Sexual abuse: Do not blame victims, NGO urges parents

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Mirabel Centre, has urged parents not to blame their children who were sexually assaulted. In a statement issued on its Instagram handle -@mirabelcentreng, the NGO said that parents were usually devastated when they discover that their…

Ukrainian children on return to Kyiv after time in Russian hands

A group of 31 Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families months after they were taken from their homes and moved to Russian-occupied territories. A CNN team on the ground in Kyiv watched as the last of the children…

Why we will not all get married and have children — Tara Aisida

I had a talk with two generationZ’s lately, the conversations were had at different times and without the knowledge of both individuals – male and female who incidentally are Nigerians.  Though both lived on different continents, one of them here…

2 missing Missouri children found at Florida supermarket nearly 1 year later

Two kidnapped Missouri children were found at a supermarket in Florida after nearly a year of being missing, police said. The two children had been missing since March 15, 2022, the High Springs Police Department in Florida said. They were found on…

8 school children killed after boat capsizes in Ghana

Eight school children in Ghana’s Bono East Region were killed after the boat taking them to school capsized on the Volta Lake, officials confirmed. National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) told newsmen that the eight, five boys and three girls aged…

East China city offers support to families with multiple children

Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, began to hand out cash subsidies starting this year to encourage families to have more children. Couples in the city would be receiving a monthly allowance of 600 yuan (about 88.6 U.S. dollars)…

Solihull: 3 children die in icy lake tragedy

Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died after falling into an icy lake near Solihull on Sunday. The boys were rushed to hospital after being pulled from the water, West Midlands Police said. It is thought they had…

Lagos Police rescue 2 children abandoned in Lagos

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) unit of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued two children abandoned by their mothers in the Marina area of Lagos State. This is contained in a statement posted on Friday on its…

Ajao Estate Lions Club sensitises on childhood cancer, calls for support

The Ajao Estate Lions Club, District 404B1, has sensitised some parents in Lagos on childhood cancer and the need to protect children against the disease. Mrs Benedicta Ashibuogwu, the District Governor of Lions Club District 404B1, gave the advice during…

Study finds sharp increase in suicidal thoughts among kids-CNN

CNN on Wednesday reported that a research has found that visits to emergency rooms with suicidal thoughts increased sharply among US children and teenagers. CNN reported citing a study published on Monday in the journal, ‘Pediatrics’. The study found that…

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