The video of 8-year old Shekinah. Amazing stuff. Brilliant boxing Talent. The gold is in the Child. I spoke with her father Quadri in Lagos this morning and her Coach Sulaiman ‘energy’ to find out about her. We will follow her and get her adopted.
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Special Adviser, Media & Public Communication/Spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria. ABU, UNIJOS, NYU,Harvard & Oxford Universities.
- If we stigmatize our youth as criminals, paint them all with one brush as ‘yahoo boys ‘within our boarders, harass, attack & arrest them indiscriminately even before they get D chance to defend themselves-aren’t we as a country destroying their reputation and chances to succeed?
- Meet 10-year old boxing sensation Sultan Adekoya with his trainer, Coach Tito. Served from Egbeda, Lagos. Sultan has won some great fights. MYSD has found him in our talent hunt. There is gold in this kid !
00:00 - This government will not let that continue to happen. This morning I got assurances that the Police authorities will take necessary and definitive actions. SARS officers responsible for these systemic assault on the Youth should be brought to book...
- First full day at the job. Grateful to God. Thankful to President Muhammadu Buhari for finding me worthy. My promise to the Nigerian Youth: We will deepen youth development and reinvent our sporting artistry.
- The Ministry of Youth and Sports development finally caught up with the kid boxer Shekinat and her father and Energy, her coach in Mushin, Lagos. Here is a new teaser of the stuff she is made of-
00:00 - Basketball- D’Tigers just did it!!!! They beat the Chinese basketball team 86-73 moments ago to qualify for the Olympics. Again, the team has proven to be real Tigers. Congratulations D’Tigers. Thank you for making Nigeria and Nigerians proud.
- Sports is Business. A first step in engineering PPP in sports development in Nigeria. Alhaji Dangote is a convert as he listens to my pitch. I am about the business of sports to engage our youth for employment & entrepreneurship through sports devpt. We have set out.BRF on board
- Team Nigeria producing African Champions here in Morocco in wrestling, weightlifting, table tennis, badminton, hurdles and other track and field sports. The icing today was the soccer gold from the female team breaking a 12-year old jinx. Celebrate Team Nigeria
- Remembering Rashidi Yekini: Today is the 56th Posthumous Birthday Of one of Nigeria’s greatest footballers. I celebrate him and may his soul continue to Rest In Peace. Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012).
- This afternoon I kept my promise to 8-year old pugilist, Shekinat that I will be at the ring side to cheer her in the Oworonshoki annual boxing competition. At the Youth Center, I joined over 500 others to watch young girls & boys fight with gusto, bout after bout. Talents galore
- Replying to @officialnairam1I urge you and other youth not to embark upon any protest. Your grievances are being addressed at the highest level of government. As the Minister in charge of youth I know this is an issue that must be tackled. Government is doing just that.
- Today across the country, the NYSC Orientation camps will be closed and Youth Corpers will be paid and sent to their places of primary assignment. This again is a precautionary measure on D part of the government to check the spread of COVID-19. The DG NYSC will provide details
- This blessed morning let me celebrate the Nigeria Special Eagles who won silver in the Amputee Africa Nations Cup hosted by Angola. I congratulate them and Nigeria is proud of them. There is indeed ability in disability.












