Photo credit: google.com/search “I breastfed exclusively for the first six months and we are still breastfeeding at the 19th month. I think my breasts are a little saggy now,” said Aderonke Jibowu, a 30-year-old teacher.Although her husband has been pleading that she continues to breastfeed their baby until he turns two years, Mrs. Jibowu, said […]
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Governor Seyi Makinde has assured that orphans in Oyo state will soon enjoy a special health insurance programme. He gave the assurance as he hosted orphanage administrators at Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday. The governor, who stated that his administration would continue to give the needed support to orphans in the state, added that […]
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The abducted children at Imo State Police Command Headquarters, Owerri Imo Police Command has arrested a medical doctor and three other suspects for the alleged abduction of three children declared missing in Enugu. The suspects allegedly connived with one Kingsley Ehiedu of Ngwo Step, Enugu to kidnap Ebuka Ossai and Oluomachi Ossai, daughters of his […]
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr Uche Orji, has said children from low-income homes now have access to quality education through the Bridge Schools. A statement by the school said Orji noted that the literacy and numeracy level of the beneficiary kids had improved, adding that its investment in […]
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Children of Bab-es Salaam Orphanage Home and Lions Clubs members at the Children’s Day celebration A non-governmental organisation, Touchme Foundation, said it will support efforts at tackling insecurity in Nigeria by giving free education to some underprivileged children in public schools. The president and founder of the non-governmental organisation, Ademuyiwa Oduwole, in an interview with […]
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The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a “Safe to School, Be Seen, Be Safe” initiative to ensure the children safety in and out of school. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, at the unveiling of customised reflective children safety jackets and uniforms for cadet and school crossing guards in Abuja Adamu, represented at the […]
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The Presidency has said there is hope for the release of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Presidency said the girls had not been forgotten. The statement said government was as concerned as the parents and other loved ones […]
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Photo: Save the Children Children as young as 11 are being slaughtered in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, an international aid agency, Save the Children, said on Tuesday. The oil-rich region has been bedevilled by violence since 2017, with armed gangs sacking villages and towns. Nearly 670,000 people have been displaced, the agency said. […]
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As part of efforts to encourage more enrolment of school-age children and check out-of-school children, Lagos State Government has expressed its readiness to build more schools. The State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo disclosed this during a meeting with the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO), Lagos State Resilience Office (LASRO), Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki and […]
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By Banji Ayoola Why do children grow to become source of sorrow rather than joy and blessing? Why do they grow to become a nuisance, a curse to the society like developing into armed robbers, bandits or insurgents, enemies of the state, of the society spilling blood of fellow human beings in their hundreds and […]
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