Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO) – 2015

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Jan

SOLDIERS RESCUE 14 PREGNANT TEENAGERS, 8 CHILDREN IN ABIA

Joe Igbwe 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

GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA RATIFIES UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Joe Igbwe Day of charity No Comments

As the world enters into the 26th year of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Somalia has become the 194th state party to ratify the Convention, setting a course to improve the lives of its youngest citizens. “By ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the government of Somalia is making an investment in the wellbeing of its …

20

Jan

DIVORCE – AN EVIL WIND THAT BLOWS NO ONE NO GOOD

Joe Igbwe 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

Joe Igbwe Day of charity No Comments

(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 Igbwe 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

Boko Haram Abducts 80 Children, Others in Cameroon

Joe Igbwe VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments

Suspected Boko Haram fighters have abducted 80 people, including children, in a deadly assault on villages in northern Cameroon, officials say. Government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary confirmed that three people had been killed in the attack, which had targeted the village of Mabass and several others along the Nigerian border. He said soldiers had …

19

Jan

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

Joe Igbwe 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 …

18

Jan

Pope Francis: ‘Women Have Much to Tell Us’

Joe Igbwe Right of women and girls No Comments

Pope Francis continued his five-day tour of the Philippines Sunday with a visit to the University of Santo Tomas in Manila where he drew cheers from the crowd with his remarks about the importance of listening to women. “Women have much to tell us in today’s society. Sometimes we’re too macho, and we don’t leave enough room for …

18

Jan

Mother Dies Right After Giving Birth to Miracle Quadruplets

Joe Igbwe Right to life No Comments

Erica Morales and her husband Carlos of Phoenix, Arizona had spent years trying to conceive. After IVF treatment last year, Erica found out she was pregnant with quadruplets. A month before her due date, she was rushed to the hospital with high blood pressure. The doctors checked her in to monitor her and not long after, she delivered the three girls …

18

Jan

TEENAGE GIRL RECOUNTS HER SEVEN WEEKS ORDEAL IN BOKO HARAM’S DEN

Joe Igbwe VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments

By Ebele Orakpo The dream of pretty fifteen-year-old Abigail John, a senior secondary two student of Government Day Secondary School, Jang, Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, was temporarily dashed on October 29, 2014 at 11.00am when the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists attacked Mubi and caught her in her house alongside others. It will be …

Monthly Archives: January 2015