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,” ...
Beijing has won the battle to host the 2022 winter Olympics after the Chinese president,Xi Jinping,made a last minute to lay on a fantastic extraordinary and excellent event.Beijing defeated its rival Almaty in Kazakhstan by 44 votes to 40,with one IOC member abstaining.International Olympic committee delegates handed the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic events to Beijing today after following a secret ballot in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.Beijing bid committee said in a statement that ''We are honoured and humbled by the International Olympic committee's decision to award Bejing the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.It is with an incredible sense of excitement that we express our thanks to the IOC and the wider Olympic movement.Just as with the Beijing 2008 Summer Games,the Olympic family has put its faith in Beijing again to deliver the athlete centred,sustainable and economical Games we have promised.This will be a memorable event at the foot of the Great wall for the whole Olympic family,the athletes and the spectators that will further enhance the tremendous potential to grow winter sports in our country,in Asia and around the world.We would like to congratulate Almaty 2022 for their campaign.We wish to thank once again all the Chinese people and people around the world who have supported Beijing 2022 in this extraordinary bid journey''.More photos below.
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