Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO) – 2015

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Jan

ZIMBABWEAN HIGH COURT BANS CANING OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS

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The High Court in Zimbabwe has abolished corporal punishment against juvenile offenders saying the practice was illegal under the new constitution and, globally, regarded as violence against children. Instead of caning, the court directed that rehabilitation should, instead, be used in cases involving young offenders. The ruling was made by Justice …

31

Jan

WOMAN WHO WAS GENETICALLY A MAN GIVES BIRTH TO TWINS AFTER DOCTORS GREW HER A WOMB

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Proud: Hayley with husband Sam and twins Avery, left, and Darcey A woman told she was genetically a man with no reproductive organs when she was 19 has given birth to twin girls. Hayley Haynes, 28, had miracle babies Avery and Darcey after she grew a womb thanks to hormone therapy. Gazing lovingly at the baby in her arms, Hayley can’t believe …

31

Jan

BOY ATTACKED BY DOGS RETURNS FROM INDIA WITH SUCCESSFUL SURGERY

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Omonigho – now Then Omonigho Abraham, the four year old boy who was attacked by dogs in the Igando area of Lagos State, has returned into the country from an India medical trip. Omonigho returned into Nigeria on Thursday in company with his father, Odia, and mother, Helen, who went with …

30

Jan

OMOTOLA SHARES HER STORY WITH PUPILS

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“Starting a career as a young girl of 16, all I wanted was to help my widowed mother provide for our young family. I stumbled on the opportunity to model freely, and by fate, I was invited to a movie casting. Who knew as frightened and vulnerable as I was then, that I was starting the journey of my destiny?” These were the words of celebrated actress, …

30

Jan

SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS FOUND FLOATING ON OSUN RIVER

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The residents of the Ijetu area of Osogbo have been thrown into mourning following the discovery of the corpses of two pupils on the Osun River. It was gathered that a woman had gone to the river to fetch water when she found the corpses of the two pupils floating on the river. A resident of the area told Punch on Thursday that the woman dropped her …

29

Jan

SOUTH SUDAN MILITANT GROUP TO RELEASE 3,000 CHILD SOLDIERS

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UNICEF and partners have secured the release of approximately 3,000 children from an armed group in South Sudan – one of the largest ever demobilizations of children. The first group of 280 children were released today, at the village of Gumuruk in Jonglei State, eastern South Sudan. Further phased releases of the other children will occur over …

29

Jan

BOKO HARAM RELEASE IMAGES OF CHILD SOLDIERS TRAINED IN NIGERIA

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Children too poor to own a store-bought toy are being given automatic rifles to train as child soldiers for Boko Haram, an Islamic terrorist faction that operates primarily in northeastern Nigeria. The jihadist group’s media arm recently posted two photos purporting to show a child soldier training camp with youngsters smartly dressed in blue …

29

Jan

KORANIC SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA JOIN THE DRIVE FOR UNIVERSAL EDUCATION

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© UNICEF Maiunguwa Shuaibu, teaching at an integrated Koranic school in north-eastern Nigeria. According to Mr. Shuaibu, enrolment has spiked since the traditional Koranic school integrated English, maths, science and social sciences. By Patrick Moser Millions of children in northern Nigeria are not receiving a formal education. One way UNICEF is addressing …

27

Jan

Kidnappers demand $100,000 to release schoolgirl

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A Niger Republic-based kidnapping syndicate has demanded the payment of $100, 000 as ransom for the release of its 15-year-old victim, Precious Okoro. The victim’s father, Nwaigwe, explained that Precious was kidnapped around Songotedo, in the Ajah area of Lagos State, where she had boarded a commercial vehicle en route to her school in Ikenne, Ogun …

26

Jan

A 15-YEAR OLD GIRL FLEES GUARDIAN’S HOUSE

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A 15-year-old girl, Paulina Ojeka, has been declared missing by her guardian, Pastor Biodun Akinlade, who lives on Abioye Street, Ogba, Lagos State. The teenager reportedly fled home on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, after she came back from her place of work where she was an apprentice to a tailor. It was learnt that the girl’s action might not be …

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