Tag: Children
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Run your race, maintain your lane – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A few Saturdays ago, a friend was doing his usual exercise around his estate. Another man, who was also doing his work out, breezed past him. The other man was walking faster. For every three laps (about 350 metres) he did, the other man overtook him. By the time he did 13…
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How to equip children to protect themselves from sexual abuse – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku One way we can succeed in ending sexual abuse of children is by involving the children themselves; by helping them to protect themselves. This we can do by letting them know what is on the ground. We have to bring them on board. Even the very young ones. Do you know that…
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Incessant child sexual abuse: The homes have lost their safety for children – Ozioma Onyenweaku
Ozioma Onyenweaku In Delta State of Nigeria, a man was arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter, and procuring abortion for her. The victim was 10 years old when the first abuse occurred. She informed her mother who told her to keep quiet over it. The mother did not only tell her to…
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Nurse kills wife, two children in Ousn
A Nurse in Osun State, Tunde Adeniran, has allegedly killed his wife, Sarah, and two children. The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the development in which the resident of Inisa town was said to have hacked his family to death with a cutlass. The incident was said to have occurred…
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Two kids murdered, 10 injured in Lagos building collapse
Two children were on Wednesday confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a story building collapsed in Lagos. The sad incident occurred at 46, Gafari Balogun Street Ogudu, around 12:30pm. It was gathered that the edifice collapsed following a mudslide which was occasioned by a heavy downpour. Director General (DG) Lagos…
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Rashford steps up campaign for free meals for “struggling” children
Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford has stepped up his campaign for the government to fund free meals for struggling children through the summer school lockdown. The 22-year-old football star, who said it was the kind of support he himself had to rely on as a boy, has taken a prominent role during the…
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‘Mum I blame you’ – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By OZIOMA ONYENWEAKU Do you recall the sexual assault case I used as an example last time? I stated there that the girl would not have forgiven her mother if she was eventually violated by her father. A lot of people have asked me why I felt so; and why the girl would blame her…
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Investment in children, sure way to national growth – Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the People Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi, has said that adequate investment in the lives of children is a sure way of bringing national development to Nigeria. Obi made this known through a Statement from his media office,…
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Nigerian military encourages sexual abuse, brutality of children in custody – Amnesty
Global rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the treatment of children arrested for allegedly engaging in terrorism. Amnesty said the children were locked up alongside adult terrorists who sexually abuse them while military officials look the other way. The rights group said this in its latest report titled, ‘We dried our tears: Addressing the toll…
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Senate President expresses worry over out-of-school children
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2020 Children’s Day. Lawan noted that the day was set aside to highlight the realities of children in a society with a view to promoting their well-being and happiness now and for the future. The Senate President said the…