Honourable Shima Ayati, 1959-2024: A Political and Intellectual Legacy

A Personal TributebyProf. Terhemba Wuam,Department of History,Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria.Honourable Shima Tordue Ayati, served Nigeria at all the three tiers of government. He was a Councillor at the local government level, Special Assistant and Special Adviser at the state level; and a Presidential Aide at the federal level. His time as LG councillor (1987-1989)Continue reading “Honourable Shima Ayati, 1959-2024: A Political and Intellectual Legacy”

The Life and Times of Kuje Yum: Tiv Folklorist and Cultural Icon

Wilfred Terlumun UjiAuthor: Norbert HwakaaBook Title: The Untold Story of Kuje YumPublisher: Old Press, AbujaISBN: 978-978-59342-7-9Year: 2023Pages: 124IntroductionThe book is focused on a collection of folk songs composed by Kuje Yum, a Masev folk singer, who made indelible foot prints on the oral poetry of the Tiv nation.Kuje Yum like his contemporaries in Tiv SocietyContinue reading “The Life and Times of Kuje Yum: Tiv Folklorist and Cultural Icon”