The video of how artiste Ms. Onyeka Onwenu thrilled her audience shortly before her death in Lagos on Tuesday has emerged. This is as her two children revealed how the singer, actress, human rights and social activist died. A 28-second video extracted from her performance at the 80th birthday party of the Founder of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Mrs. Stella Okoli late …

After spending about 15 days in captivity, terrorists have released the kidnapped children of a Kaduna State judge, Janet Galadima. The Police are yet to react to the development. The Chairman of the Kaduna State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Godwin Ochai said the children were released yesterday. He thanked God and everyone who stood by the family. …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, celebrated his 59th birthday on Tuesday with children living with disabilities at Lagos House, Ikeja. The birthday event organised by the State Executive Council was attended by about 250 special needs students and their teachers, who sang various thanksgiving songs and displayed their talents to celebrate Sanwo-Olu. The governor, accompanied by his wife, Dr. …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar the 3rd, says “We cannot educate our children by leaving them begging round streets of cities and towns”. The Sultan made the assertion at the inauguration of the Zamfara State Almajiri Integrated Qur’anic Education Centre, Gummi held in Gummi on Sunday. “I am not a politician but I’m here because of the importance …

Nigerian Army says troops of the 7 Division have eliminated five Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, and JAS terrorists and rescued 78 victims comprising 35 women and 43 children. A statement by Army Headquarters, yesterday, said the troops cleared six villages where terrorists hibernated with their hostages including Ngurusoye, Sabon Gari, Mairamri 1 and 2, Bula Dalo, and …

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), Save the Children and United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF), have said 1.4 billion children globally, aged under 16, lack social protection. They are therefore vulnerable to disease, poor nutrition and poverty, according to new data released Wednesday by the three bodies. According to the data, in low-income countries fewer than 1-in-10 children have access …

About 285,000 children orphaned by the Boko Haram insurgency and children of the vulnerable have been taught basic literacy and numeracy under UNICEF’s Teaching at the Right Level initiative in Borno State over the last three years. The initiative was funded by the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office of the British government. UNICEF said the project, which is currently in its …

A now-trending video capturing the moment North Korea’s President, Kim Jong-un, broke down in tears as he pleaded with mothers to give birth to more children has emerged online. The video captured during a National Mothers’ Meeting in Pyongyang on Sunday, saw Kim Jong-un burst addressing thousands of North Korean mothers, pleading with them to have more babies to tackle …

United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) under its Rapid Response Mechanism in collaboration with UN Central Emergency Response Fund and European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) have embarked on the treatment of 14,000 malnourished children in Government Girls Arabic Secondary School (GGASS) in Mafa local government area of Borno State. The GGASS has a unique population of people …

The Lagos State Government says 213 children have been listed to benefit from its Free Limb Deformity Corrective Surgery and Rehabilitation Programme, an intervention targeted at the treatment and rehabilitation of children with lower limb deformities. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye said 60 out of that number had already been operated upon. He disclosed …