Tag: Children
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UNICEF laments 39,805 children in Anambra yet to receive Pentavalent vaccine
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), says that 39,805 children below the age of two are yet to receive the first dose of the pentavalent vaccine in Anambra.
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Reps to ensure enrollment of 14m out-of-school children
The House of Representatives says it will ensure that 14 million out-of-school Nigerian children are back to schools through an intervention framework. Rep. Almustapha Aliyu, the Chairman, House Committee on Alternative Education, said this in Abuja on Sunday.
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5 malnourished children rescued from basement, US woman arrested for neglect
Woman named Dashja Turner, from Racine Wisconsin, was charged with five counts of criminal neglect after her five children were found malnourished in the basement. According to a report by People, Turner was arrested and charged with neglect.
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700,000 Nigerian children to die due to acute hunger – Report
Save the Children has said the relentless increase in violent attacks on farmers by armed groups is contributing to the worsening food crisis in Nigeria, with 700,000 children at the brink of death due to hunger.
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Moscow has taken 700,000 children out of Ukraine conflict zones- Russian lawmaker
Russia has brought some 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, said late on Sunday. “In recent years, 700,000 children have found refuge with us, fleeing the bombing and shelling from the conflict areas in…
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3 Children among 8 dead after Russia missile strike hits Ukraine restaurant
Death count from a Russian missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine rose to eight on Wednesday, as Kyiv played down the effect of a brief mutiny by the head of the Wagner mercenary group on the conflict. The blast at the Ria Pizza restaurant also killed three children and wounded at least 56…
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Liberia govt. bans ‘Para Clear’ children’s paracetamol syrup, says it doesn’t meet required standards
The government of Liberia has on Monday banned the importation of Para Clear, a children’s paracetamol syrup made by a manufacturer based in Ahmedabad, India, after the product failed local and external laboratory tests. The LMHRA, the government’s arm that regulates pharmaceutical products in the country, said testing showed that Para Clear contained toxic ethylene…
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4 missing children believed to be alive, 17 days after plane crash
Colombian authorities were believed to have found three children and a baby alive 17 days after a plane crashed with them on board in the jungle in the south of the country. President Gustavo Petro made this known on Wednesday evening.
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My husband hates me for giving birth to three girls – Wife tells court
A divorce-seeking woman, Temilade Rasheed, on Wednesday told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan that her husband, Adeboye Rasheed hates her for giving birth to three girls. Temilade in her testimony before the court, while seeking dissolution of her
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EVIL! Man abducts, buries 3-year-old child alive after collecting ransom
The police in Katsina have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a three-year-old boy in Musawa Locapl Government Area. Abubakar Abdulaziz was nabbed after the slain boy’s father lodged a complaint with the police. Police spokesman Gambo Isah on Monday said: “On March 23, at about 0100 hours, the suspect criminally trespassed into…