By Elizabeth Atime-Chirkpi Calls for justice over the death of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje have intensified, seven years after the young girl died from complications linked to years of sexual abuse allegedly inflicted by her guardians in Benue State. The Enugu-based Kunie Foundation has renewed its demand for justice, describing Ochanya’s story as “a chilling reminder […]
Rev Fr. Benedict Ugwuanyi in this exclusive interview with DOOSUUR IWAMBE maintained that child abuse is a social nuisance that should be confronted by government, policy makers parents and teachers. According to him, unless the causes of child abuse are addressed in Nigeria, efforts to prevent it will be hindered. Read the excepts What informed […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has adopted the strategy of ‘name and shame’ as part of efforts to curb child abuse, just as it has arraigned seven persons before the FCT Family Court for various offenses. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director, Gender Department of the FCT Social Development Secretariat, Dr. Agnes Hart, expressed worry over the […]
Wife of the Lagos state governor, Bolanle Ambode, has urged women to be united and a voice against recurring social problems of domestic violence, child abuse, rape and teenage pregnancy. She spoke on Tuesday at the Lagos Women Forum initiated by Mrs. Ambode with the theme: ‘Woman…Your Health…Your Social Environment’, to discuss matters relating to […]
Benjamin Omoike A total of 5000 Primary and Secondary School Students have been engaged on child rights and child abuse, as well as all forms of sexual and domestic violence by the Lagos State government under the aegis of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT). The initiative is also geared towards […]
The renewed efforts by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to curtail incidences of human trafficking in the country has received a major boost as the United States of America (USA) has thrown its weight behind the activities of the Agency in order to improve its effectiveness as a model […]
Many young people drawn to extremist groups such as Boko Haram know “little to nothing” about Koranic texts and interpretations, according to a UN study. The survey, which profiled nearly 500 voluntary recruits to militant groups including al-Shabab and Boko Haram, found that finding a job is “the most acute need at the time of […]
Alliance Against Child Abuse and Molestation (ACAM), an NGO, on Wednesday proposed stricter laws against offenders to reduce the rate of child abuse and sexual molestation in Nigeria. The Founder of the Group, Vivian Elebiyo-Okojie made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The Alliance Against Child Abuse […]