The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that recent studies show that violence against children in Nigeria has remained alarming. The Child Protection Manager of UNICEF in Nigeria, Mona Aika disclosed this during the opening of a two-day stakeholders’…
Tinubu mourns Victims Of Niger Boat Mishap, Orders Probe
President Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the Government and people of Niger State over a boat accident which occurred Tuesday night in Mokwa local government area of the state. The boat, which was reportedly carrying about 300 people, primarily…
Syrian man arrested after dozens injured, including 8 children, in arson attacks in Germany
A Syrian man has been arrested after arson attacks left more than 30 people injured, including eight children. Fires were started at two apartment blocks and a van was rammed into shops in the western Germany city of Essen on…
Bandits kidnap Kaduna village head’s wife, children
Bandits have attacked Galadimawa Village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State where they kidnapped the village head’s wife and their 2 children. Tbe Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna state, ASP Mansir Hassan, told journalists he would provide…
Israel kills more than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, 16,456 of them children
Israel’s relentless war on Gaza has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, at least 16,456 of them children and over 11,000 women. Gaza’s Health Ministry on Thursday announced the grim milestone, a figure that is likely an undercount as most of…
Bandits kidnap Kaduna judge, her children,kill eldest son
A judge of the Upper Customary Court, Sabon Tasha Division in Kaduna state, Janet Galadima, along with her four children have been kidnapped by bandits. Confirming the incident to Channels Television, the Spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, Mansir…
Bandits kill lecturer in Katsina, abduct his children
Bandits have killed a lecturer with the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State. Dr. Tiri Gyan David was killed in a fresh bandits attack in the early hours of Tuesday. The lecturer was the Head of the Department of…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk quietly welcomes 12th child
Elon Musk is now a father of 12. The 52-year-old tech billionaire reportedly welcomed his third child with Shivon Zilis, director of special projects at his company Neuralink, earlier this year. The pair are also parents to twins Strider and…
US regulators accuse TikTok of violating child privacy laws
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice. It alleged that they failed to protect children’s privacy. The FTC said in…
Momodu slams Fayose over comments on poor families
Prominent journalist and publisher Chief Dele Momodu has criticized former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose over his recent comments that poor men having multiple wives and children is a hindrance to Nigeria’s growth. Fayose in an interview with Channels TV…