The first female editor from Northern Nigeria, Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, are among the 717 persons confirmed dead in the Saudi Hajj stampede.
On the left is Hajiya Yusuf, the right Professor Tijani who also lost his life in the stampede
Hajiya Yusuf was a journalist by profession and a political scientist by training. She received a B.Sc. in political science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and an M.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin, USA.
She studied journalism at the Moscow Institute for Journalism and International Relations and earned an advanced diploma in journalism and international relations.
Her previous work experience includes working in the Ministry of Information, Kano; editor of Sunday Triumph, Kano; editor of New Nigerian, Kaduna, and editor of Citizen Magazine, Kaduna.
Bilkisu was also a columnist for Daily Trust and LEADERSHIP newspapers. She was a founding member of several NGOs, including Women In Nigeria (WIN), the Federation of Muslim Women Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), and Advocacy Nigeria, where she was the executive director.
She was a consultant and trainer in media, gender and conflict management and peace building. She was on the board of FOMWAN, the Nigerian Interfaith Action Association Against Malaria (NIFAAM), Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), ABANTU for Development, Vision Trust Foundation, and many others.
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Posted: at 25-09-2015 07:54 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
morgrawl231 at 25-09-2015 07:58 AM (8 years ago) (m)
RIP.....
Posted: at 25-09-2015 07:58 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
freethinker at 25-09-2015 11:29 AM (8 years ago) (m)
RIP LET THEM STOP GOING THERE NAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE THERE EVERY YEAR, AND THEY KEEP GOING. THEY CAN LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES. ARE YOU SURE THERE IS NOTHING BEHIND THIS?
Posted: at 25-09-2015 11:29 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
This happens at other large religious festivals in the ASIAN/EASTERN/AFRICAN parts of the world and I think it's partly due to the lack of manners. In Nigeria you see people, even the well-dressed and educated, barging their way onto trains, boats etc. There is no consideration for the weak or elderly. It's their way and normal for us. In Nigeria getting onto a bus is mayhem. They behave as if it's the last bus for the year and you find yourself part of the pushing and shoving! The only way to get through the mob is to push your way through, just like them especially when you were the first person in the "queue" at the bus stop and then someone who came long after you - pushes you aside to embark before you. You then join the mob to ensure you get on the bus!!!
Posted: at 25-09-2015 12:07 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
piusemmanuel at 25-09-2015 12:27 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war. William McKinley
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Posted: at 25-09-2015 12:27 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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