Written by Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has claimed that the almajiris coming to the southeast which are being intercepted by the state security men in the southeast are businessmen. He made this statement during the party meeting conference after the claims by the igbo leaders that almajiris are importing vulnerable weapons in the … Continue reading “Almajiris Coming To SouthEast Are Businessmen – Lai Mohammed Reveals”
Written by Arewa Trend: Northern Nigerian youths show off their wealth while celebrating Eid Mubarak (photos) Arewa has remained the number 1 trending topic on Twitter for hours after Northern youths took to Twitter to share photos as they celebrated Eid Mubarak. Arewa has remained the number 1 trending topic on Twitter for hours after Northern youths … Continue reading “Happy Eid – Rich Northern Kids Show Off Wealth on Twitter ! Arewa Kids in Ferraris Rolls Royces. www.Advert By Dotifi .Com Domains for almajiri.com.ng”
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail. El-Rufai stated this in Kaduna on Monday when he visited some 200 Almajiri children repatriated from Nasarawa State and undergoing rehabilitation and optical screening at … Continue reading “You Will Be Prosecuted And Jailed! El Rufai Warns Parents Who Enroll Their Children In Almajiri”
Northern Governors have appealed to the federal government again for relief for the region which according to them, has about 54 percent of the total COVID-19 cases recorded in the country. The appeal was made in a communique issued after the Northern States Governors Forum held a teleconference on Wednesday May 20. Simon Lalong, chairman … Continue reading “Northern Govs. Forum Demands Relief Materials From FG, Claims To Have 54% COVID-19 Record”
The Paediatric Association Of Nigeria (PAN) says it is concerned at the news report of many children called the Almajiri, evacuated from some states in the north and being sent back by the receiving states. In a communique on Monday, PAN said various reports suggest that most of the children have been treated unfairly, … Continue reading “Almajirai: Let The Children Live, PAN Pleads”
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionMany poor children enrol in Koranic schools in northern Nigeria Powerful politicians in northern Nigeria are pushing for the scrapping of controversial Koranic schools after some pupils found themselves at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, write the BBC’s Nduka Orjinmo and Mansur Abubakar. Tens of thousands of Koranic school children were … Continue reading “Coronavirus in Nigeria: The child beggars at the heart of the outbreak . www.Advert By Dotifi .Com Domains for almajiri.com.ng”
A map showing Niger state. At least seven Almajiri returnees from Kaduna have tested positive for COVID-19 in Niger state. The State Commissioner for Health and Hospital Services, Dr Muhammad Makusidi, disclosed this on Saturday. He also said the state has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a 40-year-old diabetic taxi driver plying the Suleja-Abuja … Continue reading “Seven Almajirai Test Positive For COVID-19 In Niger State As First Patient Dies”
Kano state government has quarantined over 2000 Almajiris to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state, the second hotspot of the virus after Lagos State. The Kano state Commissioner of Health Ibrahim Tsanyawa confirmed this to Channels Television that a team of rapid response experts have been trained to manage the Almajiris at … Continue reading “Kano Govt Quarantines Over 2000 Almajiris”
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is delighted at the news of the recovery and discharge from hospital of His Highness, Umar Faruk Umar, the Emir of Daura. ”I am happy to hear of your heart-touching experiences, successful treatment and discharge from hospital after ten days, a part of which was spent in intensive care. … Continue reading “COVID-19: Buhari Welcomes Emir Of Daura’s Discharge, Applauds Health Workers”
FILE PHOTO: Two health workers collecting the samples of some of the Almajiris isolated at the NYSC camp in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. A six-year-old girl and her father who was the index case of COVID-19 in Kazaure, Jigawa State have both recovered from COVID-19 in Jigawa State. The girl was … Continue reading “Six-Year-Old Girl Recovers From COVID-19 In Jigawa”