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Deborah: ‘Caution Your Children’ – El-Rufai Warns Parents

May 18, 2022 3:59 am

The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has called on Nigerian parents to ensure the proper conduct of their wards in view of avoiding actions that could be hijacked by mischief makers to create tension in the country.

El-Rufai’s came on the heels of the murder of Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student of College of Education, who was accused by her killers of insulting Prophet Mohammed in Sokoto State.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that following the ugly incident, security operatives arrested and detained two suspects in connection with the dastardly act.

However, the …

FG Should Allow Us Bury Parents In Peace – Kanu’s Family

February 8, 2020 3:52 am

The burial of the parents of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu comes up next week, precisely February 14. Already, tension is mounting in Afaraukwu, Umuahia, the country home of the Kanu’s. In this interview with OKEY SAMPSON in Umuahia, the spokesman of the family, Prince Emmanuel Kanu said they are not preparing for war as security agencies would want the world to know. He called on the Federal Government to allow them bury their parents in peace.

In Igbo land, many burials particularly of the elderly take place at month ends, why did you choose …

Boy Or Girl? US Parents Go Too Far In Gender Reveals

November 19, 2019 5:05 pm

A plane crash in Texas, a deadly explosion in Iowa, a massive fire in Arizona — elaborate baby gender reveal parties, a growing trend among parents in the US, have taken a nightmarish turn.

“It’s a girl!” After dropping 350 gallons of pink-colored water, a small plane flying at low altitude suddenly stalled, crashing in a Texas field.

There were, fortunately, no victims in the early-September crash, but another such party — where expecting parents stage elaborate events to reveal their future child’s sex — turned fatal when an Iowa woman, 56, was killed the following month by shrapnel …

World Diabetes Day: Expert Advises Parents To Reduce Sugar

November 14, 2019 2:11 pm

Dr Nwaome Nwaogu, a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, advised parents to moderate sugar and refined carbs given to children to avoid being diabetic.

Nwaogu, a member of the Ask the Paediatrician Foundation, an NGO, gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday, in commemoration of the World Diabetes Day, annually celebrated on Nov. 14 to raise awareness about diabetes, its prevention, complications and care for people living with the condition.

The theme of the 2019 celebration is “Family and Diabetes”, aimed at raising more awareness on impact of the disease on families and …

Makinde Urges Parents To Prioritise Children’s Education

November 10, 2019 11:42 am

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has urged parents and guardians to prioritise the education of their children and wards.

Makinde made the call on Sunday at St. Paul Anglican Church, Yemetu, Ibadan, during the 80th Thanksgiving Service, organised for Mrs Abigael Makinde, the governor’s mother.

He also urged parents and guardians to give their children and wards qualitative education in order to secure their future.

The governor said his administration was providing ”free and qualitative education ”in the state’s public primary and secondary schools in view of the importance attached to education.

He, therefore, advised parents and guardians …