ATIKU PLEDGES SCHOLARSHIP TO VIRAL NIGER TEEN MINER. (PHOTO).
Atiku pledges scholarship to viral Niger teen miner Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said his “heart breaks” each time he watches a viral video of a teenage artisanal miner, Yusuf Aliyu, speaking at a mining site in Niger State after the deaths of 37 miners in the state. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X handle, said he was prepared to support the boy’s education, describing him as a child whose intelligence and confidence should be nurtured in a classroom rather than by working at a mining site. “I have watched Yusuf Aliyu’s video repeatedly, and each time, my heart breaks. A child with such intelligence, clarity and confidence should be in a classroom building his future—not struggling for survival in a community surrounded by gold but buried in poverty. “I cannot look at him and see an ‘illegal miner.’ I see a Nigerian child failed by the country that should have protected him. I see brilliance trapped by poverty and enormous promise abandoned by leadership,” ...
According to sources,the King of Saudi Arabia,late King Abdullah,died today friday morning at the age of 90,and sources said,he will be buried in an unmarked grave today.Hours after his death,there was a move to ensure a smooth transition by appointing a new King and crown a Prince that to quell fears of dynastic instability at a time of regional turmoil.Abdullah's successor is King Salman,and King Salman will now take over as the ultimate authority in a country that faces unprecedented challenges in the region/difficult long term domestic challenges,compounded by the plunging price of oil.Jamal Khashoggi,the Head of a News Channel owned by a Saudi Price,said ''I think Salman will continue with Abdullah's reforms.He realizes the importance of this.He's not conservative in person,but he values the opinion of the conservative constituency of the country''.More photos below. 
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