Tag: children
Boko Haram: Army hands over 183 children to UNICEF
The Nigerian Army on Monday formally handed over 183 children linked with armed group in the Northeast to the United…
Lagos begins immunisation against polio, targets 4.8 million children
The second round of 2018 National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs), polio vaccination campaign for children aged zero to 59 months…
RRS arrests barons for importing disabled children to beg in Lagos
The Decoy Team of the Rapid Response Squad has arrested seven barons for importing eight physically challenged children into Lagos…
Ambode’s wife charges parents, others to create safe environment for children
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode has charged parents and all relevant stakeholders in child development to…
Woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for attempting to poison herself, children
A Court in Germany on Thursday sentenced a woman to three years in prison for attempting to poison herself and…
Jenifa thrills fun seekers, confesses love for children
Popular Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele-Bello, aka Jenifa, on Sunday evening thrilled fun seekers at the Family Fun Day celebration at…
Broken homes leave children psychologically, emotionally weak – Expert reveals
Mrs Deborah Menegbe, an Abuja based Life Coach and Counselling Officer, says divorce among married couple leaves children psychologically and…
Drug abuse: When last did you check your children’s bags? – NAFDAC
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday called on parents and communities to step up monitoring of youths…
Malaria kills 97 percent of children, pregnant women annually – Expert
The World Health Organization says 97 percent of children under five years and pregnant women die annually of malaria.
Lagos rescues 51 children, destitute, beggars from Lagos Streets
The Lagos State Government has rescued 51 children, destitute and beggars from the streets of Lagos.
NGO to feed 5,000 children at Iwaya Slum on Easter Monday
Feed for Life Foundation (formerly known as Blinkup Foundation), a Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, is targeting feeding 5,000 children at Iwaya…
Islamic State posts brutal images of 2 children executing Afghan soldiers
Islamic State on Wednesday posted brutal images of two children apparently executing three men wearing orange jumpsuits in Afghanistan’s eastern…
Lagos Begins Vaccination Of Children Against Measles
The 2018 Measles vaccination campaign for children between the age 9 months and 5 years will hold between 15 and…
Parents urged to teach children cultural values
Mrs Olujide Olubisi, Head Teacher, King’s Kids International School, Gwagwalada has urged parents to endeavour to teach their children cultural…
357m children living in conflict zones – Group
A charity organisation, Save the Children on Thursday warned 357 million children living in conflict zones. In a report, the…
Congo conflict displaces 800,000 children – UN
UN says no fewer 800,000 children fled violence in the eastern Congo, where many face being sexually abused or recruited…
Xmas: Foundation distributes gifts, feeds 5,000 children from slum
A Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Black Diamonds Support Foundation on Tuesday distributes gifts and feeds over 5,000 children living in Lagos…
Ambode Hosts Christmas Party For Children
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his wife, Bolanle, hosted over 2,000 children drawn from the five divisions of…
Lagos To Establish Early Intervention Centre For Children With Special Needs
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said plans are underway to establish an Early Intervention Centre in 2018…
66 children murdered in Western Cape
South Africa could by the end of 2017, be recording its highest cases of murder rates since the end of…
Nutrition crisis: UNICEF advises caution in Mali
A nutrition crisis is threatening the lives and future of thousands of children in Mali, the United Nations Children’s Fund…
Two children burnt to death in overnight fire in Lagos
It was weeping and wailing on Saturday night as two children of the same parent were burnt to death in…
2I Children killed in Mexico earthquake, dead toll hits 223
At least 21 children and five adults died at a primary school which collapsed in Mexico City during Tuesday's quake,…
Parents urged to bring up children to abhor crime
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has tasked parents and guardians to bring up their children and wards in a manner…
Parents advised to encourage children to embrace agriculture
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has advised parents to encourage their children to key into the state government’s agriculture revolution…
Lagos state organises cultural education for children
The Lagos State Government has promised to continue its support and sponsorship of indigenous cultural education for children in the…
Mothers warned against children’s hawking during holidays
The Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Mrs. Adefunke Anoma, has warned parents, especially mothers, not to…
Man Faces 300 Years Jail Term
A 29-year-old man living in Southern California, suspected of sexually assaulting at least four children, could face 300 years in…
Rainy season: Gov’s. wife makes case for children
The wife of the Ekiti governor, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose, on Thursday, urged women, mothers and caregivers to take proper care…
Over 600,000 children receive Vit. A supplement in Kogi – Official
The Kogi Government says over 651,095 children between six and 59 months received Vitamin A Supplement during the Maternal New…