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Government Absent As NGO Deliberates On Fostering And Adoption Of Children In Cross River State

By Sylvia Akpan  A quarterly foster care meeting of the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) and partners has been held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. A key partner, the State Ministry of Humanity and Social Welfare was absent in the meeting meant to look into teething issues of fostering and adoption in Cross

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Cross River’s Acting CJ, Others List Challenges To Smooth Implementation Of Child Rights Law, Family Court

By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of Cross River, Justice Maurice Eneji and a number of experts have picked poor funding as one of the major factors militating against full implementation of Child Rights Act and Family Court in the State. Openinga two-day training yesterday on the family court rules funded by

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NGOs Blame Government, Religious Leaders For Child Witchcraft Branding

By Patrick Obia Government at all level and Religious Leaders have been blamed for the increased branding of children as witches as well as partial implementation of the Child’s Right Law. The accusation was made on a Sunday regular radio program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9FM Calabar by the Executive Director, BrenCare Foundation,

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