Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Tofa died yesterday at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, 29 years after losing his presidential bid to Chief Moshood Abiola. The Presidency, Northern groups and politicians have mourned the business tycoon, with President Muhammadu Buhari sending a delegation to Kano with a condolence letter to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. To honour Tofa, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has postponed its security summit scheduled for January 5 and 6, 2022. Mai Mala Buni, AREWA Consultative Forum (ACF) and Northern Speakers Forum (NSF) expressed sadness over the death of Tofa, a successful businessman from Kano and one of those who invested their time, energy and money to form ACF. ACF Spokesman Emmanuel Yawe said Tofa was peaceful and patriotic, while NSF Chairman Yusuf Zailani said he was a perfect gentleman. NEF's Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said the North has lost an indefatigable defender of its dignity and values, Nigeria lost an illustrious son, and NEF lost a loyal founding member. APC chieftain, Prof. Vitalis Ajumbe, described Tofa as a man of peace, who believed in one Nigeria and good governance.

Violence erupted in Kaduna State, with a herder beheaded and his head taken away. The Kaduna State Government has condemned the renewed killings and appealed to residents to allow the authorities manage the situation. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned Kano State government against taking advantage of Hanifa Abubakar's murder to extort money from operators of private schools. Plan International has called on the government to protect children in schools against increasing violence.