Emmanuel Ucheolisa

Late Umaru was born in Katsina on the 16th day of August in 1951. His father was a former minister during the first republic. Umaru graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1975 and married Turai the same year. He was a remarkable governor of Katsina state and later became Nigeria's President in 2007. During his few years as a president, his achievements include; 1.The former Katsina State Governor initiated the Niger-Delta Amnesty Programme which saw hundreds of youth, particularly those that took arms against the state going abroad for studies and professional training. 2. Yar’Adua initiated the Abuja-Kaduna rail route which was commissioned by incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2016 and which the current administration enjoys the glory. 3.) He recommended the dredging of River Niger. 4.) Reversed some of ex-president Obasanjo’s decisions considered to be against the national interest such as the sale of three refineries. 5.) He released the N10 billion Lago...

''I enjoyed school a great deal and was a hardworking pupil. I remember looking forward excitedly to new lessons and information from our teachers. Occasionally we received instruction from individuals who were not on the staff of St. Philip's. One particular, humorous event stands out: On a hot and humid day during the wet season our geography teacher decided to move our entire class outside to the cool shade of a large mango tree. After setting up the blackboard he proceeded to give the class a lesson on the geography of Great Britain. The village ''mad-man'' came by, and after standing and listening to the teacher's lesson for a short while, walked up to him, snatched the chalk from his hand, wiped the blackboard, and proceeded to give us an extended lesson on Ogidi, my hometown. Amazingly, let all this take place without incident. Looking back, it is instructive, that it was a so-called mad-man whose ''clarity of perspective'' firs...