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An accomplished 90-year-old Nigerian pharmacist, Alhaji Adegoke Ogunyemi, has stated that he won’t leave his children an inheritance after providing them with a good education.    The co-founder of Jolliters Chemists from Ogun State disclosed this in an interview with Punch.    When asked of the morals and lessons he learnt in his youth that he instilled in his children, …

A controversial court ruling that has ignited widespread debate, following reports of a Zimbabwean man Forward Mumango evicting his wife, Primrose Mumango, and their children from their family home to accommodate his new girlfriend.   According to H-Metro, Mumango obtained a protection order from Magistrate Meenal Narotam at the Harare Civil Court, barring his wife and children from returning to …

Two children were in “extremely critical condition” Wednesday, Dec. 4, after being shot at a religious K-8 school in Northern California and the gunman d!£d at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said.  The gunman may have targeted the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo because of its religious affiliation, but isn’t believed to have had …

A 31-year-old woman has turned herself in for s3xually abusing her children. Keirsten White, of Opelousas in central Louisiana, has been charged with first-degree r@pe, s3xual battery, two counts of indecent behavior with juveniles, and two counts of cruelty to juveniles.  Earlier this week, White entered the St. Landry Parish Jail and confessed that she s3xually and physically abused her children, both under the …

Osun journalist and Development advocate, Adedayo Odeniru, has advised women not to have many children as the responsibility of raising them might fall on their shoulders when their spouses d!e, become irresponsible or fall ill.      Odeniru, who gave the advice in a Facebook post also said that older children are forced to raise the younger ones in cases …

The only survivor of a house fire started by arsons at Ita Marun community in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State has d!ed.    Kehinde Oduse, 25, was hospitalised with injuries after he managed to escape the fire that killed his 22-year-old wife and two children, aged 4 and 2 (read here).   Sadly, Kehinde d!ed in the early …

A Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, his wife, and four children have d!ed in a fire accident that occured  at about 2am on Monday, December 2, in their residence in the Olowopoku area of Ede, Osun State.   The Nation reports that Kabiru who is said to be in his late 40s, was asleep alongside his wife and five children when …

The kidnappers of four children, including a toddler, in Kaduna have lowered their ransom demand from N300 million to N25 million.    The children were abducted last Tuesday night from their home in Keke A, Chikun Local Government Area, while their father, Adamu Yunusa, was visiting his wife, who was caring for their sick twins in a nearby hospital.   …

A Nigerian man, Sam Odeg has shared his traumatic experience growing up in a polygamous family.   Sam, who recently welcomed his first child with his wife, also advised women not to be pressured into accepting polygamy.  According to him, his father, a palmwine tapper, married three wives and had 20 children.   Sam said growing up in such an environment was unpleasant, adding that …

The Australian government has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16.     The country’s parliament passed the world’s first law banning under-16s despite safety concerns on Thursday, November 28.     The bill was passed amid warnings that the process had been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into …