•Finnish school At least three students were injured after a child opened fire at a primary school in Vantaa outside the Finnish capital today. The attacker has been taken into custody, reports AFP. A police statement said: “All those involved in the shooting incident are minors. According to the police’s current information, there are three [...
•A pregnant woman Women have been urged to refrain from delivering babies at home to increase their chances of survival during and after childbirth. A Health Officer with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi Field Office, Oluseyi Olosunde, gave the caution today, Wednesday, March 6, during a media dialogue to mark this year’s Int...
•Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye has joined the manhunt and announced N2 million bounty on an Anambra based lawyer, Adachukwu Cukelu-Okafor, now on a run, who allegedly used broken bottle, knife and electric iron to “brutalise” the child said to be her niece. In a viral video, the [&...
•Tofunmi Ogunseye A six-year-old gospel singer, Tofunmi Ogunseye, has said that her love for music was influenced by her family and Christian background. “My Christian background inspired me to express the supremacy of God to deliver us from all our troubles. My message to all listeners is that they should believe in God and trust […]...
•The 4-year-old bride and her parents The Bayelsa Government has invited the parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in Akeddei community, Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a marriage between the child bride and [...
Veteran Nollywood actor Doyin Hassan and his wife have welcomed a baby girl after 24 years of “toils and struggles”. The Mount Zion actor announced the good news in an Instagram post today with photos of himself, his wife and their baby at the child’s dedication in church. The 54-year-old said the baby came after […]
•Cocoa farm Stakeholders have advocated for an elimination of all forms of forced labour and child labour and called for improved working condition of individuals in the cocoa industry in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call at a forum held in Ibadan, Oyo State, to examine the report of one-year investigation by African Law Foundation [&hel...