Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Understanding, Recognizing, and Acting Early
Child sexual abuse is one of the most devastating violations a child can face, yet it often happens in silence. It is not always loud or violent; sometimes it hides…
Nigerian Man Sentenced to 14 years for Rape of a Minor in Kano
A Kano State High Court (No. 3), presided over by Justice Farouk Lawan, has handed a 14-year prison sentence to Ahmed Muhammed for raping a 12-year-old girl. Muhammed was first…
The Nigerian Child; Rights, Violation and Abuse.
Child rights are about the protection of the fundamental and essential rights and dignity of the child, who according to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)…
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS PROHIBITION ACTS.
BRIEF INTRODUCTION The Violence Against persons (prohibition) Act (VAPP) was passed into law in May 2015. The Act was a result of agitations for the protection of persons against the…
Right to Education
Educating the Girl Child: Ocholi O. Ibilola
By now, every one knows that education is a determinant in building up of tomorrow's leaders for a brighter future. Yet, it still seem ollusive for the Nigerian child; especially…
Culpability in Silence: Tawakalit Kareem
Silence- Is the magic wand that we wave in the hope that what has been done can be undone. The inaction we exhibit to somehow dull the deafening noise that…
