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International

Over 30 Countries Across The Globe Move To Ban Social Media For Children

THE European Union unveiled proposals on Wednesday to ban social media for children under 13, as a growing number of countries look to.

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News

Anambra Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Woman Over Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Four Children

OPERATIVES of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old woman in Onitsha following open-source intelligence regarding a trending video depicting the.

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Africa

More Than 20 Children Killed In DR Congo School Fire

AT least 24 schoolchildren have died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu.

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Six Abducted Children Die In Captivity As Oyo Police Rescue 17, Arrest Seven

SIX children abducted by a suspected child-stealing and human trafficking syndicate have been confirmed dead while in captivity, the Oyo State Police Command.

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International

Israeli Attacks On Gaza Kill Five Palestinians, Including Two Children

ISRAELI attacks on Gaza have killed five people, including two children, according to Palestinian officials, despite a so-called ceasefire in the war-ravaged territory..

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News

Government Begins Investigation As Mysterious Illness Kills Child In Niger

THE Niger State Government has commenced an investigation into a suspected infectious disease following reports that an illness claimed the life of a.

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Africa

Uganda Suspends School Trips after 20 Pupils Die In Bus Crash

UGANDA’s government has suspended all school trips in the wake of Thursday evening’s bus crash that killed at least 20 pupils and one.

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International

Israel Attacks Children, Hospitals In bloody Week In Gaza

CHILDREN have been repeatedly killed in Israel’s attacks in Gaza over the past week, as the death toll since the October ceasefire reached.

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Africa

Over 5,500 Children Displaced By Fighting In Sudan’s El-Obeid, Charity Says

MORE than 5,500 children have been newly displaced by fighting over the strategic Sudanese city of el-Obeid, and thousands more are at risk,.

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News

271 Children, 129 Women Displaced In Latest Zamfara Bandit Attacks, IOM Reveals

NO fewer than 271 children were among the 484 people displaced after armed bandits attacked Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on.

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Column

Our Children Are Not Pawns For Ransom – By Boma West

THE sound of a school bell should call children to learning, not to fear. Right now, in too many communities, that bell rings.

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International

Two Children Among Seven Dead In Fresh Ukraine, Russia Strikes

RUSSIAN aerial attacks on Tuesday killed four people, including a child, in Ukraine as a drone strike by Kyiv hit a house in.

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International

Children In Gaza Forced To Focus On Work Rather Than School

IT is 5:30 in the morning. The sun hasn’t fully risen, but 15-year-old Mahmoud rubs the sleep from his eyes. He woke up.

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Africa

Two Children Killed In Drone Strike On Mosque In Central Sudan

A DRONE attack on a mosque in central Sudan has killed two children and injured 13 more, according to a Sudanese doctor’s association,.

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News

Three Children Abducted In Ebonyi, Police Begin Investigation

THE Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three children by suspected kidnappers. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident occurred.

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International

Children Among 31 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Forces Across Gaza

AT least 31 Palestinians, including six children and several police officers, have been killed in relentless Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, a.

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International

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Children Collecting Firewood In Gaza

TWO children have been killed in an Israeli attack in northern Gaza in the latest violation of its ceasefire deal with Hamas in.

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News

Police Rescue Four Children In Nasarawa

OPERATIVES of the Nasarawa State Police Command have rescued four abducted children and reunited them with their families, following an intelligence-led operation. The.

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International

Under Fire For Education: Gaza Children Dodge Snipers To Attend Tent Schools

IN a small tent overshadowed by the sound of nearby gunfire, seven-year-old Tulin prepares for her first day of school in two years..

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Africa

Many Children Killed After Drone Hits Home In Sudan, Medics Say

AT least 13 people have been killed – eight of them children – after a drone strike on a house in the Sudanese.

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