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The likely reason for the rampant paedophilia in Nigeria unfolds in Twitter conversation about the age of consent
The flimsy endurance of the Twitter trend cycle of 24 – at most 48 – hours has only on extremely rare occasions respected the gravity of a topic of discussion.…
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Child Protection in Nigeria is making progress but not fast enough
The Katsina House of assembly in collaboration with Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Save the Children International, embarked on a translation exercise of the Child Rights Act (2003) on 9th April.…
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When Nigeria is ready to tackle child marriage, this might be the first step
Child marriage is still an ongoing menace in Nigeria that does not appear to be going away any time soon. Nigeria ranks 11th among countries with the highest prevalence of…
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Witchcraft and the tragedy of street kids in Nigeria
A matter of great concern that rarely takes the centre stage in Nigeria’s public discourse is the tragedy of homeless children – ‘street kids’ as they are called as if…
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Opinion: A white elephant called The Child Rights Act
by Garba Shehu But without education and enlightenment, life-changing acts of parliament such as the Child Rights Act will remain what they are –white elephants. A lesson man is taught…
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Roz Ben-Okagbue: Is the removal of S29 the answer to eradicating child marriage?
by Roz Ben-Okagbue The long and short of it all is that just as Yerima argued in the Senate, the Nigerian legal system through Islamic and Customary law places no…
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Pastor arraigned in court for raping 10 year old girl during children’s fellowship in Jos
by Rachel Ogbu ephesians4-15.blogspot A pastor in Jos was charged on Monday for raping a 10-year-old girl. Baba-Yemisi Seyi, 44, appeared before Mustapha Hassan in an Upper Area Court in…
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Seriously, isn’t it time to enforce the Child Rights Act?
By Adebola Rayo The Child Rights Act is only just one more law that is not properly enforced in Nigeria. Perhaps because of the harsh economic realities in the country,…
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