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30
Jul

Rehabilitating street children

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE No Comments
By Rasak Musbau In many countries, there are children whose habitation is on the streets. And since they domicile in the streets, they are referred to as street children. Children are supposed to enjoy love, care and protection from parents, but this is not the case with the street children. These children are denied basic rights and are exposed to …
19
May

OUTBREAK OF DEMONIC POSSESSION IN SCHOOL

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Many children in a school in Peru have suffered seizures and described visions of a man in black trying to kill them in what locals say was a mass case of demonic possession. Up to 80 students were seen convulsing, screeming and fainting at Elsa Perea Flores school in Northern Peru’s Tarapolo. The school was reportedly built on a mafia graveyard. …
08
May

Dangers Of Alcohol In Pregnancy

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Agency Report Women trying for a baby and those in the first three months of pregnancy should not drink any alcohol, updated UK guidelines say. Some experts had previously said a couple of glasses of wine a week was acceptable. It now says abstinence is the only way to be certain that the baby is not harmed. There is no proven safe amount that women …
08
May

The male child syndrome at its worst

Joe Igbwe CHILD UPBRINGING No Comments
While every parent-to-be wants a happy, healthy baby, many cannot deny that they have a sex preference. Dealing with it is another matter entirely. In Nigeria today,many have come to believe that once a woman has not delivered a baby boy, she is yet to make an impact in the family. So is the plight of many women who are yet to have male children for …
09
Apr

12-YR-OLD GIRL EXPOSES FATHER: ‘He serially raped me, aborted my 4-month-old pregnancy’

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments
THE people of Immringi community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State are  in  shock following the allegation  of  incestuous relationship between a middle aged man, Bamekpa, and his 12 year old daughter  (names withheld). Bamekpa allegedly started having canal knowledge of the girl at the age of 11. The girl allegedly  took in, before  …
09
Apr

Albinos killed in Tanzania for money

Joe Igbwe FOREIGN NEWS, Right to life No Comments
A new report has revealed that about 70 Tanzanian albinos have been killed in the past six years. The body parts of these albinos, ranging from hearts to genitals, are widely believed to be powerful magical ingredients. In a move to stop these killings, the government of the east African country has banned soothsayers from talking about albinos in order …
09
Apr

CRIMINALISING RAPE AND CHILD ABUSE OFFENCES

Joe Igbwe CHILD ABUSE, Education No Comments
By Ayo Afuwape The issue of rape in today’s society, especially in Nigeria, is beginning to take the centre stage, occupying front pages of both local and national dailies while critical issues bordering on national discourse and economic debates rarely get that much attention. Today, the issue of rape has gone beyond a matter of  sex without consent …
13
Mar

Two Former Women Prisoners Share Their Horrific Experiences Of Giving Birth While Literally In Shackles

Joe Igbwe Right of women and girls No Comments
It’s tough enough being in jail with its closed-in walls and dismal atmosphere, but imagine being stuck in that kind of confinement while also being pregnant? Miyhosi Benton and Maria Caraballo, two formerly incarcerated women, spoke candidly on it, as survivors, during a Huffington Post Liveepisode. Their revelations were not surprising in how …