Maryam Hassan Bukar

This is Taraba: many histories learning to speak of one future. More than seventy peoples, not merely contained within one boundary, but entrusted with one another. A state where the Benue carries memory, where the Donga moves through the land, where tea rises from the Mambilla soil, where Chappal Waddi lifts Nigeria towards the sky, and Gashaka-Gumti still keeps watch over one of West Africa’s great wildernesses. They call you Nature’s Gift to the Nation. But perhaps, Taraba, you are not simply where nature left Nigeria a gift. Perhaps you are where nature stood and emptied both hands. Thirty-five years ago, a young state opened its eyes. Navy Captain Adeyemi Afolahan was asked to build government where only a new boundary had stood. Then came Reverend Jolly Nyame, Taraba’s first governor chosen by the people a democratic beginning interrupted, and later restored. There followed the years when Taraba could name its rivers but could not choose its leaders, until democracy returned and Nyame returned with it. From one administration to another, the young state assembled itself: a road, a hospital, a market, an airport, a school, a university each generation of leadership adding a sentence to a story no single governor could complete. Danbaba Suntai brought another season of building, until the sky interrupted the story. Garba Umar stood in the gap. The law returned Sani Danladi. And the state endured. Then Darius Ishaku came, an architect speaking the language of rescue, drawing water towards thirsty communities and seeking to build possibility where difficulty had settled. Through every administration, something was constructed, something was continued, and something was left unfinished. Some promises became roads. Some became schools. And some still wait for another generation to give them hands. But Taraba did not survive for thirty-five years because it was governed alone. The farmer returned to the soil. The fisherman returned to the river. The woman carried tomorrow to the market upon her head. The teacher entered the classroom even when the conditions did not honour the importance of the work. The people kept the state alive

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Post cards from Taraba, last week Taraba state turned 35❤️ and the honorable commissioner of information @zainabjalingo said come be a witness Alhan, come talk to us about the history of Taraba,His Excellency the Governor of Taraba state Dr Agbu Kefas wants you there and of course I obliged ✨

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Episode 5 out now! @wmyhwithalhanislam Click the link in our bio Small Acts, Great Impact: A Conversation with George Stroumboulopoulos @strombo What does it mean to believe that small efforts can make a difference? To care deeply about the world without feeling the need to carry it all on your shoulders? To choose compassion, even when the problems around us feel bigger than what we can solve? George Stroumboulopoulos reflects on compassion, responsibility, and the power of doing what we can, where we can. From his years in broadcasting and storytelling to his humanitarian work, he shares why meaningful change doesn’t always begin with grand gestures. In this conversation, we explore the power of small acts, the responsibility we have to one another, and what it means to make an impact while remaining human. #WMYH #WMYHwithAlhanislam

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Small Acts, Great Impact Follow @wmyhwithalhanislam to watch George Stroumboulopoulos @strombo is curious, compassionate, thoughtful, and deeply human. As a Canadian broadcaster, journalist, and humanitarian, he has spent years using storytelling and his platform to connect people, amplify important conversations, and draw attention to the issues that shape our world. In this episode we explore questions like: What can one small act change? How do we care deeply without carrying the weight of the whole world? What does compassion ask of us? And can doing what we can, where we are, be enough? What Makes You Human Episode 5: Small Acts, Great Impact Drops tomorrow @wmyhwithalhanislam

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Small Acts, Great Impact: A Conversation with George Stroumboulopoulos @strombo What does it mean to believe that even the smallest effort can make a difference? To care deeply about the world without feeling the weight of having to fix it all? To choose compassion, one small act at a time? George Stroumboulopoulos has spent years using his voice to connect people, tell stories, and shine a light on the issues that matter. In this conversation, he reflects on compassion, responsibility, and the power of doing what we can without biting off more than we can chew. Together, we explore how seemingly small acts can ripple outward, why compassion remains one of our greatest tools for change, and what it means to make an impact while staying human. #WMYH #WMYHwithAlhanislam

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During her recent visit to Maiduguri, in the North of #Nigeria, @unitednations Global Advocate for Peace Maryam Bukar Hassan ( Alhanislam) had a chance to visit some of the critical programs that @un_mineaction implements in the country to help protect communities from the threat of explosive remnants of war (ERW) and improvised explosive devices (EDs). According to the 2025 Landmine Monitor, Nigeria ranks fifth in the world for people killed or injured by landmines and other explosive hazards. Maryam, a renowned poetry and spoken word artist, leveraged her skills to work with survivors of explosives who shared their stories and collaborated on a poem showcasing their resilience and the importance of community support. "Innocent people continue to inherit the consequences of wars they did not begin. Long after attention moves elsewhere, the war remains beneath their feet. It waits along the road to a farm. It enters a family through the body of its provider. It takes not only a limb, but sometimes a livelihood, a sense of independence and a family's security," Maryam said after her visit. A Nigerian national herself and an indigene of Borno Maryam also met with children ambassadors for explosive ordnance risk education who help spread awareness on the risks of explosive ordnance with their peers. Together, they developed awareness messages on the importance of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), education and youth engagement. Funding for mine action and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) is increasingly concentrated in a small number of crises, making it harder to address significant needs elsewhere. Sustained funding for affected countries such as Nigeria is essential to ensure vulnerable communities are not left behind As of June 2026, @un_mineaction has provided EORE to more than 89,000 people in Nigeria, half of them children. While significant, this represents only around one fifth of the needs identified in the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), which estimates that more than 425,000 people require mine action support. @peacebyafrica @ngo_cpwei

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