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Mazi Emeka June 14, 2016

Chibok parents yet to receive N30m donation from Aisha Buhari

Advocates of the missing Chibok girls are not being accountable to the parents of the girls as some people are said to be making money off them, parents of the…

Adebayo Emuleomo May 30, 2016

Why Child Services cannot (yet) work in Nigeria

Wait a minute. Embrace your imagination for a moment. Break the bounds of reality and picture something different in your mind. What if Nigeria had a functioning and effective child…

Adebayo Emuleomo May 27, 2016

Opinion: Tomorrow, my son

By Kingsley Charles Dear son, I've slunk into your cubbyhole this midnight hour to whisper this confession to your ears while you lie asleep, snoring softly. Where I lay on…

Mazi Emeka May 20, 2016

‘Sarah Luka is not on our list’ -Chibok parents

The Head of the Chibok Abducted Girls Parents group, Yakubu Nkeki, on Friday, voiced his doubts over the identity of Sarah Luka, the second 'Chibok school gir' reported to be…

Mallam Yero April 14, 2016

Buhari to Chibok parents: ‘I understand your torment, frustration and anxiety’

President Muhammadu Buhari has empathized with the parents and relations of the abducted Chibok girls over their continued 'torment, frustration and anxiety' as their daughters begin a third year with…

Adebayo Emuleomo April 14, 2016

Chibok girls: The sorrow, pain and grief of the parents (VIDEO)

276 girls were daringly abducted on April 14, 2014 - from their hostels in Government Girls School in Chibok, Borno state by members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram -…

Kolapo Olapoju April 14, 2016

Chibok parents identify ’15 girls’ in new Boko Haram video

A video showing 15 of the abducted Chibok girls was purportedly released to local officials on Tuesday, April 12. Boko Haram insurgents abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok two years ago,…

James Sambo April 13, 2016

5 Chibok parents ‘receiving calls’ from their daughters’ phones

Five parents of the abducted 219 Chibok schoolgirls claim to have received calls from the phone numbers of their missing daughters. This was disclosed to Punch Newspapers on Tuesday, by…

Kolapo Olapoju November 14, 2015

“Our son is not a trouble maker” | Nnamdi Kanu’s parents speak out

Parents of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, insist that their son is not known for trouble-making, and as such, his detention is unwarranted. Kanu's father,…

Ada Igboanugo November 5, 2015

Able-bodied man blames his parents for his robbery career

24-year-old Lekan Jimoh got arrested following a tip off by the police while he and his gang were preparing for another robbery operation in Orile, Lagos. Jimoh blamed his parents for…

Ada Igboanugo August 21, 2015

See photos of Peter Bello’s parents at his funeral

Parents of late Peter Bello, the co-pilot of the ill fated Bristow helicopter, are pictured below. They were at his funeral service which held at the St Patrick’s Catholic Church,…

Ada Igboanugo July 3, 2015

Parents murdered and butchered in front of their kids in Katsina

An Igbo business man, Chijoke Ngwu Ogbodo, a native of Nkanu LGA, Enugu State was allegedly murdered in a mannerless way along with his wife in Katsina by gunmen suspected to…

Kolapo Olapoju April 24, 2015

‘College Acquaintance Rape Education’ workshop to hold in Lagos

by Jewel Stephen The 3rd and 4th editions of the College Acquaintance Rape Education workshop will hold on the 28th and 29th of April. College Acquaintance Rape Education (C.A.R.E) is…

Ada Igboanugo January 1, 2015

Baby starved to death in car seat while parents ate in buffet restaurant

by Chinwe Okafor A 22-day-old baby starved to death in a car seat as her parents ate in a restaurant chain famous for its 'endless buffet'. Baby Betsey Kee…

Ada Igboanugo January 1, 2015

Err, not good: Penis-like toy for kids ruin Christmas for parents

by Chinwe Okafor It is supposed to be a frost maker that kids get to play with but the manufactures at Hasbro Inc. had a different idea of what it…

Kolapo Olapoju November 15, 2014

“My two favorite people in the world” – Ini Edo wants you to meet her parents (LOOK)

by Damilola Jagun Marriage crisis or not, Ini Edo is having fun, and seemingly moving on. The Nollywood actress was in her hometown of Awa Iman in Onna Local Government…

Kolapo Olapoju November 4, 2014

How to enforce discipline in the home, by three random parents

by Adedayo Ademuwagun There's a funny story about a family that gathered for a big dinner. When the youngest son announced that he had just signed up to join the…

Op-Ed Editor September 14, 2014

Grace Efezokhae: What kind of parent do you want to be? (Y! Superblogger)

by Grace Efezokhae Just in case you are over 20 years old and you still complain bitterly about your parents and you still say stuffs like: “My mum/dad is just…

Kolapo Olapoju September 6, 2014

Photo of Day: This child will never forgive her parents for this (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Like the caption says, 'This girl will never forgive her parents.' Who in the world gives their child 'Rice, stew and a malnourished chicken' as substitute…

Kolapo Olapoju September 4, 2014

Bem Abubakar: Beyond talent hardwork and connections (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Bem Abubakar It is an undeniable fact that there lies a sea of young people wanting to go into the entertainment industry. With emphasis laid on music and movie…

Kolapo Olapoju August 18, 2014

You can’t ignore your parent’s calls anymore! Mother builds ‘Ignore No More’ app (READ)

by Gbenga Oni An American woman from Houston, Texas, Sharon Standifird has developed 'Ignore No More', an Android app that allows parents lock their kid’s smartphone from whenever it seems…

July 30, 2014

Favour Nosakhare: Catching the bouquet (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Favour Nosakhare ''My friends and I had screamed ‘’BETRAYAL! Men are liars!’’ but the fact is, what if my friend wasn't so cut up with the illusion of a…

July 22, 2014

Sonala Olumhense writes | What I want the Chibok parents to do today as they meet GEJ

by Sonala Olumhense Instead, Mr. Jonathan, wearing sweet-smelling scents and smiling broadly, will seek to deploy his snakeskin oil charm, telling them he understands their agony. In two days, Nigeria’s…

July 5, 2014

Tunde Leye: Executive President sir, could you please execute?

by Tunde Leye The President failed to be executive when it took 18 days to react to the kidnapping. He failed to be executive when the Chibok parents had to…

June 27, 2014

Opinion: Mubarak Bala and the dangers of buttoned lips

by Emmanuel James Ibe-Anyanwu His family members would not accept that. They beat him up, injected him with sedatives, and took him to a psychiatric hospital where he is now being…

June 9, 2014

‘You avoid Facebook like the plague’: 20 signs you’re really, really single

by College Candy You’ve honestly wondered if something was wrong with you, but have decided instead of changing yourself you’ll continue to wait patiently for your change at…

June 7, 2014

Parents arrested for letting their child get overweight (PICTURED)

by Zara Mustapha A man and his wife have been arrested for letting their 11-year-old son become too fat. The boy who is just 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 95.3…

May 31, 2014

12 reasons why so many good men are still single

by Afro Television, radio, and the Internet have been buzzing nonstop for years about the plight of single, black women looking for love, but what about all the…

May 5, 2014

Tragic: Boy falls to his death from 19th floor window after ‘parents wouldn’t let him watch Spiderman’

by Zara Mustapha File photo A 5-year-old boy from Indonesia fell to his death from his 19th-floor bedroom window after he was refused permission to watch the latest Spider-Man movie. The deceased…

April 21, 2014

11 things I wish I’d known about partying when I was younger

by Anna Breslaw You hear approximately 7 zillion ways to “avoid hangovers,” and this is one of the most-believed ones, undoubtedly made up by a dude who likes rhyming and…

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