Katsina Innovative Thinkers Initiatives KITI

29/11/2025

Katsina Innovative Thinkers Initiative Concludes 2025 Annual Quiz, Debate Competition In Katsina.

The Katsina Innovative Thinkers Initiative (KITI) in collaboration with Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MBASE) has hosted FIFTH "ABDUL MOHAMMED RAFINDADI (SAN) Quiz, Debate and Essay Writing Competition among public, Community and Unity Secondary Schools in Katsina State.

The Abdul Rafindadi Mohammed Rafindadi (SAN), Quiz, Debate and Essay Writing Competition is an annual event organized by the Katsina innovative thinkers Innitiative (KITI) under the leadership of Comrade Yazid Ahmad who founded the organisation, the KITI.

Yazid Ahmad has for five years now, with support from an accomplished Katsina born Lawyer, Abdul Muhammad Rafindadi (SAN) initiated the programme among students of Secondary Schools across Katsina State.

The final round of this years " Competition with the Topic '' The Future of Crypto Currency: Should Goverment Regulate or Restrict It '' was held at the Assembly hall of Katsina College Katsina (KCK), saw Zainab Bala from Abba Jaye Memorial Secondary school in Dutsinma Zone as overall winner of the competition.

Katsina Flash News has learnt that the final round of the competition was participated by 10 schools drawn from the quality assurance offices of the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education who competed for the top positions.

The schools included Abba Jaye, Memorial Secondary School, Dutsinma, GGSS, Kankia, Katsina College Katsina (KCK) and CGSS, Mai'adua.

The competing schools also included LCSS Bindawa, CDSS, Yankara, CDSS, Safana and FGCC, Bakori while the rest included UBKCSS, Zango and GDSS, Dandagoro.

After an intense contest, Zainab Bala from Abba Jaye Memorial Secondary School of the Dutsinma zone clinhed the first position

The second position goes to Khadija Almustapha from GPSS Kankia in Kankia zone while Fadimatu Kabir from KCK in Katsina zone went home with the third trophy

The fourth winner Khadija Salisu Daura came from CGSS Mai'adua in Daura zone and Aishatu Salisu from Mani zone emerged fifth winner of the competition.

While the following students from their respective schools and zones clinhed sixth to tenth trophies of the contest, and they are:

6. Hauwa'u Bashir Faskari , CDSS Yankara. 6th position, from Faskari zone

7. A'ishatu Sulaiman Hassan, CDSS SAFANA. 7th position, from Safana Zone

8. Salima S. Dauda, FGGC Bakori. 8th position, from Funtua Zone

9. Al'amin Jamilu Baure, UBKCSS Zango. 9th position, from Baure Zone

10. Bishir Abdullahi Rimi, GDSS Dandagoro. 10th position, from Rimi zone.

During the closing ceremony of the competition, the convener, Abdul Mohammad Rafindadi (SAN) stated that, "The competitition serves as a motivating flat form for children to actively aspire to became a chosen professionals with particular emphasis on Law profession.

"Owing to the fact that we have paucity of lawyers coming from our northern states, I thought I have a duty to open for them that there is an opportunity, that is why we initiated this programme,

Abdul Rafindadi called on other successful personalities to emulate the gesture by giving back what the society has done to them.

"For those of us who have come and succeeded. we shall continue in all the means that we have been doing to give back to the people.

The climax of the Quiz, Debate and Essay Writing Competition was highligted by the presentation of cash prizes and awards to the winners and other stakeholders of the competition.

05/09/2025

The end of radiation may be near for brain cancer

In a stunning breakthrough, researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has eradicated a deadly brain tumor in clinical trials—without the need for chemotherapy or radiation. This revolutionary vaccine uses the body’s own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, offering a less invasive and potentially life-saving alternative to the harsh treatments that have long been the standard for brain cancer.

For years, brain tumors have been among the most difficult cancers to treat, with survival rates remaining low due to the aggressive nature of the disease and the limitations of traditional treatments. But this vaccine, which is currently in further trials, has shown incredible promise by stimulating the immune system to attack tumor cells directly, without the severe side effects of radiation and chemotherapy.

The implications for future cancer treatment are huge. If this vaccine continues to show success, it could mark the beginning of a new era in oncology—one where targeted treatments are not only more effective but also far less damaging to the body.

This breakthrough reminds us that the future of cancer treatment is bright, and perhaps, the cure we’ve long hoped for is closer than we think.

15/06/2025

Katsina Innovative Thinkers Set to Host 5th Annual Abdul Mohammed Rafindadi (SAN) Quiz, Debate and Essay Contest

Katsina, Nigeria – June 13, 2025

The Katsina Innovative Thinkers Initiative (KITI), in collaboration with the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has announced the 5th edition of the prestigious Abdul Mohammed Rafindadi (SAN) Quiz, Debate and Essay Contest (AMR-SAN 2025) for secondary school students across the state.

The annual event, named in honour of Abdul Mohammed Rafindadi (SAN)—the first male indigene of Katsina State to attain the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in the legal profession—continues to promote educational excellence, reading culture, and communication skills among young learners. Rafindadi, who earned this distinguished honour in December 2020, has been actively supporting educational development in the state through this initiative.

This year’s competition is exclusively open to two Art students each from Senior Secondary School I to II, who are indigenes of Katsina State and enrolled in public, community, or unity schools. The competition is designed to sharpen students' writing, language, and communication skills as they prepare for future academic and professional careers.

The event will unfold in three rounds:

1. Round One – Reading and Objective Test

* Date: Sunday, 13th July 2025
* Time: 9:00 am
* Activity: Fill-in-the-blank and reading test based on the book Life Changer (used for 3 years)
* Duration: 1 hour
* Prize: ₦10,000 each for the first 3 winners in each zone

2. Round Two – Essay Writing

* Date: Sunday, 13th July 2025
* Time: 10:30 am
* Duration: 40 minutes
* Prize: ₦15,000 each for the first 6 winners across the state

3. Final Round – Debate

* Date: To be communicated
* Time: 9:00 am prompt
*Final Round – Debate topic:The Future of Cryptocurrencies: Should Governments Regulate or Restrict it?
* Prizes:

* 1st Position: ₦60,000
* 2nd Position: ₦50,000
* 3rd Position: ₦40,000
* Certificates and other awards

Organisers also disclosed that several consolation prizes will be awarded during the second and final rounds.

In a letter signed by the KITI President, Yazid Ahmed, the group appealed to school principals and teachers to prepare their selected students adequately for the competition. The initiative remains committed to promoting intellectual development and civic engagement among secondary school students in Katsina State.

For further enquiries, stakeholders can contact the President via 07036129566 or 08069588163.

14/01/2025

POTATO CONSUMPTION AND DIABETES IN PREGNANCY

Okay, parents and parents-to-be, listen up!

There's a new scientific study published by an influential medical journal called BMJ, which reports that higher levels of potato consumption before pregnancy are associated with greater risk of diabetes during pregnancy.

The good news is that the study has also found that substituting potatoes with other vegetables, legumes, or whole grain foods might lower the risk.

So, if you are a woman within the reproductive age with possibility of getting pregnant any time soon, my advice is to stay away if you can, or eat in moderation if you must.

Each time you feel like eating chips, remember that your "akara" may be a better option for you.

I'm posting this because I know how some people take chips to be big deal in some quarters... they take it in the morning, in the afternoon and at night to show that "they have arrived."

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21/07/2024

Katsina Innovative Thinkers Innovative (KITI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Katsina (MBSE)
4th annual Abdul Muhammad Rafindadi (SAN), Quiz, Debate & Essay Contest. 2024
AMR-SAN 2024
Two *Arts STUDENTS* from each school
Time; 10:00am
DATE: Sunday 28 July, 2024
ZONE & VENUE

1. Funtua - GCP FT
2. Katsina - Family Support
3. D/Ma - GPSS DTM
4. M/ Fashi - GDSS D/Rimi
5. Kankia - GGSS Kankia
6. Mani - GPSS Mani
7. Daura - GGSS Daura
8. Faskari - GDSS Mahuta
9. Musawa - GDSS Matazu
10. Safana -GPSS Safana
11. Rimi - GDSS Abukur
12. Baure - GSSS Baure
For
For enquiry
07036129566
08069588163

29/04/2024

23/04/2024

Eating more mushrooms lowers your risk of cancer by 45%.

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20/04/2024

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20/04/2024

FATHER OF ROBOTICS : ISMAIL AL-JAZARI (1136–1206)

Ismail Al-Jazari was a polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan, artist and mathematician from the Artuqid Dynasty of Jazira in Mesopotamia.

'The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices' is a medieval Arabic book written by Ismail al-Jazari in the 12th century. It describes over fifty mechanical devices and automata, including clocks, water-raising machines, musical automatons, and humanoid robots. Al-Jazari provides detailed instructions for constructing each device and includes anecdotes and historical references.

The book had a significant influence on the development of European clockmaking and automata, and it offers insights into daily life and technological innovations in the Islamic world during the medieval period. It's his book that influenced key concepts of modern day robotics.