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Driver named “Innocent”, conductor set ablaze for crushing 5 kids in Ebonyi

John Ogunsemore Nov 5, 2020 0

The Ebonyi State Police Command says the driver and conductor of a water truck have been lynched in the state after their vehicle crushed five children. The driver was identified as Ewa Innocent while the conductor's name was given as…

Education

UNICEF to Commence Reconstruction, Rehabilitation of 80 Schools in Adamawa

Muhammad Adam Sep 17, 2020 0

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) says it tracked about 544,951 out of school children in Adamawa in 2019. Mr. Bhanu Pathak, UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Bauchi, said this at a ceremony to mark the…

Government

Reps. Seek Solutions to Out-of-School Children

EricJames Ochigbo Mar 10, 2020 0

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has urged members to attend Thursday’s plenary dedicated to seeking solutions to high rate of out of school children in the country. Gbajabiamila who made the announcement…

News

Saudi Coalition Admits Mistake in Yemen School Bus Attack

Tony Abu Momoh Sep 2, 2018 0

The US backed Saudi Coalition against the Yemeni Houthis have accepted responsibility for for an airstrike on a school bus that killed 40 school children back in August. 2018. In taking responsibility for the attack which drew…

News

Breaking: Mass Burial Cancelled in Benue

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 9, 2018 0

Benue State which had a mass burial planned for those killed in the attack of Fulani herdsmen in Okpokwu, has cancelled the burial in the latest development. The government had scheduled to bury all the 24 victims of the Omusu Edimoga…

Metro

School Children In Rivers and Ondo States Flee Supposed Monkeypox Vaccination By The Nigerian Army…

Ronke Oct 17, 2017 0

Children from Community Secondary School, Rukpokwu Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers state and Owo High School in Ondo state were today seen running from school after soldiers reported to be in uniform were seen attempting to…

Metro

Photos: Acting President Osinbajo Mobbed By Happy School Children In Calabar

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jun 1, 2017

The Acting President of the country, Yemi Osinbajo was received warmly in Cross River State as he arrives the state for the commissioning of some projects. The Acting president who is in charge of the nation's affairs in the absence of…

Education

World Bank to grant Nigeria $500m loan to assist out- of-school children, says official

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 27, 2017

The World Bank has offered to give Nigeria a $500 million-loan to mop up out -of-school children, according to an official of the bank. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that a Senior Education Specialist with the bank, Dr…

Metro

Boko Haram: Police Raise Alarm Over Plans To Abduct School Children

John Ogunsemore Mar 2, 2016 0

The Bauchi Police Command has said that intelligence reports at its disposal indicates that some undesirable elements plan to abduct under-age children for recruitment for terrorist activities. ASP Abdulrahman Ahmed, spokesman of the…