At least 30 Children have reportedly died from a stampede at a children’s funfair in Ibadan. The unfortunate event which happened at the Islamic High School in the Bashorun area, was intended to provide N5000 to 5000 children. However, things…
Parents, children shun end-of-year party, as fees soar
The increasing price of goods and services has found its way into the end-of-year party fees for primary and secondary school children. The end of the year party is a celebration of the achievements of school authorities, staff and pupils,…
8 dead after stabbing at school in eastern China
Eight people have died and 17 others have been injured following a stabbing incident outside a school in eastern China. A 21-year-old man was arrested at Wuxi Yixing Arts and Crafts Vocational and Technical College in the city of Wuxi…
Osun teenager fingers stepfather for pregnancy
A teenage resident in Osogbo, Osun State, (name withheld), has accused a clergy also based in the town, simply identified as Femi, said to be her stepfather, of putting her in the family way at the age of 13. The…
A tale of compassion and struggle
I heard a story that made me tear up. I was talking to a friend of mine and she told me about supporting a teenage boy16 to go back to school and finish his school cert. My friend informed me…
School collapses on students writing exams in Jos
Many students are currently trapped in a school which collapsed in Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to witnesses, the building housing Saint Academy caved in around 11 am, on Friday, leaving students…
At least 13 students killed in China school fire
A fire has ripped through a dormitory in a boarding school in central China, killing 13 students, state media reported. One student was injured in the blaze at Yingcai School in Henan province’s Yanshanpu village, the Xinhua news agency reported…
Teacher killed in France school stabbing
A teacher has been killed and two people have been seriously injured in a knife attack at a school in France, officials say. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the attack happened at the Gambetta high school in the northern city…
Police arrest 20 in Uganda massacre that left 42 dead
Police on Tuesday arrested 20 people, including the headmaster of the school in which 42 people, mostly children, were killed in a massacre on Friday, they said. The detainees are suspected of collaborating with extremists, the police said. Uganda’s police…
Uganda school attack: 40 killed by militants linked to Islamic State group
Around 40 people, mostly students, have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group. A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe.…