Kabiru Danladi Lawanti

  E very October 1 is a very special day for the people of Gombe. Nigeria is celebrating its independence from the British colonialists.  On the other hand, we are celebrating the day Gombe State was created.  On October 1, 1996, the then military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, announced the creation of more states, Gombe inclusive. What was on the minds of the founding fathers and the people of the region was the yearnings for development, self-reliance, peace and unity. Today we celebrate these founding fathers as heroes, for it was their sacrifices, selflessness, and their commitment that actualised the 1979 dream in 1996. Today, Dr Suleman Kumo, Mr A.J Filiya, Alhaji Ali Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu are all smiling in their graves for the giant strides made by people they handed the state to. Also, Alhaji Danjuma Goje and Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo have written their names in the state book of history. From 2019 to date, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya is also do...

In my life, I experienced about five strike actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). I lost almost four years of my academic life to ASUU strikes, from my diploma to undergraduate studies. I also had experiences during my master’s degree and now PhD programmes and I believe the person reading this also has his own share of experience of the altercations between the Federal Government of Nigeria and ASUU from 1980s to 2020.  There is no need therefore, to over labour over the pains strikes put on students or their parents of the over three decades’ crises in the public university system. It is also irrelevant to continue repeating the way, in these three decades that government reneged on agreements it signed with the union. The present strike, which came at a time the world is facing the novel coronavirus pandemic, is seen by some people as insensitive on the part of ASUU, and therefore they deserve no pity, (as if they enjoyed that pity in their previous enga...

The Centre for Information Technology and Development as part of its contribution to stop the spread of Covid19 in the country use to organize Twitter charts on every Tuesday and Thursday to enlighten the general public about Covid-19 pandemic; safety measures, government and citizens’ efforts, giving recommendations to government and ensure citizens needs are being catered for during the lockdown. These charts are being held with different professionals from various fields to sensitize the public about the novel coronavirus. This week the Centre hosted Mr. Kabiru Danladi Lawanti, a communication specialist who has years of experience in teaching communication in the Department of Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) as Discussant. On today’s chat, Mr. Danladi discussed on “Gaps in Media Campaigns against Covid19”. The discussant spoke on the gaps, misinformation, fake news, media bias, and complicity in misleading the public and feeding them with much-unwanted ...