za ▁at ▁ball ot p edia . org ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Michigan – D ear born ▁al umn i ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Mich igan ▁Democr ats ▁Category : Mich igan ▁city ▁council ▁members ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Z ay nab ▁Al k ali ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁T ura - W az ila , ▁Bor no ▁State ) ▁is ▁a ▁Niger ian ▁novel ist , ▁poet ▁and ▁short ▁story ▁writer . ▁She ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁novel ist ▁from ▁Northern ▁Niger ia . ▁Z ay nab ▁Al k ali ▁ ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Chair person ▁of ▁ ▁National ▁Library ▁Board ▁by ▁Honor able ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education , ▁Adam u ▁Adam u ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁ 2 2 nd ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁Life ▁Al k ali ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T ura - W az ila ▁in ▁Bor no ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bay ero ▁University ▁K ano ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁obtained ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁African ▁Studies ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁university ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁She k ara ▁Girls ' ▁Board ing ▁School . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁English ▁at ▁two ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Niger ia