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Police Nab Woman Who Killed Own Children To Protest Husband’s Choice Of Second Wife

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-Adewale Adetoyese Men of the Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested a housewife identified as Hauwa, for allegedly killing two of her children to protest her husband’s choice of marrying a second wife. TellAfrica gathered that the police public relations officer in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa who confirmed the incident added that she is currently in their custody, and the investigation had already commenced after the command CP ordered the case to be transferred to the criminal investigation unit. The deceased kids were identified as…

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2 Children Drown Following Heavy Rainfall In Lagos

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Two children still unidentified have drowned in a flood at Ketu, Lagos, during heavy rainfall on Saturday. The incident which occurred at Oyebanjo Street, Ketu area of the metropolis was confirmed by the Lagos Emergency Management Agency. The agency said it received several calls concerning the incident. However, the children are yet to be recovered at the time of this report. “The agency received distress calls concerning the above. On arrival at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that around 8 p.m., two children had been caught up…

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COVID-19: More than 97,000 Children Tested Positive With More Than 5m Cases In The United States

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The United States has now reported more than 5 million cases of Covid-19. To put that in perspective, it took the United States 99 days to reach 1 million cases, but it only 17 days for cases to rise from 4 million to 5 million. While that is not the only dire statistic; more than 97,000 children tested positive for coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, according to a new medical report. That amounts to a 40% increase in child cases across the states and cities that were…

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FIFA, WHO & EU Flag Off #SafeHome Campaign To Support Victims Of Domestic Violence

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Three highly placed international organisations have launched the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children who are at risk of domestic violence. The organisations are: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA),  the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU). The campaign is a joint response from the three institutions to the recent spikes in domestic violence. In a statement released on Tuesday, they said the stay-at-home measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have put women and children at greater risk of domestic abuse. Violence is a pervasive…

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“700,000 Italian Kids Are Deprived Of Adequate Food” Farmers Claim

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Farmers Reveals that COVID-19 Deprives 700,000 Italian Kids Enough Food.   The coronavirus hardship in Italy is depriving around 700,000 children of adequate food.   This was revealed by the country’s main farmers’ organization on Sunday the 10th of May, 2020.   The Economic hardship due to the health disaster had been made hard by the shut down of schools connoting that children from poor families no longer had access to canteen lunches.   According to a statement; “The number of children under 15 that need assistance to get milk…

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14 Almajiri From Kano Test Positive For COVID-19 In Kaduna

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-YOMMY AYILARA. A new set of 14 Almajiri Children From Kano Test Positive For COVID-19 In Kaduna.   The Kaduna State government has announced that 14 more almajiri Children who lately retreated from Kano State have tested positive for COVID-19 Pandemic.   This was revealed in a statement issued on Saturday, the 2nd of May, 2020, the Special Adviser to the Kaduna state Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye said the new positive results have heightened active cases in the state to 41, with one death recorded.   The…

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