Former Abia State Governor and Chief Whip of the Senate Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has warned parents and guardians against child abuse and other social evils. Kalu handed over the warning on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day today and urged the government to uphold the Child Rights Act at all levels, stressing that … Read more
A two-year-old boy has been sentenced to life in a North Korean prison camp after a Bible was found at his parents’ home. This has been revealed from the International Religious Freedom Report of the US State Department. It was said that her entire family, including the child, was locked up because of the search … Read more
Sign up for our breaking news email to get free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox. Sign up for our free Latest News email A senior police officer has described the investigation into the death of 15-month-old Jacob Lennon as “disturbing and emotional” and the “saddest” of his 30-year career. Jacob … Read more
Sign up for our breaking news email to get free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox. Sign up for our free Latest News email Parents who murdered their 10-month-old son just weeks after he returned to care for him have been sentenced to life in prison for his murder. Shannon Marsden … Read more
Sign up for our breaking news email to get free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox. Sign up for our free Latest News email An 11-year-old cancer patient with lymphoma was “broke down” to tears when she met the stem cell donor who saved her life for three years. James Benzel … Read more
Newly elected President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Almajiri Child Rights Initiative to help stop the Almajiri menace in the northern part of the country. The NGO under the leadership of its director Mr Mohammed Keena called on the 2023 Almajiri Child Rights Day in Abuja. The theme of the event, “Transformative Action … Read more
A hotly debated bill in Iowa would roll back some child labor protections, including limits on the number of hours minors can work during a day.
The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Lagos State Chapter in collaboration with the FH1360/Alive and Thrive Project organized an interactive media round table aimed at promoting maternal, infant and young child nutrition with interventions to reduce the overall number of anemia hosted. Defects related to mother and child. The post NAWOJ partners with FH1360 … Read more
In an effort to combat child abuse, the Lagos State Government has unveiled a child-friendly booklet – “My Passport of Rights”. The unveiling was done on Wednesday through the state’s domestic and sexual violence agency. Executive Secretary, DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Wiwor-Adenyi said that the unveiling of the booklet was part of the Children’s Day celebration. … Read more
Sign up to get expert analysis from Westminster email straight to your inbox Receive our free Viewing of Westminster email Security minister Tom Tugendhat has said that Meta is choosing to “allow predators to operate with impunity” by rolling out encrypted messaging despite an “epidemic” of child abuse. He urged the social media giant – … Read more