Monthly Archives: July 2017

18
Jul

Malala wants state of emergency on education in Nigeria

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Pakistani Rights Activist, Malala Yousafzai, has advised the Federal Government to declare a state emergency on education  to address the challenges in the sector. Yousafzai, made the call shortly after meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in the Presidential Villa on Monday. The 20-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is in Nigeria to canvass …
18
Jul

TEACHER ARRESTED FOR HAVING CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF THREE MALE PUPILS IN HIS SCHOOL

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A 22-year-old male teacher has been arrested by the Police in Benue State for sexually harassing three of his pupils at Kzito Nursery and Primary School, Eke in Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state. The teacher, Emmanuel Duke, was paraded Thursday at the police headquarters in Makurdi on allegation of committing unnatural offence. State Police …
14
Jul

60-yr-old Togolese rapes 3 Lagos primary school pupils

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A 60 year old Togolese identified as Sabi Burno has been arrested for allegedly defiling Mistura, 11, in a container on Ibikunle Akintoye Street, Apapa. While Mistura and Yinka attend Methodist Primary School, Randle, Apapa, Mary is a pupil of United Christian Primary School. The three victims have been admitted to the General Hospital, Apapa, for medical …
13
Jul

THE RIGHTS OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD

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THE RIGHTS OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD By Evans Ufeli In Nigeria, children’s Rights are protected by law and held sacred, not only does the law protect the child; it also stipulates punishment for adults who take advantage of children or seek to negatively influence them. The law seeks to prevent cruelty against children while stating the rights and obligations …
06
Jul

Mother Devastated After Discovering that Her Husband Has Been Sleeping With Their 12-year-old Daughter

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
  “My former husband, Kenneth Okonkwo, defiled his 12-year-old daughter when she visited him during last Easter holiday,” Ajoke Afolabi, a hairdresser, has told an Ikeja High Court. The estranged wife made the revelation while being led in evidence by Mr Akin George, the state prosecutor, at the resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday. Ajoke …
04
Jul

Pupils on holiday from Cotonou disappear in Lagos

Joe CHILD TRAFFICKING, Right to life No Comments
Uncertainty about the whereabouts of two siblings, Ridwan Adeleke, 10, and his eight-year-old sister, Nimota Adeleke, has caused panic in Wera town, Eyita, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The children, who live in Cotonou, Benin Republic with their parents, were said to be on holiday in Nigeria. It was gathered that the primary school pupils were born in Cotonou …