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Pastor, Wife Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of 13-Year-Old Police in Ondo State rescue a 4-year-old girl and dismantle a child trafficking ring worth ₦3.7m.

Police in Ondo State rescue a 4-year-old girl and dismantle a child trafficking ring worth ₦3.7m.

Pastor, Wife Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of 13-Year-Old

Chukwu Obinna March 3, 2026

YENAGOA, Nigeria – Police in Yenagoa arrest a pastor and his wife following allegations of repeated sexual...

Kwara State Moves to End FGM with United, Multisector Action 38 Kidnapped Kwara Worshippers Reunited With Families After Joint Security Rescue

38 Kidnapped Kwara Worshippers Reunited With Families After Joint Security Rescue

Kwara State Moves to End FGM with United, Multisector Action

Mirian Gom February 26, 2026

KWARA, Nigeria – The Kwara State Government intensifies efforts to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), calling for...

Seven Lives, One Silence: Inside Kano’s Family Killing that Exposed Nigeria’s Deadly Blind Spot Dorayi Chiranchi community in Kano after family killings”

Dorayi Chiranchi community in Kano after family killings”

Seven Lives, One Silence: Inside Kano’s Family Killing that Exposed Nigeria’s Deadly Blind Spot

Hussaini Ibrahim January 31, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – In Dorayi Chiranchi, a crowded suburb on the edge of Kano’s restless metropolis, neighbours...

NAPTIP Secures 93 Convictions, Rescues 120 Trafficked Children in 2025

Korede Abdullah January 19, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency secures 93 convictions in 2025 and rescues more than 120 trafficked...

Police Rescue 17 Suspected Trafficking Victims in Nasarawa State Police officers rescue suspected trafficking victims in Nasarawa

Police Rescue 17 Suspected Trafficking Victims in Nasarawa State

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius January 18, 2026

NASARAWA, Nigeria – Police in Nasarawa State intercept a vehicle and rescue 17 young persons suspected to...

Dirty Drinks, Sick Pupils: Inside Mararaba’s Hidden School Food Safety Crisis children buying from food vendors

Dirty Drinks, Sick Pupils: Inside Mararaba’s Hidden School Food Safety Crisis

Koko Maxwella December 4, 2025

NASARAWA, Nigeria – When 12-year-old Mariam lifted a chilled cup of zobo to her lips that Wednesday...

Katsina Tightens Laws as Sexual Violence Cases Continue Rising Governor Dikko Radda chairs council declaring emergency on school infrastructure

Governor Dikko Radda chairs council declaring emergency on school infrastructure

Katsina Tightens Laws as Sexual Violence Cases Continue Rising

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius November 25, 2025

KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina State Government has introduced tougher measures to combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence...

UNICEF Calls for Urgent Investment as ‘Nigerian Child 2025 Report’ Reveals Deepening Hardship UNICEF officials launch the Nigerian Child 2025 Report during World Children’s Day in Abuja.

UNICEF officials launch the Nigerian Child 2025 Report during World Children’s Day in Abuja.

UNICEF Calls for Urgent Investment as ‘Nigerian Child 2025 Report’ Reveals Deepening Hardship

Mirian Gom November 20, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a strong call for Nigeria to...

Zamfara, UNICEF Unveils New Child Welfare Strategies Zamfara officials and UNICEF representatives unveiling child welfare strategies in Gusau.

Zamfara officials and UNICEF representatives unveiling child welfare strategies in Gusau.

Zamfara, UNICEF Unveils New Child Welfare Strategies

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius November 19, 2025

GUSAU, Nigeria – The Zamfara State Government has unveiled two major child-centred strategies aimed at improving nutrition,...

Remi Tinubu Seeks Data-Driven Action to Protect Nigerian Children Remi Tinubu speaking in Abuja on data-driven child protection reforms.

Remi Tinubu Seeks Data-Driven Action to Protect Nigerian Children

Juliet Jacob November 18, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu urges government agencies, communities and institutions to embrace evidence-based...

Child Protection

Pastor, Wife Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of 13-Year-Old

Kwara State Moves to End FGM with United, Multisector Action

Seven Lives, One Silence: Inside Kano’s Family Killing that Exposed Nigeria’s Deadly Blind Spot

NAPTIP Secures 93 Convictions, Rescues 120 Trafficked Children in 2025

Police Rescue 17 Suspected Trafficking Victims in Nasarawa State

Dirty Drinks, Sick Pupils: Inside Mararaba’s Hidden School Food Safety Crisis

Katsina Tightens Laws as Sexual Violence Cases Continue Rising

UNICEF Calls for Urgent Investment as ‘Nigerian Child 2025 Report’ Reveals Deepening Hardship

Zamfara, UNICEF Unveils New Child Welfare Strategies

Remi Tinubu Seeks Data-Driven Action to Protect Nigerian Children

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