Niqab-wearing student shines as Nigeria excels at African Spelling Bee

Tribuneonlineng | 03-04-2026 06:22pm |

MARYAM Yusuf, a niqab-wearing student of Ar-Raheem International College, Ilorin, delivered an outstanding performance at the African Spelling Bee held last week in Harare, Zimbabwe, where top young spellers from over 30 African countries competed. An Islamic newspaper, Muslim News, reported that despite being a JSS 3 student, Maryam competed in the senior category and

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