. ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁the ▁former ▁Vice - chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ma id ug uri , ▁Moh ammed ▁Nur ▁Al k ali , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁ ▁She ▁rose ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁de an ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁arts ▁at ▁Nas ar awa ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Ke ff i , ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁cre ative ▁writing . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁novel ist ▁from ▁Northern ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁Works ▁The ▁Still born , ▁Lag os : ▁Long man ▁( D rum be ats ), ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ ▁The ▁V irt uous ▁Woman , ▁Long man ▁Niger ia , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁ ▁Cob web s ▁& ▁Other ▁St ories , ▁Lag os : ▁Mal th ouse ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁. ▁The ▁Des c end ants , ▁Tam aza , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁▁ ▁The ▁In iti ates , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁. ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ma id ug uri ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁lect urer ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁department ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁twenty ▁years . ▁Later ▁on ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ma id ug uri ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Primary ▁Health ▁Care ▁Development ▁Agency ▁in ▁Ab u ja , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁until ▁she ▁left ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁Nas ar awa ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Ed ited ▁Z ay nab ▁Al k ali ,