16-YEAR OLD HOUSE HELP RAPED FOR 4 YEARS AND IMPREGNATED BY HER MASTER Gloria, a year one senior secondary school student, lives with his married brother unaware that she was about to become a mother. But buried deeply in the girl’s heart was a painful secret she had never told a soul. The inquisitive neighbour was unconvinced. She approached Gloria’s …

CHILD RITUAL KILLERS THREATEN THE RIGHT TO LIFE, SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD: A CALL FOR URGENT ACTION.   The only son of a poor widow killed for ritual purpose by his father’s brother. In pursuit of wealth and fame, many people are now resorting to killing children for ritual purposes. It is usually rampant during the …

NSCDC Arrests Illegal Baby Factory Operator In Imo, Rescues 2-day Old Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a woman, Mrs Esther Akunmadu, for running an illegal baby factory and harbouring pregnant young ladies for the purpose of selling their babies after birth. Parading the suspect on Friday at the command …

The peace and serenity of Calabar the Cross River State capital may soon be tested if the increase in the nefarious activities of street urchins and abandoned children who are now roaming major parts of the town are not nipped in the bud. Investigations by CrossRiverWatch reveal that, these children who have either been pushed out of their homes by …