Biography Intro: Abubakar Imam O.B.E C.O.N, L.L.D (Hon.) N.N.M.C. (1911 – 1981) was a Nigerianwriter, journalist and politician from Kagara, Nigerin Nigeria.For most of his life, he lived in Zaria, where he was the first Hausa editor of Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo, the pioneer Newspaper in Northern Nigeria.

NAME: Abubakar Imam O.B.E C.O.N, L.L.D (Hon.) N.N.M.C.

DATE OF BIRTH: 1 February 1911

PLACE OF BIRTH: Kagara, Niger State, Nigeria.

PARENT: Imam

OCCUPATION: Journalist

EDUCATION: He attended Katsina College and the University of London’s Institute of Education. He first came to repute when he submitted a play Ruwan Bagaja for a literary competition in 1933.