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21
Jan

WOMAN BATTERED 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING AND MASTURBATING

Joe VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
A 15-year-old girl, Oluebube Amadi, has refused to report her guardian, Mrs. Ebere Ugochukwu, to the police for allegedly assaulting her. Amadi, a primary six pupil, lives with the woman on Muhammed Akinje Street, Ejigbo, Lagos State. It was learnt that a Good Samaritan who met her while she was writhing in pain on the street advised the victim to report …
21
Jan

I HATE TO SEE CHILDREN SUFFERING — Ozzy Bosco

Joe CHILD UPBRINGING No Comments
By Ngozi Emedolibe He is a child with the ideas of an adult. That is how best to describe this kid music star, who started out two years ago on the stage of the seventh edition of Kids Got Talent, a reality TV show. Before he could get a head-start in school, it was already clear to his mother, Nonye Mojekwu-Chukwujama, that her son belonged to music. …
20
Jan

SOLDIERS RESCUE 14 PREGNANT TEENAGERS, 8 CHILDREN IN ABIA

Joe CHILD ABUSE No Comments
Soldiers from 144 Battalion, Asa, in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State have rescued 14 pregnant teenagers and eight children from a motherless babies’ home at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. Also arrested by the soldiers were six young men, who claimed to be staff of the home, and two girls, aged 16 and 25. …
20
Jan

DIVORCE – AN EVIL WIND THAT BLOWS NO ONE NO GOOD

Joe CHILD UPBRINGING No Comments
Written by Iyore Enadeghe So many persons think of divorce as a panacea for every marital ill, only to find out when they tried it, that this remedy is worse than the disease. Divorce in any circumstance, rips a child apart, tossing him/her from one house to another, limiting time spent with his/her parents, and confusing him/her. There are very few …
19
Jan

POPE URGES FILIPINOS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND GIVE THEM HOPE

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  (AP) — Pope Francis ended his Asian pilgrimage Sunday with an appeal for the future of the Catholic Church, urging an estimated 3 million rain-soaked Filipinos to protect their young from sin and vice so they can instead become missionaries of the faith. Francis marked an important Filipino feast day honoring the infant Jesus by dedicating …
19
Jan

What Your Child Should Know About Money

Joe Education No Comments
Parents frequently hear that it’s important to teach children about money, and it’s hard to imagine any mother or father arguing the point. But obviously you’re rushing things if you’re trying to explain revolving credit to a 5-year-old. So if you’re wondering what concepts kids can grasp and by what age, here are guidelines …
19
Jan

A 60 – YEAR OLD MAN RAPES A 14 – YEAR OLD PRIMARY SIX PUPIL

Joe CHILD ABUSE No Comments
A 60-year-old bricklayer, Segun Benson, has been accused of raping a primary six pupil on Mommoh Street in the Agege area of Lagos State. In the course of the rape, the victim’s private parts were said to have been damaged. Benson, who has an aged mother, was said to have never been married, while attempts by his mother to get him a wife had continually …