Tag Archives: children

A couple and their six children lost their lives to a fire that gutted the family’s house in the Sabon gari area of Zaria, Kaduna State.  According to Daily Trust, the fire, which occurred around 2am on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Hayin Ojo area, engulfed the family members in …

As Nigeria prepares to hold its 2023 general election, comedian I GO Dye whose real name is Francis Agoda, has appealed to President Buhari not to allow anyone use him to truncate the electoral process. In an open letter shared on IG, I Go Dye asked President Buhari to ensure …

Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, the British-Nigerian lawyer, activist, and commentator who appears on English TV to speak against racism and inequality, has received a death threat.  The threat came from the National Action London Cell.  In the letter, she was called a ni**er, monkey, and other racist slurs.  They then told her …

A Nigeria man,  Emeka Okoli, his wife and their two children were among the nine passengers killed when a container-laden truck fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos on January 29, 2023.    Their identities were confirmed earlier this month by family members and colleagues.    A …

From climate change to child marriage, education is seen as the solution. ECW Director Yasmine Sherif protests early marriage with young delegates at the Education Cannot Wait Conference held in Geneva. Credit: ECW by Joyce Chimbi (geneva & nairobi) Friday, February 17, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA & NAIROBI, Feb 17 …

Music executive, Ubi Franklin, has tattooed the names of his four children on his hand.    The single dad shared photos of the tattoo on his Instastories. Ubi has four children from four women.    Recall that in January this year, he was slammed for getting a tattoo of Davido’s …

The Anambra State Police Command has called on the public especially residents of Abia, Akwa-Ibom, and Rivers State to help identify these children, for a possible reunion with their parents.    A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, gave the names of the minors as …

The Anambra State Police Command has called on the public especially residents of Abia, Akwa-Ibom, and Rivers State to help identify these children, for a possible reunion with their parents.    A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, gave the names of the minors as …

Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Chair of the High-Level Steering Group, asked an Education Cannot Wait High-Level Financing Conference to stand in support of the children of Syria and Turkey who are displaced due to the earthquake. These children join 222 million others without an access …

Basketball legend, Michael Jordan has made a record-breaking $10 million donation to Make-A-Wish America in honor of his upcoming 60th birthday, the organization has announced.   The gift is the largest given by an individual in the foundation?s 43-year history.   Jordan, turns 60 on Friday, February 17 and says …