Entertainment

Destiny Kid singer welcomes first child

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2019 0

Destiny Kids act, Favour Iwueze has welcomed her first child with her husband Okpaleze. The gospel singer’s brother, Joshua Iwueze shared news of his sister’s safe delivery on his Instagram page on Saturday, while expressing his happiness in being the latest uncle in town. READ

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Woman, child die in petrol tanker fire incident in Onitsha – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

Ebenezer Chima, president-general, Igbo Community Association in Kano, and Boniface Ibekwe, Sarki Ndigbo, condemned the action of the suspects. Abiodun gives automatic employment to Ilaro Poly best graduating student SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state confirmed the death in a statement issued to journalists in Awka. Mohammed said that

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16-year-old activist who refused child marriage honoured

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2019 0

New York – Miss Payal Jangid, a 16-year-old from India was on Tuesday honoured for her commitment towards advocating for education and abolition of child marriage after refusing to marry at the age of 12. Jangid was presented with the Change Maker award by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Mrs Amina Mohammed at the 2019 Global Goals […]

Features

Sexually abused author says, I am “Broken but Beautiful” in new book

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2017 0

As the world grabbles with the scourge of rape and child molestation, young Nigerian author, Vera Alex has narrated how she was sexually abused consistently by her uncle at the age of seven and the effect of the abuse on her life. In her book titled “Broken But Beautiful”, which was presented to the public […]

Opinion

Girl child education in Nigeria: Cultural impediment and role of United Nations

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

Girl child education in Nigeria has been bedeviled with various challenges with a view to creating an equal forms of formal education between the male folk . Education as the name implies is the basic fundamental human rights and this has been acknowledged since the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Different […]

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Economy Is Responsible for Child Street Hawking – Street Hawker

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2015 0

In spite of the International Child Rights Law of which Nigeria is a signatory, and constant campaigns against child abuse by some State Governments, child street hawking persists nationally.  RUTH IJERE talked to some of the children in Lagos and reports.   Everywhere you go in cities, towns and some villages, child street hawking is […]

Football Sports

Footballer Johnson To Appear In Court Over Sexual Activity With A Child

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

England and Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has been charged with three offences of sexual activity with a child under 16, BBC reports. The 27-year-old, from Castle Eden, County Durham, was initially arrested on 2 March. He has also been charged with one offence of grooming. Durham Police had previously extended his bail for five weeks. […]