{"id":172605,"date":"2025-08-05T21:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/yobe-government-to-honor-global-english-competition-winner"},"modified":"2025-08-05T22:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:13:16","slug":"yobe-government-to-honor-global-english-competition-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-government-to-honor-global-english-competition-winner","title":{"rendered":"Yobe Government to Honor Global English Competition Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has announced plans to recognise 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullah, who emerged first in English Language in the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in London, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Nafisa Abdullah is from Yobe State.<\/p>\n<p>Buni also said his government would also recognise 15-year-old Rukayya Muhammad Fema, who emerged overall best.<\/p>\n<p>The Yobe government made this known in a statement released by Imrah Muhammed on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that Nafisa Abdullah stood out in the UK to emerge top in English language skills.<\/p>\n<p>Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Patami had asked President Bola Tinubu to honour Nafisa Abdullah as he did the Super Falcons and D\u2019Tigress, who recently emerged winners of African women\u2019s football and basketball, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has announced plans to recognise 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullah, who emerged first in English Language in the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa Abdullah is from Yobe State. 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