Idris Muh'd Abubakar, winner of 2019 Qur'anic Recitation Competition in Saudi Arabia arrives Nigeria
There was huge jubilation as Idris Muh'd Abubakar, the winner of the 2019 Qur'anic recitation competition in Saudi Arabia arrived Nigeria.
He was said to have won the 60 Hizbs category of the competition which was held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported about another winner, Hafiz Idris from Borno state, who made the country proud by winning the 2019 International Quranic Competition that was held in same foreign country.
Another Nigerian, Joel Kachi Benson, won the Lion Award for Best Story at the 2019 Venice Festival for his documentary on the Chibok school girls that were kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgent group.
His documentary focused on the painful but important story of the abducted girls and what they have had to go through.
During his acceptance speech for the award, Benson said he felt it is important to tell the story of the girls and the pain their parents have had to endure as a result of their absence.
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He said it is wrong for everybody to forget about them and move on like nothing really ever happened.
The winner also said he had an out-of-the world experience when he was announced as the winner and had to walk to the stage. He said that despite the way he felt walking up the stage, he just wanted to remind the world that the experience is still there and unresolved.
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