A gunman opened fire today on school children attending church in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people, police said, in the country’s latest violent tragedy. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told a media briefing that the shooter, in his early twenties, sprayed bullets into the Annunciation Church as dozens of students w...
•Smart DNA report A new report from Smart DNA, Nigeria’s leading DNA testing centre, has revealed that one in every four Nigerian men who undergo paternity testing is not the biological father of the child in question, a statistic that continues to send shockwaves through the country’s evolving family landscape. The company’s 2025 Annual DNA [...
•Dr Priscilia Imade We are continuing our discussion on children vision care by looking at the relationship between vision and learning in children. Vision plays a fundamental role in a child’s overall development and educational achievement. For school-aged children, learning is largely a visual process, as more than 80% of classroom instruct...
•Dr Priscilia Imade Good vision is essential for a child’s overall development, learning and quality of life. The eyes serve as the primary gateway to acquiring knowledge in early years, with studies suggesting that up to 80% of what children learn is processed through their visual system. Unfortunately, many vision problems in children go und...
•Dr Priscilia Imade This month of August presents a timely opportunity to focus our attention on an often overlooked but important aspect of children’s health-vision care. As children across Nigeria and around the world are on holiday before returning to school, their ability to see clearly and comfortably can significantly impact their learni...
•Some of the victims (women and children) of Adamawa flooding The Yelewa primary school makeshift camp located in Yola-South Local Government Area in Adamawa State for the victims of the yesterday flooding, has children and old women dominating the number of the victims. When our correspondent visited the camp at about 10am today, children, o...
•Buhari Family and security guards Aisha Buhari, widow of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has moved with her children from Daura in Katsina State to Kaduna, where they will now reside in the family’s home located in Ungwan Rimi GRA. The relocation took place over the weekend, barely two weeks after the former president […]...
•A collapsed school building At least seven children were killed and about 30 others injured today after part of the roof and walls of a government-run school collapsed in western India, police said. “Seven children have lost their lives so far and 26 others are injured,” Nand Kishore, a senior police officer in the state […]
•Road Safety officials at scene of an accident Three children were reportedly among nine passengers killed in an auto crash on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. A statement signed by Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) Sector Commander, Usman Muhammad, noted that the two male children, one female child, a woman and five men died on the spot [&hellip...
•Late Buhari and family As Nigeria continues to mourn the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, members of his family have spoken publicly, offering intimate reflections on his personal life, values, and the legacy he leaves behind. In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, Buhari’s children and grandchildren shared stories that reveal...

