The National Emergency Management Agency has received 181 Nigerian returnees from Tripoli, Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return programme facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration in partnership with the Federal Government. This was learnt from a post on NEMA’s X account yesterday, reports The PUNCH. The agency stated t...
•Gunmen Gunmen abducted dozens, including children, on Sunday from Tajudeen Islamic Foundation and children’s home in Zariagi, a settlement at Kabba Junction, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, and along Akwando Road in the Kafancha LGA of Kaduna State. While pupils, the proprietor’s two wives and his two children were kidnapped from t...
An international law and human rights expert, Dr. Obiola Ben-Okoro, has raised alarm over the disproportionate dangers faced by women, children, and the elderly in migration, warning that they remain the most vulnerable along irregular routes. Speaking today, Ben-Okoro noted that structural inequalities, exposure to exploitation, and limited a...
A man has run amok in Okitipupa, Ondo State, killing his son and two other children in the community. The incident happened yesterday when the culprit was said to have picked a machete and hacked the three casualties right at their residence, reports Daily Independent. Sources disclosed that one of the victims was the culprit’s […]
•Dr Priscilia Imade We are rounding up our discussion on glaucoma in the month of March by looking at glaucoma in children otherwise called Infantile Glaucoma. Generally, glaucoma is often thought of as a disease of older adults, but it can also affect children from newborns to teenagers. When it occurs early in life, it […]
•Bandits A pregnant woman, a nursing mother with her baby and five other family members have been abducted by suspected bandits who attacked Sabon Gero community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred around 12am on Sunday, threw residents into panic as the assailants stormed a household and whisked away [&...
•The terror group A yet-to-be-identified group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, where scores of soldiers and civilians were killed and over 300 abducted on Wednesday night. It was earlier reported that on Wednesday night, the terrorists stormed and burned down a mil...
My relationship with my husband suddenly turned sour after he married another woman who is much older than him. He threw me and our children out in the cold and swore never to set his eyes on us again. He neglected our children’s welfare and cared less if they died. My husband despite being unkind […]
•Dr Priscilia Imade INTRODUCTION When you think about children and screens, you might first picture bright colours, laughter, games and convenience. Screens have become woven into the fabric of daily life, and you may rely on them to entertain, educate, and sometimes even pacify a young child. But if you pause to consider the broader […...
•Alcohol packed in sachets Rivers and Lagos States lead in the consumption of alcoholic drinks sold in sachets and Polyethylene Terephthalate bottles among minors and underage persons, a nationwide survey by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has revealed. According to NAFDAC, the study, conducted in collaboration...

