Monthly Archives: December 2016

PASTOR REMANDED IN PRISON FOR DEFILING 5-YEAR OLD GIRL

A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has remanded an Anglican church pastor, Gabriel Asateru, in prison over alleged defilement of a 5-year old girl. The said pastor committed the offence on the 23rd day of December, 2016 at Ekiti state. On the said day, the 53 years old pastor unlawfully had canal knowledge of the little girl (names withheld) by petting …

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: A CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION OF A BETTER FUTURE

All children deserve childhoods free from all manner of sexual abuse and exploitation. Without this safety, we put our future as a society at risk. As a part of the Old Nursery Rhyme states “……listen to your children, we are the leaders of tomorrow”, the rise and fall of every nation deepends solely on her future leaders, which should be psychologically …

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR TORTURING HER 4-YEAR STEPSON

One Amina Yakubu has been arrested by the police in Kaduna for allegedly torturing her 4-year old stepson. She was accused of frequently beating the little boy, pouring cold water on him and torturing him with hot pressing iron. The boy, Al-amin Yakubu, lives with her after his father divorced his mother ten months ago. A Kaduna based civil society …

CHILDREN CAN NO LONGER PLAY OUTDOORS IN SYRIA

Syrian children trapped under siege can no longer play outdoors. They can now only play underground. However, its good that despite the terrible conflict, Syrians are working hard to ensure that their children can still have joy and play. The land of childhood, a playground theme park created by linking a series of basements together offers children …