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,” ...

ICC CALLS ON CHAD TO REVERSE DECISION ON WITHDRAWAL. (PHOTO).


 ICC calls on Chad to reverse decision on withdrawal


The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed concern at the decision by Chad to withdraw from the body and called on it to reconsider.


Venezuela announced its withdrawal from The Hague-based court on July 25 and Chad two days later. Both accused the body of biased in the investigations.


"The presidency regrets these developments," said a statement from the court's leadership, currently made up of Finland, Sierra Leone and Poland, AFP reported.


It said that withdrawal from the Rome statute that set up the ICC "risk undermining the collective pursuit of justice and weakening global efforts to end impunity."


"The presidency calls on Chad and Venezuela to remain committed states parties to the Rome Statute."


Targeting African countries


Chad accused the ICC of focusing on African countries. The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have also signalled they want to leave the ICC.


Venezuela, which is the target of an ICC investigation, made similar complaints.


"Venezuela considers that the Court's actions reflect a demonstrated geographical bias, which has disproportionately concentrated its work on African and Latin American countries," said Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia.

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