By Sani Yusif
The Senates of the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria was on the 1st August 2023 approved the award of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in Sports Management to Former Director of Sports, Kano State Sports Commission, Malam Bashari Ahmed Maizare.
The former chairman of Forum of Nigeria’s Director of Sports, Malam Maizare was communicated with this development via a letter dated 1st November which was signed by Mrs. Ramatu Mohammed.
Congratulations.
I was a staff of the then Triumph Newspapers, with keen interest in sports journalism which drove me to the unit where I was supported and oiled in the dynamics of modern sports reporting by my mentor/friend, Sani Zaria, the then Group Sports Editor of the Triumph. And when he left in 1995, I tried to sustain the spirit against all odds with a column sportesye. But when The Triumph was closed, I was moved to Kano Polytechnic as a lecturer until my retirement last 3 years, which gives me time to return to what I know best , the recreation of the SPORTS EYE.
