ATIKU PLEDGES SCHOLARSHIP TO VIRAL NIGER TEEN MINER. (PHOTO).

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 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,” ...

KENYAN POLICE OPEN FIRE AT PROTEST AGAINST REPORTED ABDUCTIONS, WITNESSES SAY. (PHOTO).


 Kenyan police open fire at protest against reported abductions, witnesses say


Kenyan police opened ‌fire at a protest in Nairobi against reported abductions on Tuesday, killing at least one person, two witnesses told Reuters.


The protest in ​the Mathare neighbourhood was triggered by the reported ​abduction of a businessman this month and came ⁠amid mounting concern over kidnappings of critics and crackdowns ​during protests in Kenya.


Adel Nduba, a resident of Mathare, said the protest was called ‌because ⁠his brother had not been seen since he was arrested a week ago.


Two years ago, at least 60 people were killed in a crackdown by security forces according to ​the Kenya ​National Commission ⁠on Human Rights after protesters breached parliament grounds during a rally against proposed tax hikes.


Kenya's ​President William Ruto has acknowledged "instances of excessive ​and ⁠extrajudicial actions by members of the security services". He said earlier this month that 2 billion Kenyan shillings ($15.5 million) had ⁠been ​set aside for victims of protest-related ​abuses.

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