''Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo'' ("The truth is worth more than a kobo"; kobo is a subunit of the
Nigerian naira
The naira (sign: ₦; code: NGN; , , , ) is the currency of Nigeria. One naira is divided into 100 ''kobo''.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the sole issuer of legal tender money throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It controls t ...
currency) is a Nigerian
newspaper
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, printed three times a week. It is the world's first
Hausa-language
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paper, and was one of northern Nigeria's first periodicals. ''Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabos first editor was
Abubakar Imam. In 1941, some pages in
Ajami were added to the newspaper for those who could not read the
Roman script
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. They were called "`Yar Gaskiya" ("Daughter of Truth").
History
The history of the paper, according to journalist Dayp Duyile in 1989, is dated back to 1937 when there was false rumour that the British Colonial Administration was planning to handover her West African Colonies to
Adolf Hitler
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of
Nazi Germany
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. This rumour created a lot of fear in the people. A medium of communication was therefore needed by the colonial masters to cancel the tension. Since there was no major newspaper in the North as compared to the South, the Government therefore concluded on setting up a vernacular newspaper which was to be known as Gaskiya Tafi Kwabo.
Publications
To be added (2024)
See also
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Northern Nigerian Publishing Company Limited
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Abubakar Imam
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Magana Jari Ce
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Dadasare Abdullahi
References
Hausa
Newspapers published in Nigeria
Newspapers established in 1939
1939 establishments in Africa
External links
The 19 Apr 1957 issue of Gaskiya ta fi Kwabo{{nigeria-newspaper-stub