status of the country but rather the most important and glaring issue the country has faced since 1960, "unity". In 1914 the British colonial administration led by Lord Lugard fused together three regions from Western Africa, the conservative Nothern Nigeria Prote
Aminu Kano, (9 August 1920 - 17 April 1983) was a Muslim politician born at Sudawa, Gwale local government and was a resident of Gwammaja, Dala local government Kano. Aminu Kano has three monumental sites named after him in Kano namely, the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and the Aminu Kano College of Islamic Studies. Aminu Kano was born to the family of an Islamic scholar, Mallam Yusuf who worked at an Alkali court. His father was of the Gyanawa Fulani clan, a lineage who are known for producing judicial scholars. Aminu attended the Kastina College and later earned a scholarship to University of London's Institution of Education, along side seven others including Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria's first and only Prime Minister. After earning his teaching certificate upon finishing Kastina College, he started teaching at the Bauchi training college. Aminu Kano believed that the faculty of reasoning bestowed upon man