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12-year old Nigerian chess champion thrilled by US asylum approval
Seven years after fleeing to the US a 12-year-old Nigerian chess champion, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, has been granted asylum by the government of the United States, with his family.
Tani’s family reportedly fled Nigeria for the US to seek religious asylum on account of the Boko Haram crisis in 2017.
At the age of eight, Tani made the headlines after winning the 2019 New York chess championship by defeating 73 other opponents while living in a centre for the homeless.
Last year, he won yet another competition to officially become a national chess master in the US.
According to Washington Post, the little boy was thrilled after his family’s request for asylum was granted by the government.
“It feels amazing because it’s been such a long journey. I’m just grateful that we’ve gotten this opportunity,” he said.
Kayode Adewumi, Tani’s father, said the whole family is excited that their asylum request has been approved.
“We feel so relieved, everybody is so happy,” he said.
The development also comes as a relief to the chess champion whose career was somewhat hindered because of the pending application.
He had been unable to travel to compete in tournaments all over the world.
Trevor Noah, the South African comedian, earlier said he would produce a movie about Tani’s feat in November 2019.
The movie, which would be adapted from three yet-to-published books on the Adewumi family, would follow the story of a Nigerian household that escapes terrorism and sought asylum in New York, against all odds.
As the family is caught in the struggle to find a better life, their son’s accomplishments in the game of chess go viral and the family’s story becomes an inspiration to many
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Court fixes May 9 for Agunloye’s ₦1bn suit against EFCC
Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Abba Mohammed, sought an adjournment to enable him to regularise his processes before the court.
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2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
Two prominent bandit kingpins, Kachala Gwande and Kachallah Madagwal as well as 12 other fighters have been killed after a confrontation erupted at Kaurar Zomo village in the Kunchin Kalgo district of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State.
The deadly fight involved three rival bandit groups operating in the area.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, that Alhaji Tsauni’s group, Kachallah Jafaru’s group, and Kachallah Gwandu’s group, clashed in a fierce gun battle, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at approximately 15:45 hours, resulting in the reported deaths of over 10 bandits from the three factions.
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Jafaru, a notorious bandit kingpin known to operate from Faskari LGA in Katsina state, descended upon Kaurar Zomo village, which serves as Tsauni’s stronghold, under undisclosed circumstances that led to the violent confrontation.
Jafaru’s fighters were said to have overpowered and naturalised Gwande and his fighters.
The fight, however, escalated to other enclaves shortly after the news of Gwande’s death broke, resulting in another heavy gun battle with Kachallah Madagwal’s group, who was neutralised in the aftermath of the shootout.
Zagazola understands that several bandits who sustained severe gunshot wounds were promptly evacuated to Munhaye Health Facility for urgent medical attention.
2 top bandit kingpins, 12 others killed in supremacy battle
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Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Lydia Simon, another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, was rescued by troops from Operation Desert Sanity III, part of the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Wednesday.
She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Gwoza LGA of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, exactly ten years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside over 200 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.
Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.
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She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of the State. The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi Town in Chibok LGA.
April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the violent abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.
The Federal and Borno State Governments, including the Nigerian Army, have pledged their commitment toward rescuing the rest of the abducted schoolgirls that were still held in captivity by the terrorists.
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
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