Suspected Islamists kidnap nearly 50 women in Nigeria

Yusuf Zakariya Alkanawi created a new script for the Hausa language after discovering that the original had disappeared following centuries of interaction with Arabic and Latin scripts. The Quranic school student hopes that more Hausa speakers will embrace the new script.

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Sprint legend Usain Bolt helped unveil a new cricket venue at Eisenhower Park on Wednesday (May 15) ahead of the T20 World Cup, which kicks off next month.