Children

The FCT Mandate Secretary for Education, Dr Danlami Hayyo, has enrolled his two children into the Government Science Secondary School, Pyakasa, Maitama, for the 2025/2026 academic session. Speaking shortly after the enrolment exercise on…
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No fewer than six persons have died after a building collapsed during a heavy downpour in Dankama Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday while the victims were asleep, claiming the…
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No fewer than three children have died, and six others have been infected, following a suspected diphtheria outbreak in Zaria, Kaduna State. Dr Bello Jamoh, Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board, said the outbreak…
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An internal auditor at the American International School, Nicholas Ohehomon, says the Kogi state government did not transfer any funds to the school for the tuition of Yahaya Bello’s children. Bello, a former governor of Kogi state, is…
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About 60 children have died from meningitis in Gwandu, Jega and Aliero local government areas of Kebbi State, as the deadly disease spreads rapidly across Northwest Nigeria, particularly in Kebbi and Sokoto states, Médecins Sans Frontières…
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In Bauchi State’s mining communities, children as young as 10 abandon classrooms for mining sites. They toil alongside adults, extracting sand and breaking rocks under the scorching sun, hoping to scrape together enough for their families…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command says its operatives have intercepted suspected human traffickers with 59 children. FCT police commissioner, Tunji Disu, said a team led by Sarki Umar, a deputy superintendent of police…
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Tragedy struck in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Wednesday, as about 20 children were stampeded to death during a children’s Christmas party, at the Islamic High School in Bashorun. Many parents were seen wailing and screaming for…
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Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday as a devastating fire engulfed the residence of a Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, killing him, his wife, and four of their children in the Akankan Area of Ede,…
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The sleepy communities of Bolorunduro, Fagbo, Igushin, and Bagbe in Ondo East and the West Local Government had the largest cocoa-producing capacity in Ondo state. Due to the economic situation and the challenges of affording labourers to…
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