•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...
•Dr Priscilia Imade Children rely on their eyes to explore the world, learn in school and play with friends. However, many children experience eye problems that can make it difficult for them to see clearly. In some cases, children may not even realise they have a vision problem because they assume everyone sees the way […]
The National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, says 7.2 percent out of 127,000 cancer cases recorded annually in Nigeria are children. Nwokwu said this at the sideline of a public enlightenment on Childhood cancer commemorating 2025 International Childhood Cance...
•Bovi Popular Nigerian actor/comedian, Bovi Ugboma, simply referred to as Bovi, has said his children will not school in Nigeria. The top entertainer said although he wanted his children to attend boarding school like he did back home, the bullying situation is scary. While speaking in a podcast, Bovi said Nigerian boarding school has a [&hell...
•Fire outbreak Tragedy struck in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as a fire outbreak at an Islamiya school claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students. Eyewitnesses say the fire started late last night and raged for about three hours, leaving 17 students dead and 16 others injured, reports Channels TV. […]...
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