Some reports suggest the death toll could be as high as 42, with dozens more injured. The explosions happened in and around a mosque as Muslims were preparing for afternoon prayers. No-one has yet said they were behind the bombings, but the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has launched previous attacks in Mubi. Boko Haram …
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Dozens of children kick up the sand underneath their sandals. They’re playing, but not with toys or balls. They are playing a game called “Boko Haram versussoja (soldier)”. They scamper around screaming, “shoot!”, ramming their fingers into each other’s bodies. Their pointed fingertips are supposed to be the barrels of rifles or blade of swords. They are pretending …
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At least, 1,110 people have lost their lives to cholera outbreak in 29 out of the 36 states of the federation this year. This is contained in the weekly report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In the weekly epidemiological report, week 43 report, NCDC disclosed that no fewer than 48,686 suspected cholera …
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has urged governments at all levels in Nigeria, to intensify efforts toward investing in nutrition programmes for the development of the country. The UNICEF Chief Field Officer in charge of Kano and Katsina States, Madam Pathmavathi Yedla, made the call on Thursday during a one-day symposium for academia, media …
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Fifty five students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) International School, Ogbomoso, were on January 14 denied entrance into the school premises for using hijab. The school said parents had in 2011 forwarded a letter to the school’s board of directors seeking its approval for female students to wear hijab. A staff who …
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At least one person was killed and 13 were injured in a double bomb attack this morning in a mosque in northeast Nigeria. The attack happened in the early hours of the morning as worshipers gathered for the morning prayer at Gwoza site in Borno province. Referring to statements by police officials, local Channel television …
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Around 2.5 million children in Nigeria below the age of 5 are suffering from severe malnutrition, an official said Tuesday. According to Clem Agba, Nigeria’s minister of state for budget and national planning, malnutrition remains an issue despite the government’s efforts in recent years. Agba said the figure makes Nigeria the country with the second-highest …
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