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As the world celebrate ‘Day of the African Child, Radio Nigeria Enugu National Station in partnership with United Nation International Children’s Emergency Fund ‘A’ Field Enugu organized a road show to educate Enugu communities on the essence of the Day. Addressing parents and students from various schools at the radio station’s Sam Nwaneri Pavilion, Mr. Emeka Odikpo, Zonal Director Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Enugu State explained the theme of this year’s edition “25 Years After The Adoption Of African Children’s Charter: Accelerating Our Collective Efforts To End Child Marriage In Africa.”  “The theme of this year’s edition of the Day of the African Child is very apt, going by the level of challenges faced by children in African today where most young girls are married off even before they attain the age of eighteen.” He highlighted that reports have also shown that one out of nine girls in developing countries are married before the age of fifteen, and if t...

A lovely story with an Islamic theme - it won't leave your eyes dry! I promise. In Shaa Allah.. Every Friday afternoon, after the Jummah prayers, the Imam and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out "PATH TO PARADISE" and other Islamic literature. This particular and fortunate Friday afternoon, as the time came for the Imam and his son to go to the streets with their booklets, it was very cold outside, as well as pouring rain. The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, ' OK, dad, I'm ready!'His dad asked, 'Ready for what?' 'Dad, it's time we go out and distribute these Islamic books. 'Dad responds, 'Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring with rain.'The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, 'But Dad, aren't people still going to hell, even though it's raining? 'Dad answers, 'Son, I am not going out in this weather.'Despondently, the boy as...

BY ABDULHAKEEM ADEOYE, SEYIFUNMI ADEBOTE AND OLUWAMUYIWA OGUNJOBI Members of the OBS editorial crew in Awgu Camp, Enugu State during the 2015 Batch “A” Skill Acquisition Entrepreneurship Development exhibition programme took time to seek the view of some of the facilitators and trainers. Those spoken to were full of praises to NYSC for sustaining the programme and giving them the opportunity to be part of the facilitators.  Here are some of their views.    John Chukwunonye Innocent the coordinator of the Information and communications technology (ICT) class during the recently concluded five day SAED programme shared his thoughts on the relevance of the training to the economic situation in the country. NYSC Enugu State  Coordinator; Mrs. N.E. Ukagha  inspecting products produced by participants Mr. Innocent who is a web developer and system analyst for Afritub was confident that his trainees benefitted a whole lot as it concerns ICT...

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To my brave sisters, the kidnapped schoolgirls of Chibok, On this first anniversary of your captivity, I write to you with a message of solidarity, love and hope. My name is Malala. I am a Pakistani girl your age. I am one of the millions of people around the world who keep you and your families foremost in our thoughts and prayers. We cannot imagine the full extent of the horrors you have endured. But please know this: We will never forget you. We will always stand with you.  Today and every day, we call on the Nigerian authorities and the international community to do more to bring you home. We will not rest until you have been reunited with your families. Like you, I was a target of militants who did not want girls to go to school. Gunmen shot me and two of my friends on a school bus. All three of us survived and are back in school. Now we speak out on behalf of all girls about the right to get a proper education. Our campaign will continue until y...