Fani-Kayode expressed the belief that Sharibu was been demeaned, adding that the abducted schoolgirl would rather die than be converted.
Recall that Boko Haram had abducted Sharibu from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe state on February 19, 2018.
However, reports emerged on Saturday night that Leah was forcefully converted to Islam and
Elike, who was arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure on a three count charge, was last week arrested by detectives from the Ondo State Police Command in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
According to the charge sheet while appearing before Magistrate Mayomi Olanipekun, he was alleged to have threatened the wife of Sotitobire’s Founder, Bisola Alfa, through a text message
The presidency has reacted to a debate raging on social media over the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to allow his daughter, Hanan Buhari, to use the Presidential jet for her photoshoots.
For a man who has a “so-called’ drive for expunging corruption from the country, this comes both as a shock and surprise to Nigerians.
If a mere college graduate can freely access the presidential jet at will for party invitations, what else goes on in the Presidential Villa?
Hanan Buhari, who is a certified creative photographer with a first-class degree in Photography from Ravensbourne University in London, …
The founder of Sotitobire Miracle Centre, Prophet Babatunde Alfa has been remanded at Olokuta Correctional Centre.
Prophet Alfa who was dragged before an Akure Magistrate Court on Monday by the Department of State Security, DSS, was accused of allegedly being involved in the mysterious disappearance of a one-year-old boy, Gold Kolawole from his church.
The embattled Prophet was ordered to be remanded in prison by Magistrate Charity Adeyanju alongside six workers of the church who were said to be manning the church’s children department when the incident occurred.
The 42-year-old Prophet was brought into the Oke-Eda court premises by operatives
A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Sunday, killing a child, injuring dozens and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October.
Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building in Padada near the 6.8 magnitude quake’s epicentre, which is about 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of the major city of Davao.
Patients were evacuated from hospitals as a precaution and nervous crowds massed outside shopping malls after the jolt and dozens of smaller, but strong aftershocks.
“We can no longer use our …
According to EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, discrimination of the girl child is a crime and should be stopped.
After five un-spaced pregnancies and childbirth, all using Caesarian Section (CS), Ngozi Egbu, 35-year-old, still got pregnant again because she is looking for a male child.
During her sixth pregnancy, Ngozi developed complications at the 7th month of the pregnancy
According to Times Miles Zone (TMZ), the music star and his girlfriend welcomed a baby boy.
Although the singer has not out-rightly come out to announce the good news, Chris, however, posted a cryptic message on his Instagram page @ Chrisbrownofficial two days ago.
Chris Brown took to his Instagram page on Nov. 20, to share a photo of himself looking down and smiling at what is seeming his baby boy.
The 30-year old singer, went on to caption the …
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has called for behavioural change among policy makers and families across South-South and South East zones in order to win the fight against malnutrition.
Rivers Field Officer for UNICEF, Dr. Guy Yogo, made the call in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, yesterday, at a workshop on nutrition.
Yogo lamented that Nigeria was still battling the issue of stunted children, saying, “fighting malnutrition calls for a holistic approach from individuals, families and government.
“There is a lot of misconception about malnutrition and or undernutrition.We have spoken about the rate of …
The Onitsha Traditional Council has expressed displeasure over recent abduction of some children in Kano State and ferried to Onitsha, Anambra State
The council headed by Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, in a statement noted that it was purely a criminal matter committed by individuals for commercial benefits and had no religious, ethnic connotation.
“From all indications, these are criminal acts perpetrated by individuals for commercial purposes without any religious, ethnic or social connotation whatsoever.
“The council said the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, is in full contact on the matter with the Emir of Kano, …
The International Day of the Girl-child, is an internationally observed day declared by the United Nations, is commemorated every October 11 since 2012, to celebrate and advocate for the welfare of the girl-child.
This annual event is marked world over and Nigeria is no exception. Commemorating this event, Bimbo Odukoya Foundation held its annual Girls’ Empowered Conference; an initiative of the foundation aimed at promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), amongst female students in secondary schools.
The event which was held at the multipurpose hall of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju Lagos, had in attendance 1280 female …
A Tanzanian court has upheld a ruling banning the marriage of girls under the age of 18 and won praise from rights activists.
The High Court in 2016 ruled that laws allowing girls as young as 15 to be married with the permission of their parents, or even 14 with the permission of a court, were unconstitutional and discriminatory.
However, the state had appealed.
“We reject this appeal as it has no foundation,” the appeals court judges wrote in their ruling on Wednesday, giving the government one year to amend the law.
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• Records Highest Among Low, Middle Income Countries
• 15, 000 Children Die Everyday Globally
A recent study has revealed that Nigeria has the highest number of under-five child mortality among low and middle-income countries, as about 789, 037 children die before their fifth birthday.
The study, which also revealed that about 15, 000 children die every day worldwide, showed that despite progress made in achieving the United Nations’ target for child survival by countries, about 789, 037 children died before age five in 2017 as compared to 1,011,620 deaths in 2000.
The research, conducted by the Institute for Health …
