Human Interest Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/human-interest/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:18:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://thecitizenng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-TheCitizen-330x50-1-32x32.png Human Interest Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/human-interest/ 32 32 Oyo to tackle HIV with data, begins surveillance survey training https://thecitizenng.com/oyo-to-tackle-hiv-with-data-begins-surveillance-survey-training/ https://thecitizenng.com/oyo-to-tackle-hiv-with-data-begins-surveillance-survey-training/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:18:46 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286296 The Oyo State government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening evidence-based HIV prevention strategies through improved data collection and research. A statement released by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, on Wednesday, made available to newsmen in Ibadan, said the government made the pledge at the official flag-off of the 2026 Integrated Biological and Behavioural […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/oyo-to-tackle-hiv-with-data-begins-surveillance-survey-training/feed/ 0 Sanwo-Olu gifts LASU best graduating students N20m each https://thecitizenng.com/sanwo-olu-gifts-lasu-best-graduating-students-n20m-each/ https://thecitizenng.com/sanwo-olu-gifts-lasu-best-graduating-students-n20m-each/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:08:50 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286255 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a cash gift of N20m each for the overall best graduating students of Lagos State University for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions. The governor made the announcement on Wednesday at the university’s 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremonies held at the LASU main campus, Ojo. According to […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/sanwo-olu-gifts-lasu-best-graduating-students-n20m-each/feed/ 0 US ends temporary protection for 4 African countries https://thecitizenng.com/us-ends-temporary-protection-for-4-african-countries/ https://thecitizenng.com/us-ends-temporary-protection-for-4-african-countries/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:38:56 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286205 The US governmenthas ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan living in the United States, as part of a wider rollback of the humanitarian immigration programme. The move means eligible nationals from the four African countries who relied on TPS to remain and work legally in the US […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/us-ends-temporary-protection-for-4-african-countries/feed/ 0 10,000 persons benefit from NNPC/Shell Vision First initiative as Badagry hosts latest outreach https://thecitizenng.com/10000-persons-benefit-from-nnpc-shell-vision-first-initiative-as-badagry-hosts-latest-outreach/ https://thecitizenng.com/10000-persons-benefit-from-nnpc-shell-vision-first-initiative-as-badagry-hosts-latest-outreach/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:27:00 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286006 The Vision First initiative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has continued to impact lives across Nigeria with more than 10,000 people benefitting from outreaches since its inception in 2022. The latest outreach holds this week in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/10000-persons-benefit-from-nnpc-shell-vision-first-initiative-as-badagry-hosts-latest-outreach/feed/ 0 FG files fresh charge against Abuja doctor over IVF fraud https://thecitizenng.com/fg-files-fresh-charge-against-abuja-doctor-over-ivf-fraud/ https://thecitizenng.com/fg-files-fresh-charge-against-abuja-doctor-over-ivf-fraud/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:31:45 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285956 The Federal Government on Monday filed a fresh criminal charge against an Abuja-based fertility doctor, Dr John Abebe, over alleged fraud, unlawful disclosure of confidential medical records and the alleged sale of a couple’s embryos. Also charged in the case, numbered CR/005/2026, are Joje Abebe Fertility Centre Limited and Balkis Olanike Bakare. The fresh charge […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/fg-files-fresh-charge-against-abuja-doctor-over-ivf-fraud/feed/ 0 Father-in-law locks out 28-year-old widow eight days after husband’s death https://thecitizenng.com/father-in-law-locks-out-28-year-old-widow-eight-days-after-husbands-death/ https://thecitizenng.com/father-in-law-locks-out-28-year-old-widow-eight-days-after-husbands-death/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:12:51 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285481 A 28-year-old widow identified as Tosin has become the centre of a viral case involving alleged threats, intimidation, and attempted dispossession by her late husband’s family, just eight days after his death. The incident, shared on Tuesday by activist Harrison Gwamnishu on his X handle, has prompted a response from the Lagos State Government, which […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/father-in-law-locks-out-28-year-old-widow-eight-days-after-husbands-death/feed/ 0 Dangote to donate one-third of wealth to charity https://thecitizenng.com/dangote-to-donate-one-third-of-wealth-to-charity/ https://thecitizenng.com/dangote-to-donate-one-third-of-wealth-to-charity/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:35:57 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285469 Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to donate one-third of his wealth to charity as part of his succession plan, his daughter, Halima Dangote, has revealed. Halima, a trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, disclosed the arrangement in an interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday, saying the billionaire had secured his family’s support to dedicate 33 […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/dangote-to-donate-one-third-of-wealth-to-charity/feed/ 0 Ex-transport minister Rotimi Amaechi’s mother dies at 89 https://thecitizenng.com/ex-transport-minister-rotimi-amaechis-mother-dies-at-89/ https://thecitizenng.com/ex-transport-minister-rotimi-amaechis-mother-dies-at-89/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:14:25 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285353 A former Minister of Transportation and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has lost his mother, Mary Amaechi, who died at the age of 89. The family announced her passing in a statement issued by the Rotimi Amaechi Media Office on Thursday, saying the matriarch died peacefully on Thursday. Describing the late […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/ex-transport-minister-rotimi-amaechis-mother-dies-at-89/feed/ 0 UK-based Nigerian caregiver dies by suicide https://thecitizenng.com/uk-based-nigerian-caregiver-dies-by-suicide/ https://thecitizenng.com/uk-based-nigerian-caregiver-dies-by-suicide/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:45:50 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285225 A coroner’s court in the United Kingdom has ruled that a 27-year-old Nigerian woman, Beatrice Solomon, died by suicide after battling mental health challenges linked to personal difficulties. Beatrice, who relocated from Nigeria to the UK on a skilled worker visa in November 2023, was found unresponsive in her home on Norris Road, Stanfield. According […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/uk-based-nigerian-caregiver-dies-by-suicide/feed/ 0 Nigerian student in Ukraine dies after Russian airstrike https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-student-in-ukraine-dies-after-russian-airstrike/ https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-student-in-ukraine-dies-after-russian-airstrike/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:06:02 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284970 A Russian airstrike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has claimed the life of 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Nnani Adaobi Marian, just days before she was due to graduate from Kharkiv National Medical University. Marian, who had completed her medical studies at the university, suffered severe injuries when Russian forces launched aerial bomb attacks on […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-student-in-ukraine-dies-after-russian-airstrike/feed/ 0 Man calls for state of emergency on child abuse after Abia incident https://thecitizenng.com/man-calls-for-state-of-emergency-on-child-abuse-after-abia-incident/ https://thecitizenng.com/man-calls-for-state-of-emergency-on-child-abuse-after-abia-incident/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:50:28 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284961 Nigerian writer and founder of the Leave No One Behind Rural Care Initiative, Charles Ogbu, has called on the government to declare a state of emergency on child abuse and violence against children following an attack on a young girl in Abia State. Ogbu made the call in a Facebook post on Monday while reacting […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/man-calls-for-state-of-emergency-on-child-abuse-after-abia-incident/feed/ 0 I started my ICAN journey at 13, says Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant https://thecitizenng.com/i-started-my-ican-journey-at-13-says-nigerias-youngest-chartered-accountant/ https://thecitizenng.com/i-started-my-ican-journey-at-13-says-nigerias-youngest-chartered-accountant/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:11:18 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284915 Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant, Osasere Okundaye, has recounted how she began her journey with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), at the age of 13, after finishing secondary school early. Okundaye spoke on Saturday during the Power Must Change Hands monthly programme at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries headquarters in Magboro, […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/i-started-my-ican-journey-at-13-says-nigerias-youngest-chartered-accountant/feed/ 0 Remi Tinubu under fire over akara, roasted corn remarks https://thecitizenng.com/remi-tinubu-under-fire-over-akara-roasted-corn-remarks/ https://thecitizenng.com/remi-tinubu-under-fire-over-akara-roasted-corn-remarks/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:03:30 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284722 The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has come under criticism on social media after encouraging Nigerians to consider small-scale businesses such as selling akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli, saying they require little capital to start. Tinubu spoke while addressing State House Correspondents after the Renewed Hope Initiative’s second-quarter meeting with wives of state governors, held […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/remi-tinubu-under-fire-over-akara-roasted-corn-remarks/feed/ 0 US deports Nigerian after domestic violence, other convictions https://thecitizenng.com/us-deports-nigerian-after-domestic-violence-other-convictions/ https://thecitizenng.com/us-deports-nigerian-after-domestic-violence-other-convictions/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:21:52 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284679 The United States has deported a Nigerian national, Ayodeji Ajayi, following multiple criminal convictions, including domestic violence, as part of its ongoing immigration enforcement efforts. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Tuesday, saying Ajayi had remained in the country illegally after entering on […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/us-deports-nigerian-after-domestic-violence-other-convictions/feed/ 0 Man faces prosecution over viral assault on woman https://thecitizenng.com/man-faces-prosecution-over-viral-assault-on-woman/ https://thecitizenng.com/man-faces-prosecution-over-viral-assault-on-woman/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:50:11 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284604 The Abia State Police Command will arraign a 37-year-old man, Agwu Ukpo, for attempted murder for allegedly assaulting a woman during a dispute over a pot of soup in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Chinaka stated that the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/man-faces-prosecution-over-viral-assault-on-woman/feed/ 0 FG to establish GBV safe spaces in 774 LGs https://thecitizenng.com/fg-to-establish-gbv-safe-spaces-in-774-lgs/ https://thecitizenng.com/fg-to-establish-gbv-safe-spaces-in-774-lgs/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:25:48 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284502 The Federal Government will establish dedicated safe spaces in all 774 Local Government Areas of the country to strengthen protection and support services for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministry and the National […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/fg-to-establish-gbv-safe-spaces-in-774-lgs/feed/ 0 Xenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa https://thecitizenng.com/xenophobia-268-nigerian-returnees-arrive-in-lagos-from-south-africa/ https://thecitizenng.com/xenophobia-268-nigerian-returnees-arrive-in-lagos-from-south-africa/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:28:18 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284262 The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks has arrived in Lagos. A total of 268 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Thursday aboard an Air Peace flight arranged as part of the Federal Government’s repatriation efforts. The evacuation flight, originally scheduled to depart […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/xenophobia-268-nigerian-returnees-arrive-in-lagos-from-south-africa/feed/ 0 Retirees stage protest, demand N32,000 pension benefits, others https://thecitizenng.com/retirees-stage-protest-demand-n32000-pension-benefits-others/ https://thecitizenng.com/retirees-stage-protest-demand-n32000-pension-benefits-others/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:54:45 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284215 Aggrieved ex-employees of the defunct Arab Bank and Assurance Bank took to the streets of Lagos on Wednesday in a protest, accusing regulatory authorities of systemic neglect and pushing them into acute poverty. The protest was held at the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate office at the old Secretariat within the premises of Tafawa Balewa Square, […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/retirees-stage-protest-demand-n32000-pension-benefits-others/feed/ 0 Tinubu orders repatriation of 300 Nigerians from Ethiopian prisons https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-repatriation-of-300-nigerians-from-ethiopian-prisons/ https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-repatriation-of-300-nigerians-from-ethiopian-prisons/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:07:20 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284087 President Bola Tinubu has dispatched a high-level delegation to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to secure the immediate repatriation of nearly 300 Nigerian nationals serving prison sentences in the country. Sources within the Presidency and the foreign service familiar with the directive said the prisoners are held in deteriorating conditions at Kaliti, a maximum-security prison in Addis […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-repatriation-of-300-nigerians-from-ethiopian-prisons/feed/ 0 Pastor flees as gunmen abduct son in Ondo https://thecitizenng.com/pastor-flees-as-gunmen-abduct-son-in-ondo/ https://thecitizenng.com/pastor-flees-as-gunmen-abduct-son-in-ondo/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:14:58 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283795 A nine-year-old boy, identified as Victor Olaosebikan, has been abducted by suspected gunmen who invaded Igbosi Community in Idogun, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, during a midnight attack that left two buildings damaged and residents fleeing for safety. The attackers reportedly stormed the community in the early hours of Friday, firing gunshots and […]

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