Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO)

08

Feb

16,600 children lost parents to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leon – UNICEF

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No fewer than 16,600 children are registered as having lost one or both parents, or primary care-givers to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone so far, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said. The UN body said less than three per cent of this population was placed outside family or community care. This was disclosed in a statement …

07

Feb

Florida mom sets record with 14 pound baby boy

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Baby got back! Maxxandra Ford of Tampa, Fl. set a record on Jan. 29 by giving birth to a healthy baby boy weighing 14 pounds and one ounce. That makes her son the largest baby born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa Bay, and one of the largest ever born in the state’s history. Ford, who has a 1-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter already, claims …

07

Feb

Father refuses to give up baby with Down syndrome

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When he discovered his newborn son had Down syndrome, a New Zealand man living in Armenia was horrified not by the condition, but by the assumption that he wouldn’t want to keep little Leo. When the boy was born, “the doctor came out, he said, ‘There’s a real problem with your son,'” Samuel Forrest tells ABC. “They …

07

Feb

Fight Against Boko Haram Turns Children Into ‘Soldiers’, Spies

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By Philip Obaji Jr. More than five years of fighting in north eastern Nigeria has produced a replay of Africa’s catastrophic history. Nearly 10,000 have died and over one million people have been displaced. Many schools have been closed, abduction of girls is on the rise and another ghost of wars past is reappearing: the recruitment of child …

07

Feb

PAINTER ARRAIGNED FOR RAPING 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL

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The police have arraigned 25-year-old painter, Hamzat Afeez, for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in the Egbeda area of Lagos State. He was arraigned on one count of rape at the Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court. Afeez allegedly took the victim’s younger sister into his room while their mother washed clothes in the house. The victim was …

07

Feb

MAN RAPES 11-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER

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The Bauchi State police command has arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly raping his11-year-old daughter. The state Police Commissioner, Lawal Shehu, while parading the suspect alongside others at the police headquarters in Bauchi on Thursday, expressed worry over the increasing rate of rape cases in the state. He vowed that all suspected rapists …

05

Feb

Take a look at Segun Arinze’s 5-Months-Old Daughter?

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He’s definitely not the most handsome actor in Nollywood, but his daughter is the cutest thing ever. Veteran Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze shared photos of his gorgeous daughter on social media and she looks so so adorable. What do you have to say? So Cute?

05

Feb

Baby Boy, 2, Among 4 Children Who Survived Taiwan Plane Crash

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A two-year-old boy has been miraculously pulled to safety after his plane crashed in Taiwan. He was among four other children who thankfully survived the devastating accident. Tragedy has struck Taiwan after an aircraft clipped a motorway overpass, causing it to crash into a river on Feb. 4. Sadly, multiple passengers have reportedly died, but, by …

05

Feb

Over 100 Pupils Receive Lessons Under Trees As Wind Blows Off Class Roofs In Obudu

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By Jonathan Ugbal Over 100 pupils of Saint John’s primary school Okworotung in Obudu local government area now receive classes under tree shades after a heavy rainstorm blew off the roof of their classrooms. An unlikely gust of wind eyewitness say blew off the roof at about 7 pm on January 12 earlier this year. A visit to the institution by …

04

Feb

MAID BATHED WITH HOT WATER BY HER MISTRESS

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A 15-year-old citizen of Republic of Benin, Sadia (surname unknown), has regretted her decision to seek the job of a housemaid with one Mrs Bunmi Oladele, a full-time housewife in Ibadan, Oyo State. With her face swollen and both eyes shut from the effect of beating, tears rolled down her cheeks as she lay on the bed at a hospital she was taken for …

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