•Fire A 22-year-old fashion designer, Eniola Oduse and her two children, four-year-old Eri and two-year-old Onoara, have been burnt to death after suspected arsonists set their home ablaze at the Ita Marun community in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State. The deceased’s husband, Kehinde, 25, who was also caught up in the fire, is […]...
The federal government will commence malaria vaccination in Kebbi and Bayelsa states, today. The exercise marks the introduction of the malaria vaccine in the country. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said the first phase of the malaria vaccine rollout in Nigeria will commence in Kebbi and Bayelsa states. The agency...
Some residents of Lagos State have expressed fear and distrust over the ongoing vaccination in the state even as a senior media practitioner alleged that certain health officials were vaccinating students without the required parental consent. Following a dip in public participation over a period of time, authorities have resorted to obtaining...
A former police officer in Edo State, Inspector Edith Uduma, has threatened to kill herself and her children following her dismissal from the police force after she exposed an alleged rape incident involving a colleague. She accused the state police command of unjustly dismissing her, saying the public had not also heard her side of […]
•Leftovers at parties Economic woes continue to befall Nigerians, due to the rising cost of living. Job loss, unemployment, and low patronage in businesses are taking their toll on many, reports Vanguard. Our correspondent discovered that adults are not the only recipients of these woes, as they have extended to children. Findings revealed tha...
•Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal Parents of Zamfara State students studying at Cyprus International University under a government scholarship are pleading with Governor Dauda Lawal to address the hardships their children are enduring due to unpaid scholarship fees. A total of 93 Zamfara students were sponsored by the previous administratio...
Australia’s prime minister today vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was “doing real harm to our kids”. The tech giants would be held responsible for enforcing the age limit and face hefty fines if regulators notice young users slipping through the cracks, [&hel...
•NAPPS executives The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) says it is willing to offer scholarships to the released 32 minors throughout their secondary school. The children were among the 76 defendants charged with treasonable felony before a Federal High Court in Abuja after protests against hardship, which lasted f...
•The minors in court A group of 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 30 minors, whose release was ordered by President Bola Tinubu yesterday, have arrived at the State House Auditorium in Abuja. They were brought to the premises at around 2:00 pm and were received by Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of Tinubu to be […]
•Arraigned children Following the outrage that trailed the arrest and arraignment of minors over the #EndBadGovernance protests held in several parts of the country in August, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of all the detainees. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State ...

