Tag: Orphans
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HoR member to marry off 100 orphans in Kebbi
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Argungu/Augie Federal Constituency of Kebbi State at the National Assembly, Sani Yakubu Noma, has concluded nuptial arrangements to give out100 female orphans. Speaking to newsmen at his hometown in the Argungu area of Kebbi State, the lawmaker said the marriage plan was part of his contributions to…
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Children orphaned by insurgency are mine – Sultan
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared that the orphans of insurgency are his children.
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Delta uncovers, shuts down illegal orphanage, relocates 22 orphans
An illegal orphanage located in Ashaka, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta state, was closed down by the state government, on Sunday, for failure to comply with the provisions of the the Child Rights Act as domesticated by law in the state. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, Mrs Flora…
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Orphans of the African continent, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. Five million fellow Africans in Western Cameroon are between the hard hitting hammer of the Cameroonian military and security forces, and the anvil of an armed opposition that has risen to defend the victims. With unending military operations, life for these people has become a vicious circle of harassment, arrests, torture,…
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NGO conducts medical examinations on 500 orphans in Borno
More than 500 children orphaned by Boko Haram insurgency in Borno have benefitted from medical examination and screening exercise initiated by an NGO, Smile Mission Healthcare. Ms Kaltume Jidda, the Head of Clinical Services of the organization, made the disclosure while inspecting the exercise at the Orphans Integrated Learning Centre, on Saturday in Maiduguri.…
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Orphans in A/Ibom protest against non-payment of parents’ gratuities
Hundreds of children and relations of late teachers in primary schools protested in Uyo on Monday against non-payment of their parents’ gratuities by Akwa Ibom State Government. The protesters, under the aegis of Association of Next-of-Kin of Late Primary School Teachers, barricaded the gate to the Government House for several hours. They demanded to be…