Published on: Saturday, February 27, 2021
By: Bernama
Hakimi at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. – Getty Images
Kuala Lumpur: After more than a year of non-competitive action at the international level, national triple jumper Muhammad Hakimi Ismail is looking forward to participate in a tournament in Europe after the Aidilfitri celebration in May.
Muhammad Hakimi, who last saw action at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines, said he must do his best in the tournament in Europe in order to book a slot to the Tokyo Olympics scheduled in July.
“Once I get the ‘green light’ from the National Sports Council (NSC) and the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF), I hope to compete in the tournament in Europe later and continue training there. Europe especially Germany is very conducive for training and I believe it can help improve my performance and increase my chances of qualifying for the 2020 Olympics,” he said.
By Muhammad Bello
Sokoto, Dec. 27, 2020 Former Governor of Niger state, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has bemoaned the scrapping of Teachers Colleges, that used to produce Grade two teachers, because ”the certificate prepared many of us for success in Colleges of Education that produced many life teachers”.
Aliyu made this assertion on Sunday, in Sokoto, at a Convocation lecture, at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto (SSCOE), to commemorate its 50th anniversary and 22nd Convocation ceremony.
In the lecture entitled “The place of Colleges of Education in the development of Nigeria”, Aliyu said the topic was imperative in the light of the many challenges that faced the education sector, compounded by the scrapping of Teachers Colleges.