“This (increased) is a worrisome development in as far as promoting girl-child rights is concerned.” Malawi has recorded a staggering spike of more than 40, 000 in teenage pregnancies within the eight months of school break due to the global novel Covid-19 pandemic. Plan International Malawi and Organisation for Sustainable Social Economic Development Initiative (OSSEDI) […]
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Kaduna, Makurdi — Bandits who abducted some students of Greenfield University in Kaduna have threatened to kill the remaining ones still in captivity if their demand for ransom is not met by today. In an interview with the Voice of America (VOA), Hausa service, one Sani Jalingo who claimed to be the leader of the […]
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Nigeria: Schools Resume May 4
The Lagos State Government has directed all public and private schools in the state to resume for the third term 2020/2021 academic session on Tuesday May 4, 2021. The DG, Office of Education Quality Assurance in the Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, in a statement, enjoined all school managers to enforce strict compliance with […]
Former Safa technical directors Fran Hilton-Smith and Serame Letsoaka assess why the dysfunctional association is on its knees and how to get South African football back in contention. The South African Football Association’s (Safa) response to Bafana Bafana failing to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) was revealing. It laid bare the […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $31.2 million to the Government of Ethiopia to increase access to multi-sectoral nutritional services for children under-five years, by boosting access to services for improved health, a more diverse and nutritious food, and improving knowledge, attitude and practices on feeding, care […]
Child displacement in the Central African Republic (CAR) has now reached its highest level since 2014, according to the latest estimates from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warning of the mounting risks children face. At least 168,000 children were forced to flee their homes following widespread violence and insecurity in the run-up to the general […]
The National Youth Service (NYS) inaugurated their 12th intake on 23 April, marking the commencement of the 2021 academic year at their Rietfontein Training Centre in the Otjozondjupa Region. The NYS in a statement said that they run a three phase programme for the youth to fulfil their mandate, starting with civic training where the […]
Started in 2019, Lifting Dreams is running out of space On Letsoala street, just meters away from where the 1976 Soweto Uprising took place, is the only weightlifting club in Soweto. Operating out of the front yard of defending SA Weightlifting Champion Khati Mabuya’s mother’s house, Lifting Dreams Soweto offers free weightlifting training for children […]
She was happily cuddling her three months old son when we visited her house in Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay County. This is the first time Ms Jane Atieno is carrying a bundle of joy to term after three miscarriages that almost cost her marriage and respect from friends and even in-laws. When Ms Atieno was […]
SWAPO president Hage Geingob on Saturday justified the recent appointment of young people to parliament. He was speaking at Rundu during the commemoration of the party’s 61st anniversary, which was celebrated under the theme ‘Reflecting on its journey, appreciating its pioneers and investing in its future generation’. He believes his party will succeed, saying it […]
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has vowed to continue with efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality in the country. Addressing the National Assembly for the first time in Dodoma on Thursday, the president expressed the government commitment to ensure that no woman dies while giving birth. “When I was the Vice President I launched a […]
Parents of abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State, have indicated their resolve to negotiate with bandits for the release of the students, citing loss of confidence in government’s effort occasioned by its seemingly lethargic approach to the impasse. They have, therefore, dared the state government to arrest them […]
Markudi — Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Thursday disclosed that over 10,000 Nigerian boys and girls are still being held by Boko Haram and indoctrinated with militant fundamentalism. He stated that the terror group had also killed over 30,000 Nigerians and displaced more than three million others. The Governor who made this known in […]
WARRIORS midfielder, Marvelous Nakamba, has set himself a target to assist, at least, one million kids in Zimbabwe to have access to education. This will be done through his Marvelous Nakamba Foundation. The Zimbabwe international is proving not only to be a good ambassador, abroad, where he has made a statement on perseverance, at English […]
Over 100 of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped on April 14, 2014, still remain with the Boko Haram terrorists. The presidency has reassured parents and concerned citizens that the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno, remain constantly on the minds of government as they are always on the minds of their parents. Garba […]
Some parents of 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity since they were abducted on April 14, 2014, yesterday recounted their ordeal of living without their children in the last seven years, and expressed optimism that their daughters would rejoin them soon. The parents spoke to ARISE NEWS Channel, the broadcast arm of THISDAY […]
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Zimbabwe: Nakamba Rescues School Children
Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is proving not only to be a good ambassador abroad but has also made his influence felt at home after he paid school fees for 1 000 students for this term through his Marvelous Nakamba Foundation. The Foundation, which runs under the auspices of Zimbabwe’s Aston Villa midfielder, said in a […]
Exactly seven years after 276 schoolgirls of Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, Borno State were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents, ARISE NEWS Channel, the broadcast arm of THISDAY Newspapers, was at the community to speak with the parents, teachers and relatives of some of the 112 girls, who have remained in captivity. ARISE NEWS […]