Tag: child abuse
Lagos police to charge mother for abusing daughter with hot iron
The Lagos State Police Command said that it had concluded investigation on a 39-year-old mother, Ayo Sheriff, who allegedly abused…
Child abuse: UNICEF seeks Buhari’s support over eradication
The United Nations Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, to partner with…
Lagos charges residents to shun domestic violence, child abuse
The Lagos State Government has urged residents of the state to desist from all forms of violent act and abuses,…
Care givers warned against child abuse
Mrs Bolanle Amupitan, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Kogi, has called on all care givers to stop…
Child Abuse: Lagos Engages 300 Parents On Preventive Measures
In furtherance of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's directives to ensure that child's rights are upheld and child abuse is eradicated from…
Lagos decries rising cases of violence, child abuse
The Lagos State Government has expressed worry at the rate of incidence of violence and child abuses in some quarters…
UNICEF partners agency to curb child abuse
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it has partnered with the Niger Child Right Protection Agency to protect the…
Mother of 3 burns daughter’s mouth
The Niger Child Rights Protection Agency is to charge a 30-year-old mother of three, Bilkisu Suleiman of Sabon Titi Area…
Child rights: Lawyer advocates arrest of careless parents
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mrs Bola Ake, has called for the arrest of careless parents as a means of protecting…
Kogi Commissioner to fight child, women abuse
Mrs Bolanle Amupitan, the new Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Kogi, says her major focus will be…
Child abuse caused by religion & culture Group says
A Kaduna-based NGO, All Children Charity International Foundation, has attributed the high rate of child abuse in the country to…
Lagos vows to prosecute 70-year old woman, others over child abuse
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute a 70-year old woman for applying pepper in a 12-year…
Stemming The Tide Of Child Abuse
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Recently, a video recording of a house maid inflicting unbelievable pains on a hapless eighteen months old…
Australian actor charged with 103 child sex offences
Australian actor Jeremy Kewley was charged with 103 child sex offences in a Melbourne court on Thursday, news reports said.…
Priests celibacy reason for child abuse
The Catholic Church in Australia on Friday said that obligatory celibacy may have contributed to priests abusing children, and recommended…