Bakandamiya Literary Challenge Winners 2026

October, 2026

Name: Maimuna Abdullahi

City/State: Kazaure, Jigawa State

Occupation: A student at School of Hygiene, Kano

Story: Who tells African stories better: Writers in the diaspora or writers on the continent?

September, 2026

Name: Usaini Abubakar

City/State: Jos, Plateau State

Occupation: A Law student at Bauchi State University, Gadau

Story: Portrait of my Mother as a Native Doctor

August, 2026

Name: Fatima Alaramma Alaramma

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: A student at Malam Aminu Kano College of Legal & Islamic Studies, Kano

Story: Shin ko marubuta na iya canza akalar siyasar kasa kamar Najeriya?

July, 2026

Name: Yasir Isyaku Muhamud

City/State: Bauchi, Bauchi

Occupation: A student at Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education, Kangere

Story: The Echo of a False Cry

June, 2026

Name: Nana Aicha Hamissou Abdoulaye

City/State: Maradi, Niger Republic

Occupation: A Writer; Has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science

Story: Hausa Audio Books da Karbuwarsu a Arewacin Najeriya

May, 2026

Name: Rabi’atu Adamu Salihu

City/State: Kaduna, Kaduna

Occupation: Housewife

Story: The Hands of Fate

April, 2026

Name: Odumah Lucky

City/State: Ibadan, Oyo

Occupation: Law graduate, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

Story: Death on Motorbikes

March, 2026

Name: Abbas Isah Danbatta

City/State: Danbatta, Kano

Occupation: Student, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Topic: Sharhin Wakar ‘Yar Gagara’ ta Malam Akilu Aliyu

February, 2026

Name: Ummulkhair Sani Panisau

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Student, Northwest University, Kano

Topic: The figurative Mechanics of Morality: A Critical Analysis of Aliyu Namangi’s Poetics

January, 2026

Name: Salisu Abdullahi Yusuf

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Student, FCE, Katsina

Topic: Ethical Considerations for the Selection and Adaptation of a Colonial-Era Literary Text for a Contemporary Hausa Audience