teenagers

Opinion: Understanding the need for sex education

by Stand to end rape (STER) Initiative Sex education is coaching on matters generally relating to human sexuality. These issues include emotional relations/responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual abuse and violence, sexual/reproductive health, consent, sexual/reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence. The topic of sex education is a sensitive one globally,... Read More

consent, nigeria, opinion, Porn, rape, sex education, STER, teenagers

February 18, 2017

Isoken Aruede: Party poopers extraordinaire [NEXT]

by Isoken Aruede Once upon a time, the young ones used to spend their nights staring at stars under a bonfire or playing games with their neighbor’s turkeys. Now, you’ll see your average teenager turning up in a club or getting high at some night parry. Being an intense arts enthusiast, I’d rather spend... Read More

Isoken, life, NEXT, party poopers, teenagers

February 11, 2017

The Thread: It’s always better if your children hear it from you

Want to know what method works best when dealing with teenage children? @ImAdeAkins advocates befriending them. Only then will they spill their secrets to you, and then you can advice them on what options to take. Do see below: My aunty who's visiting from Naija dropped some real gems on why it's important as a... Read More

children, nigeria, parenting, teenagers, The Thread

February 3, 2017

Nene Henshaw: What would make you still consider a relationship after four abortions? [NEXT]

Someone asked me once, “how do you measure your self-worth?” Few days ago, I ran into a primary school classmate and we were updating each other on our lives and all. She had just been talking about going back to her boyfriend of 5 years who wanted her to commit her 4th abortion. I could... Read More

abortion, Nene Henshaw, NEXT, nigeria, teenagers

December 28, 2016

Omoigui Osasogie: Teenage & young adult relationships [NEXT]

by Omoigui Osasogie Friends play an important role in the life of young adults. Most human relationships, including casual acquaintances, are non-loving in that they do not involve true passion, commitment or intimacy. Friends normally come from similar backgrounds, share the same interests and enjoy each other’s company. Although many young adults feel the time... Read More

communication, friendships, intimacy, Omoigui Osasogie, teenagers

November 28, 2016

Ikechukwu Yadi: Bola [Nigerian Voices]

by Ikechukwu Yadi I sat in class drawing on an exercise book. Someone sat beside me. “How far your church girl?” “Titi?” “No, Mary Magdalene.” “She came to my house yesterday with some church women.” I cupped from the slip up. “So if I didn’t ask, you wouldn’t…” I didn’t respond. Kay continued, “What happened... Read More

Nigerian Voices

Bola, First Kiss, intervention, Nigerian Voices, Relationships, romance, School tales, teenagers

November 11, 2016

Omoigui Osasogie: Teenagers of the century [NEXT]

by Omoigui Osasogie Young and free, we are teenagers of this century, leaders of tomorrow they say. We are at the pinnacle of the age non-conformance, we want to feel we belong but to a group we choose to; we want love and to be loved, admired and most of all respected. We start to see... Read More

Emotiona, leaders of tomorrow, NEXT, nigerians, Parental recommendations, teenagers, Young and free

October 31, 2016

Police arrest serial teenage thieves in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 6 suspected teenage serial thieves in the Oshodi area of the state. They include Ganiyu Rahman, 18; Sadiq Adebayo, 15; Timilehin Oluwaseun, 14; Ogundare Moyinoluwa, 18; Toheeb Tijani, 19; and Adeleke Sodiq, 17. Rahman said he has been leaving under the Oshodi bridge since 2013, adding that his gang has... Read More

Lagos State Police Command, serial thieves, teenagers

October 22, 2016

Eketi Edima Ette: What doesn’t kill you… [Nigerian Voices]

by Eketi Edima Ette Have I ever told you the story, of that time I tried to die, but couldn’t? I haven’t? Okay, let me give you the gist. Once upon a time, when I was in SS2, we used to have after school lessons at a nearby primary school. During that time, I had... Read More

Nigerian Voices

boys, flirting, nigeria, shame, teenagers

October 12, 2016

Opinion: Yes, girls motivate me [Nigerian Voices]

by Joseph Abiagom I have a good command of Pidgin English, even though I am not as fluent as I was before. Nonetheless, I find it difficult to communicate in the language with my younger brother. My younger brother speaks the language with so much zest; he gives Warri locals a run for their money.... Read More

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academic performance, education, Girls, nigeria, parents, sticky, teenagers

Teenagers attack school, steal N1.5m

There was chaos at the Lagooz Schools on Omotoye Estate in the Orile Agege area of Lagos State after some hoodlums invaded the school premises. It was learnt that some Hausa teenagers, numbering about 100, stormed the school with machetes and other weapons. They were said to have attacked the school’s principal and a teacher,... Read More

Attack, lagooz school, machete, N1.5m, Oduduwa, Principal, teenagers

Angela Odah: It’s trending, so what?

Recently, I stumbled on a show called “You Got Issues” on Spice TV (channel 192 on the DStv). Spice TV is a lifestyle channel that focuses on beauty, fashion and life style. Its target audience is teenagers, youths and women. I was concerned with the content of the episode I stumbled on. The concept of... Read More

teenagers, young nigerians, youth

February 13, 2015

Opinion: Fun at the expense of academic career

by Taiwo Adetimole Are you a Fresher? Jambite? Be careful, most Freshers’ Party share gifts like premarital sex, death and occultic initiations. Its good to have fun but not at the expense of your academic career. Wunmi was a young and beautiful girl starting her first year as an undergraduate at one of the best... Read More

Freshers, teenagers, university students

December 30, 2014

Tragedy: 2 teenagers drown at a Christmas party in Osun

by Temitope Onitiju Two teenagers reportedly drowned in the swimming pool of an hotel during a Christmas party, in Osogbo, Osun. The incident occurred on Tuesday, December 23, when the teenage group from a Christ Apostolic Church in Ile Ife organised a picnic for members as part of activities marking the Christmas celebrations. The... Read More

Ayomide Fagbola, Christmas party, drowning, Folasade Odoro, ifeoluwa, Osogbo, Osun, swimming pool, teenagers

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 army, his sisters at the table giggled. “Stop this joke, John. You know you’ll never get through basic training,” one of them scoffed. His father... Read More

children, dialogue, discipline, parents, spanking, teenagers

September 12, 2014

28-year-old man rapes two 19-year-olds

by Jewel Stephen A 28-year-old man, has been remanded in prison over an alleged rape of two teenagers in Ogun state. Delivering the judgement at an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday, the Chief Magistrate, Anthony Araba, who did not take the plea of the accused, ordered that he should be remanded in Ibara Prisons... Read More

Anthony Araba, Director of Public Prosecutions, Ibara Prisons, Odeda near Abeokuta, Ogun State, rape, teenagers

February 25, 2014

‘She used a pencil to…’: Female choir director arrested for sexually abusing student (PICTURED)

by Tutu Akinlabi A choir director in South Carolina was facing charges of sexual assault already when reports emerged that she abused another student with a pencil. 31-year-old Elizabeth Moss, a teacher at Chestnut Oaks Middle School and a mother of three, is said to have abused two teenage boys. The second victim, a 14-year-old... Read More

choir director, Elizabeth Moss, Pencil, sexual abuse, South Carolina, teenagers

January 28, 2014

OMG! Teenagers stab 27-year-old man to death in Abuja (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A group of teenagers have attacked and killed a resident of Utako village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. 27-year-old Alhassan Musa was killed at about 7pm last Thursday, January 23 by the young boys when he attempted to settle a quarrel between them. The teenage boys were said to have made... Read More

Alhassan Musa, killed, primary school, stabbed, teenagers, Utako village

January 25, 2014

Terrible: 2 teenage armed robbers arrested by police in Cross River (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The activities of a robbery gang comprising two teenagers and one man in his twenties have been quashed by police in Cross River. Edem Bassey Effiong, 18, Emmanuel Nkalu 19 and Aliyu Umaru 21,were said to have formed the habit of donning army camouflage while carrying out their illicit acts. The trio... Read More

armed robber, armed robbers, army camouflage, calabar, Cross River, nigeria, robber, robbers, Robbery, teenagers

January 14, 2014

Tragic: 2 teenage sisters drown in river while swimming in Imo

by ‘Jola Sotubo 2 teenage sisters in have drowned in Imo after they were swept away while swimming. The unidentified girls were said to have gone to the ‘Otammiri’ river along with their brother to wash their clothes. However, while they were swimming, they were overpowered by the current and succumbed to it. Their brother... Read More

drown, Imo, Otammiri, Owerri, sisters, Swimming, teenagers, washing clothes

October 28, 2013

“I try my best in everything I do,” – Nigerian Muslim girl among world’s 50 smartest teenagers

A 16-year-old Nigerian Muslim girl, whose name has been buzzing in the headlines lately as a promising talent, has reserved a place among “The World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers” list. “If you are passionate about what you do, and I am passionate about many things, especially math and science, it will work out well,” Saheela Ibraheem,... Read More

Muslim girl, Nigerian, Saheela Ibraheem, smartest, teenagers, World

October 9, 2013

Science project gone awry: Panic in Imo as launched rocket lands in residential area

by Adeola Balogun There was confusion in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State as two teenagers launched a rocket which landed in a residential area. The boys, who are scientifically inclined students of the Federal Government College in the area, launched the device, which was part of a science project, causing residents of... Read More

imo state, nigeria, Okigwe, rocket, students, teenagers

September 13, 2013

3 teenagers arrested in Ondo for attempting to kidnap 11-year-old boy

by Adeola Balogun Three teenagers have been arrested in Ondo State for allegedly attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old boy. The teenagers, aged between 13 and 15, hatched a plot to abduct Precious Kehinde and had begun to carry out their evil plan but were caught in the act. The three teens were apprehended by... Read More

11 year old boy, abduction, Kidnapping, Ondo State, ondo town, teenagers

August 31, 2013

Monsters: 2 women raped by a gang of teenagers in a public park

Two women, 24 and 32, were attacked and raped in Wilmington, Delaware’s Kosciuszko Park when a gang of nearly a dozen teenage boys approached them sitting in the park. The women were assaulted by the group of 10 to 12 African American juveniles, all of whom fled from the scene and have not yet been... Read More

african american, delaware, dozen, gang, park, raped, teenagers, women

August 31, 2013

This man is TOO cool: Pope Francis takes a ‘selfie’, shows off the Catholic Church (PHOTOS)

He was well known to be a man of the people taking special care to integrate with all classes of community. And now Pope Francis has shown he is well in touch with what’s popular in society today as he posed for a ‘selfie’ with young Italian pilgrims in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. It... Read More

catholic church, cool image, Photo, Pope Francis, selfie, teenagers

August 21, 2013

HORRIBLE: Student shot dead by teenagers who gunned him down ‘for the fun of it’

A promising Australian student, who was on a baseball scholarship in the United States, was allegedly gunned down by a gang of teenagers in what has been described as a ‘senseless attack’. Chris Lane was returning from a visit to his girlfriend’s in the small town of Duncan in Oklahoma on Friday, when he was... Read More

Australian, Chris Lane, dead, fun, gunned down, shooting, shot, Student, teenagers

Sad news: 3 children die, 8 others injured in stampede over Sallah gift

by Oge Okonkwo Three children were killed and eight people injured, during a stampede which occurred at about 9pm on Sunday, at the residence of the Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, in Sokoto as a large number of people struggled for gifts being distributed by the governor. The incident occurred when a large number of... Read More

Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, die, gift, injured, kids, sallah, Sokoto, stampede, teenagers

12-year-old girl arrested for carjacking and murder

Johnny Danilo Villatoro A 12-year-old girl was arrested and charged with murder and carjacking, according to police reports from North Carolina. Additionally, two teenagers along with the 12-year-old have been charged in the shooting death of a North Carolina man during a carjacking. Investigators say the three approached a 35-year-old man, Johnny Danilo Villatoro, in... Read More

arrested, carjacking, Girl, Johnny Danilo Villatoro, Murder, North Carolina, teenagers

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