The United Nations Children’s Fund has said Nigeria now stands as the country with the highest burden of malnourished children in Africa. The international agency disclosed this on its website today, adding that only two out of every 10 children affected currently have access to treatment. It said with an estimated two million children in [&he...
•King Sunny Ade Some children of the legendary juju musician, Sunday Adegeye, a.k.a. King Sunny Ade, are currently at loggerheads over his well-being and whereabouts. A daughter of the singer and guitarist, Damilola Esther, took to social media to accuse her step-brother, Dayo, of holding their father hostage, and also booking him for events w...
•Dr Priscilia Imade Childhood blindness is a deeply tragic condition with lifelong consequences. It is estimated that up to 60% of childhood blindness could have been prevented or treated. This statistic is both sobering and motivating. Blindness in children robs them of future opportunities, impedes their education, places a significant econo...
•Late Carolyn Sanger A mother of four tragically died on Wednesday after falling from a steep area while hiking at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton, Massachusetts. Carolyn Sanger, 49, of Topsfield, fell approximately 50 to 75 feet, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. She was pronounced dead at the scene, re...
•An explosion Two children, a 13-year-old boy identified as Imam and a six-year-old girl Nasrin, have been reportedly killed in an explosion at Abakpa area of Kaduna State. Three residents also reportedly sustained injuries in the explosion which occurred today, adjacent the old site of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, reports Daily...
•Plateau killings A father and his two sons were killed on Friday as bandits attacked Zogu village, Miango in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The latest incident occurred less than one week after a similar attack in Bokkos villages claimed more than 50 lives, reports NAN. The incident coincided with a call by […]
•Helicopter crashes into Hudson River killing all six onboard Six people including three children were killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York yesterday, sparking a major water rescue operation, authorities said. The crash killed all those onboard the aircraft: the pilot and a family from Spain. Two of t...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that improving the rate at which children are breastfed exclusively for the first six months can save the lives of 520,000 children in the next 10 years. The Chief Nutrition Officer of UNICEF, Enugu Field Office, Mrs. Ngozi Onuora, stated this in a goodwill message at a […]
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has raised concerns over the incarceration of over 26,000 children in the nation’s custodial centres, describing the situation as alarming. According to him, the figure accounts for 30 per cent of the total inmate population in correctional facilities acros...
•Bandits Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Marshall Katung, has expressed concern over the recent attack by bandits and abduction of 22 locals, mostly women and children, in Southern Kaduna. He, however, sought the collaboration of the military and the Kaduna State Government to establish a Forward Operation Base (F...
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