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Nigeria: Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Nigeria
Nigeria: Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Nigeria
- Currently at Defence Headquarters
- To visit Wounded Soldiers in Kaduna, others
By: Our Reporter
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Meghan arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, at 4:53 p.m. on Friday after boarding the British Airways overnight flight, which was slightly delayed after the scheduled pilot went sick, and a replacement had to be quickly arranged.
Harry and Meghan were received on arrival by some Nigerian officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The couples were afterward taken out of a side door onto the jetty and into a waiting blacked-out minibus.
“They will be tired after their journey, so they will rest, and then the first engagement is at midday at the Defense Headquarters,” defense spokesperson Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said.
“After that, they will travel to Kaduna to meet wounded soldiers at the 44 military hospital there before returning to Abuja for other engagements.”
In 2022, the Duchess of Sussex revealed that she had discovered via a genealogy test that she was 43% Nigerian.
The visit, primarily to promote the Invictus Games, comes after Harry met the Nigerian team and Chief of Defense Staff General Christopher Musa at last year’s competition in Düsseldorf, Germany.
It was there that he told the audience Meghan was ‘rooting for Team Nigeria’, after discovering she had heritage from the West African nation.
The couple is due to visit a school before the duke meets injured service members at a military hospital.
They will also attend a training session for the charity organization Nigeria: Unconquered, which collaborates with the Invictus Games, as well as a reception where military families will be honored.
On Saturday, the couple will attend a training session for the organization, Nigeria: Unconquered, and a reception hosted by the Chief of Defense Staff in honor of military families.
In the afternoon, Meghan will co-host an event on Women in Leadership with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization.
On Sunday, the couple will attend a basketball clinic with the Giants of Africa, a cultural reception, and a polo fundraiser for Nigeria: Unconquered.
Talking about it in her Archetypes podcast, she told comedian Ziwe, “I’m going to start to dig deeper into all this because anybody that I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, is like, ‘What!’ ”
“This is huge for our community. No, honestly, you do look like a Nigerian; you look like my aunt Uzo. So this is great,” Ziwe, 30, said.
Nigeria: Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Nigeria
Zulum inaugurates 2 schools, flags off High Islamic College project
.Orders digitalisation of all secondary schools
By: Our Reporter
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed Government Secondary Schools (GSSs) Fikiyel and Balbaya.
The governor also flagged off the construction of a new High Islamic College in Fikiyel Bayo Local Government Area.
Speaking during the brief ceremony, Governor Zulum said the High Islamic College was designed to integrate out-of-school children, particularly Almajirai, into a formal and modern educational system.
The college will run a hybrid curriculum based on the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS), combining core Islamic education with contemporary science, technology and humanities.
“it is our sincere hope that the people of Fikayel will benefit from this school because we are targeting the enrollment of out-of-school children into this school so that learners can learn Arabic, and then we shall streamline the non-formal educational (Sangaya System) into the formal educational system by introducing intensive literacy, intensive numeracy, digital literacy and above all, vocational training,” Zulum said.
Briefing the governor, the Commissioner for Education, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe, stated that High Islamic Colleges were already built in 20 local government areas of the state
In a related development, Prof. Zulum has directed the State Ministry of Education to the complete digitalisation of all public secondary schools across the state.
The directive is for integration of digital tools, e-learning platforms and smart classroom technologies with a view to enhancing teaching and learning outcomes.
The two newly inaugurated secondary schools, Fikiyel and Balbaya, are located in Bayo Local Government Area. They comprise 20 modern classrooms, laboratories, a library and sporting facilities each.
Governor Zulum was assisted by the senator representing Southern Borno, Mohammed Ali Ndume; APC state chairman, Bello Ayuba; House of Representatives member, Engr Bukar Talba; the Commissioner for Education, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe; the Commissioner for Works, Engr Mustapha Gubio; the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, President Usman Tar; Commissioner for Local Government and Emirates Affairs, Sugun Mai Mele and other senior officials of the Borno State Government.
Zulum inaugurates 2 schools, flags off High Islamic College project
Police officer killed, others abducted as bandits seize firearms in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
A police officer was killed and another abducted, along with ten villagers, after bandits attacked Farin Ruwa village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, seizing serviceable firearms in the process.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the corpse of ASP Samaila Sule, along with five villagers, was recovered at the scene following the attack reported earlier on Jan. 4.
The sources said the officer’s AK-47 rifle, and 30 rounds of live ammunition, was carted away by the attackers.
Insp. Aliyu Ibrahim, also abducted with his AK-47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds, remains missing, along with ten villagers who were taken during the incident.
Efforts are ongoing to trace the missing officer and civilians, as well as to recover the stolen firearms.
Police officer killed, others abducted as bandits seize firearms in Zamfara
CJTF member killed in suspected Boko Haram ambush in Gwoza
By: Zagazola Makama
A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along Warave–Bayan Dutse Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Jan. 5 at about 2:30 p.m., when unknown gunmen reportedly attacked CJTF and local hunters on routine patrol in the area.
According to the sources, Hamman Ibrahim, 40, a member of the CJTF, was fatally injured during the ambush. The military FOB was alerted, and troops of Operation HADIN KAI, police and CJTF personnel visited the scene, documenting the incident.
The sources added that the victim was evacuated to the General Hospital, Gwoza, where he was certified dead on arrival.
The corpse was photographed and later released to relatives for burial according to Islamic rites.
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