Estimated Reading Time: 1The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that this year’s Children’s Day comes at a challenging moment as the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of girls that are being sexually abused. UNICEF stressed that violence is carried out against one in four Nigerian children and[Read More…]
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Again, Kano Court sentence 13-year-old boy, to 10 years in prison for blasphemy
Estimated Reading Time: 1The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Kano state government to urgently reverse the sentencing of Umar Farouq, a 13-year-old boy, to 10 years in prison for blasphemy. In a statement, Peter Hawkins, UNICEF representative in Nigeria, said the sentence contradicts the United Nations[Read More…]
