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02

Jan

TODDLER HIT BY ISRAELI MISSLE BLAST

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A two-year old girl, Naama Abu Al- Foul, was playing outside her home in Gaza City when she was thrown into the air by an Israeli missle blast. When she fell back to the earth, she landed squarely on her face. Her father, Fadi, was also thrown off his feet by the blast. Naama’s face was covered in blood. She suffered concussion and both her eyes …

29

Dec

PASTOR REMANDED IN PRISON FOR DEFILING 5-YEAR OLD GIRL

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A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has remanded an Anglican church pastor, Gabriel Asateru, in prison over alleged defilement of a 5-year old girl. The said pastor committed the offence on the 23rd day of December, 2016 at Ekiti state. On the said day, the 53 years old pastor unlawfully had canal knowledge of the little girl (names withheld) by petting …

27

Dec

In Kano: Man gives out his 13-year old daughter in marriage to a 56-year old man

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A Man in Kano has finalised plans to marry off his 13-year-old daughter, Bilkisu, to his 56-year-old friend. The same day, he also said he planned to marry off another daughter, who is almost the same age as Bilkisu. One relative took Bilkisu to the Freedom Radio office in Sharanda, Kano, where a media campaign was launched on behalf of the girl, who …

21

Dec

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: A CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION OF A BETTER FUTURE

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All children deserve childhoods free from all manner of sexual abuse and exploitation. Without this safety, we put our future as a society at risk. As a part of the Old Nursery Rhyme states “……listen to your children, we are the leaders of tomorrow”, the rise and fall of every nation deepends solely on her future leaders, which should be psychologically …

19

Dec

CRACO ADVOCATES THE INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE INTO NIGERIAN SCHOOLS CURRICULUM.

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Community service is work done by a person or group of people for the benefit of others. Community service is becoming a graduation requirement in most high schools around the world, particularly in the United States of America. More and more, middle and high school students around the US are being required to perform community service hours as part …

18

Dec

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR TORTURING HER 4-YEAR STEPSON

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One Amina Yakubu has been arrested by the police in Kaduna for allegedly torturing her 4-year old stepson. She was accused of frequently beating the little boy, pouring cold water on him and torturing him with hot pressing iron. The boy, Al-amin Yakubu, lives with her after his father divorced his mother ten months ago. A Kaduna based civil society …

14

Dec

SHAME to the Adults as the Children now rise up to speak up for themselves

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Seeing that the adults are not doing enough to save the children, the children have decided and determined to take their fate in their little hands by speaking out and fight for their cause. In recent time, many kid activists and child rights campaigners has risen in Nigeria, to campaign against child abuse, exploitation, child cruelty etc. Among such …

11

Dec

CHILDREN CAN NO LONGER PLAY OUTDOORS IN SYRIA

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Syrian children trapped under siege can no longer play outdoors. They can now only play underground. However, its good that despite the terrible conflict, Syrians are working hard to ensure that their children can still have joy and play. The land of childhood, a playground theme park created by linking a series of basements together offers children …

11

Dec

MILLIONS OF CHILDREN UNDER SIEGE

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According to a Unicef report, 3.7 million Syrian Children under the age of five have grown up knowing nothing but a lifetime shaped by war. The situation is not different from that of Iraq, Aphganistan, Sudan and Somalia. The suffering must end

27

Nov

CARING FOR OTHERS IS THE ESSENCE OF OUR BEING

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“I continued trying to give myself away in every circumstance.” I wanted to do God’s work, let Him display Himself through my life, and change my world as much as possible every single day. Most days, that didn’t include anything other people would find impressive. It simply meant being faithful to the people and responsibilities …

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