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Kano Councilor Takes 120 Out-Of-School Orphans Back To School

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A councilor representing Achika Ward of Wudil Local Government Council of Kano State, Bashir Aliyu, has sponsored the enrolment of 120 out-of-school children in school.

In a ceremony to present education materials to the beneficiaries held at Achika ward on Sunday, Mr Aliyu said the gesture was aimed at securing their future.

Mr Aliyu said the beneficiaries would be enrolled at Government Junior Secondary School Achika and Government Arabic Junior Secondary School Achika.


He stated further that would sponsor the beneficiaries to study from junior up to senior secondary school even if he is not holding any political office.

The councillor noted that the gesture was his contribution towards the development of Kano state through empowerment of vulnerable and downtrodden.

He disclosed that he came up with the initiative in a bid to secure the future of children, especially orphans who nowadays found it difficult to achieve their education dream.

The councillor explained that out of the beneficiaries, 65 are girls while 54 are boys, adding that some of them, about 50, are school dropout.

“I will continue to look after these children until they graduate from secondary school. Empowering children, especially orphans, is a great service to humanity.

“They need the society’s support in order to be good and productive members of the society. Abandoning them would be dangerous.

“That is why I decided to sponsor their education from junior up to senior secondary school level even after my political appointment,” the councillor said.

Items distributed to the beneficiaries include 1,200 exercise books, 120 school bags, 240 sets of uniform and 120 pairs of shoe.

Others include 120 socks, 240 pens and 240 pieces of pencil.
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Buhari: Maiduguri varsity should remain UNIMAID – Shehu Sani rejects renaming

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Former federal lawmaker from Kaduna State, Senator Shehu Sani, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to rename the University of Maiduguri.

Ekwutosblog reports that the President, on Thursday, renamed the university as Muhammadu Buhari University, in honour of the late former president.

The decision, announced during a session of tributes by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to Buhari, has sparked mixed reactions.

 

Both current and former students have condemned the move, describing the renaming as unnecessary.

In his response, Shehu Sani, in a post on his official Facebook page, stated that the university should remain known as UNIMAID.

He wrote, “Many former and present students of University of Maiduguri are not happy about the renaming of their prestigious university, but they are shy or afraid of rejecting or condemning it because of the person whose name was used.

“It’s not that difficult to say that UNIMAID should remain UNIMAID and nothing else. So far all our airports and train stations have been renamed.”

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Kwara university students escape death in Ilorin bus fire

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Students of the Kwara State University, Malete, escaped death in an 18-seater bus in Ilorin on Wednesday.

The incident occurred at about 07:54hours, when the bus with registration number, XUF134ZD, went up in flames and was completely razed down.

The students were said to have been on their way to the main campus of the institution from Bovas filling station along Akerebiata axis on Ilorin-Sobi road.

According to the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, “the Kwara State Fire Service responded swiftly to a distress call regarding a vehicle fire involving an 18-seater bus with registration number XUF 134 ZD along Shao Road, near Sobi Barracks.

“The fire crew responded swiftly and successfully extinguished the fire. Regrettably, the vehicle was completely consumed by the flames, with all parts severely damaged.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire originated from a spark in the engine compartment, which rapidly escalated and engulfed the entire vehicle.

Director of the state fire service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, extended his heartfelt sympathy to the bus owner and used the opportunity to advise all road users to carry out routine vehicle checks before embarking on any journey, as a precautionary measure against such incidents.

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I’m not interested in legacy, I want to be remembered as fierce lover – Chimamanda

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Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed what she wants her legacy to be.

The renowned novelist said she wants to be remembered as a person who loved fiercely.

She, however, noted that she is not particularly interested in legacy because when she is gone, she wouldn’t know what would be happening in the world she left behind.

According to her, men are more concerned about legacy than women.

“I think it’s actually men who spend their time thinking about legacy. I don’t. I’m thinking about the next book I want to write,” she said in an interview with DW News.

“I want my legacy to be a person who loved fiercely. That’s all I want my legacy to be. And by the way, when we die, we don’t know what happened, so why should I care what my legacy is? I don’t know where I would be. I might not know…

“But more personally, I want to be remembered as a person who loved the people she loved and the places she loved very fiercely.”

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