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Gumel promises Nigerians better outing at Commonwealth Games
Gumel promises Nigerians better outing at Commonwealth Games
President, Commonwealth Games Nigeria, Habu Gumel has promised Nigerians to expect a better performance at the next Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Gumel, gave this promise at the weekend in Abuja when the Commonwealth Games Baton was hosted by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing.
Gumel said Nigeria Team to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will do better than the last outing at Gold Coast.
He said: “Nigeria Team will do well and make the nation proud while in Birmingham, already we have started training. Some of the sports are qualifiers and some of them are not. I have already sent the list of about 22 sports that we are going to participate in at the Games, arrangements with the organizers are on about accommodation and so many other preparations are on.
“All arrangements are in top gear, training has started and even training outside the country will soon start. Nigeria has been doing well at the Commonwealth Games and we will surely continue in that tradition. We did very well at the Gold Coast Games and this time around we will do better than that.”
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He said there need not be fear about funding of the Nigerian contingent to the Games, noting that. “The government of the day is assisting with the fund and the private sector is doing their best with the funding.”
He said the introduction by the minister for adoption of an athlete is also working, adding that: “It worked well before we went to the Olympics and we believe it is equally going to work now.”
Gumel said: “I am however appealing to our multinationals to please come out and donate for sport development for you cannot leave everything to the government because the government has a lot to do and we are appealing to corporate bodies to donate part of their profit to sport.”
On her part, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing said Nigeria is the third country to receive the baton, which moves across the globe in 294 days before arriving back in Birmingham, covering 72 nations of the Commonwealth in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and values of the Commonwealth.
She noted that the Commonwealth is essentially about three principles; humanity, equality and diversity. We are in this game having diversity and inclusion by not having a separate disability game and parallel game as we have done with the Olympic, it is completely integrated, if you win a medal it counts exactly the same whether you are in a wheelchair or you are fully able.
She added that one important thing is that there are more medals for the women than the men at the Birmingham Games. 136 medals for the women and 130 for the men, and that best shows that the Commonwealth signifies the principles of diversity, inclusion and humanity.
Gumel promises Nigerians better outing at Commonwealth Games
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
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VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
By: Our Reporter
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the wedding fatiha of Aisha, daughter of Shehu Aliyu, an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, and Muhammad Jalal, son of former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Talban Minna, at the National Mosque, Abuja.
The solemnisation, led by the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam, alongside other Imams, featured prayers for the couple’s blessings.
Vice President Shettima stood in for the bride, while Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu represented the groom, culminating in the presentation of the dowry and the formal tying of the marital knot.
The event was graced by prominent dignitaries, including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi, former Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki, Katsina State Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe, the Emir of Borgu, Niger State, Muhammad Sani Dantoro among many others.
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