Alhaji Isa Agaie was born in June, 1931, educated at Agaie Central Primary School and Bida Middle School in 1939 – 1947. He is the author of Customary Marriage of Nupe, a book on how Nupe people conduct their marriages, published in 1975.
Worked in Gaskiya Corporation, publishers of various literary works in the North. Served in the information Division of the Bida Local Authority 1953 – 1960, during which several of his articles were published in Nigerian Dailies. In 1960, he joined the American Consulate in Kaduna where he worked as Administrative Assistant and during which time he attended several administrative management trainings. He later took appointment with North Western State Government in 1973, as Senior Executive Officer assigned to Establishment Office. On creation of Niger State in February, 1976, he was transferred to the State Ministry of Health and afterwards to Ministry of Education as Staff Officer. He was appointed Supervisory Councillor (Health), Agaie Local Government Area Council. On retirement, from the State Civil Service, he was also appointed, Chairman, Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board. As ad-hoc duties, he was a freelance correspondents to a number of Dailies which includes New Nigerian Newspapers, Gaskiya Tafi Kwabo, Daily Times, Newsline Newspaper among others. He served as Chairman and Member of several standing Committees which includes Niger State Commission of Inquiry on Boundary Dispute, Chairman, Minna Market Management Committee. He was well known as a livestock farmer.
He is married with several children. Four of his grandchildren are published authors of their own individual novellas: Salamatu Abdullahi, Ramatu Abdullahi, Sa’adatu Abdullahi and Saratu Ummilul-Iman who are member of the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation.
Oh What a book free of ambiguity.
Alhadullilah. He has has contributed alot to literally works of nation building. He made us proud. May Allah forgive him his shortcomings and grant him Al-Jannah Firdausi,amin