By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Jan. 19, ’25 (TNZ) UN Women has welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, including the hostage release deal, which went into effect today. UN-Women made this declaration in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday. “We join the Secretary-General in expressing hope that all parties will honour their commitments to ensure […]
From Our Correspondent Ilorin, Jan. 15, ’25 (TNZ) The National Population Commission (NPC) says it captured 210,599 children during an online registration within four months in Kwara State. TheNewsZenith reports that the Director of NPC in the state, Mr Emmanuel Adepoju, announced this during an interaction with newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin. Adepoju said that the […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have confirmed the death of five children, who were suffocated in a car on Monday in Minna, Niger State. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said the Police received report of the incident by 6.30 p.m. on Sunday. Abiodun said the children, aged between five and 13 years, got trapped […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde As the war on Gaza approaches its five-month mark, Gazan women continue to suffer its devastating impact, the ‘UN Women’ has said in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith at the weekend. “While this war spares no one, UN Women data shows that it kills and injures women in unprecedented ways. “As UN […]
At least two school children died and 20 others sustained injuries in an explosion, on Sunday, in restive Northern Cameroon, according to witnesses and local police. The blast occurred in Nkambe, a town in the region, as schoolchildren were participating in activities to mark National Youth Day. The country has been celebrating National Youth Day […]
UNICEF said, on Friday that 700,000 children in Sudan were likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, with tens of thousands who could die. A 10-month war in Sudan between its armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has devastated the country’s infrastructure. This has prompted warnings of famine and […]
The Palestinian Health Ministry, on Saturday, said 39 children in the care ward of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza are currently facing imminent death threat due to severe shortage of oxygen. The ministry said in a distressing statement that this critical situation unfolded alongside Israeli forces’ barrage of air and artillery attacks on the hospital. The […]
Turkey’s Parliament announces boycotting products of companies support Israel Egyptian Authorities say they have allowed a dozen Palestinian children in Gaza, who have cancer, to cross the Rafah border, on Tuesday, for treatment in the country. According to the ministry, medics have transferred the 12 children to specialised cancer hospitals. Authorities, however, did not […]
From Our Correspondent The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police has arrested two minors for allegedly setting their school on fire in the Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government. The spokesperson of the Command, Superintendent of Police, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement, on Monday, in Abeokuta. Odutola explained that the minors, aged […]
Global charity ‘Save the Children’ and its partners said, on Wednesday, they have reunited 7,000 children with their families since 2017. Thus, enabling them to rebuild their lives after being separated by conflict. The charity said in a statement that it has been using an open-source software platform “Child Protection Information Management System Plus” (CPIMS+) […]