Tag: Children
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World fails to protect children in conflict – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the future of millions of children living in countries affected by armed conflict are at risk as warring parties continue to commit grave violations against them. Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, lamented that world leaders has…
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Man, 35, commits suicide after strangling his four children to death
Alesa, a community near Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, was on Tuesday the scene of horror sparked by a strange family tragedy. A resident, Achibong Patrick, strangled his four children, who were asleep. Achibong, 35, killed his children after chasing his hairdresser wife away from their two-room apartment. According to reports, after killing the…
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Panic as mother, four children die from electrocution
A mother, Asmau Shehu and her four children, Yusuf, Rabiat, Ummul, and Hadi have been electrocuted in Anguwan Sarkin Hausawa, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger. Ibrahim Husssaini, the Public Relations Officer, State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), confirmed the tragedy in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday. Mr…
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JUST IN: 833 child soldiers rejoin family in Maiduguri
Children, numbering 833, have been released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri as part of commitments to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is the first formal release of children from the CJTF since September 2017 when the group signed an action…
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13.2 million children out of school in Nigeria, highest in the world
A survey has shown that the population of out of school children in Nigeria has risen from 10.5 million to 13.2 million. The Demographic Health Survey(DHS) was conducted in 2015 by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Nigerian government but the result has not been officially released. But the Executive Secretary of Universal…
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The changing face of parenting – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido In those days, children were told all kinds of stories to keep them in line. If a parent sent a child on an errand, she knew the child could be distracted and get back late. To ensure the child stayed focused, she spat on the ground, sometimes in blazing sun, and told…
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Landslide kills woman, seven children
A landslide killed a woman and at least seven children in Nepal over the weekend as officials issued warnings on Monday of the risk of more landslides and flash floods due to torrential rain. Working in the downpour, rescuers in Bheri town, about 310 kilometers (193 miles) west of capital Kathmandu, were still searching for…
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33% C/River children have visual problems
The Nigeria Optometric Association (NOA) has said that 33 per cent of children in Cross River have visual defects. The state Chairman of the association, Dr Onyebuchi Ndukwe, made the disclosure at this year’s outreach programme tagged “Save the sight of the child’’ on Saturday in Calabar. Ndukwe said the programme was a continuation of…
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Court orders Atiku’s son, estranged wife to agree on children’s upkeep allowance
A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere on Friday ordered Aminu Atiku and his ex-wife, Unmi Bolori, to agree on the monthly upkeep allowance he would be paying for the two children of the severed union. Justice Kazeem Alogba described the dispute by the estranged couple’s over the N250,000 per month as ordered by a…
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Gunmen abduct commissioner’s wife, six children
The wife of a commissioner in Zamfara and six children have been abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday at Gurbin Bore village in the state. The abductors reportedly attacked the home of the Commissioner of Youths, Sports and Skills Acquisition, Abdullahi Gurbin Bore, in the village located in Zurmi Local Government at…