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Children’s Day: Clergyman urges parents to improve on their roles
The Pastor in-charge, Christian Pentecostal Mission International (CPM), Yaba branch, Lagos State, Reverend A.B.C Okoro has called on parents to intensified efforts towards care and inculcating of disciplines in the lives of the children.
He made the remark during a special service to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebration, adding that authorities in the Country should not relent in the protection children.
“Celebrating the Children is in good fate, because any family or nation that recognises the Children is living by the Biblical injunction and also understands that these are the future of such family or people.
Rev. ABC Okoro (first right), the wife- Princess Sarah; Assistant Pastor, pst. Dngle; the children coordinators and the celebrants.
“That’s why I feel that as a nation we shouldn’t fail in our role to provide protection for our children, both spiritual and physical. Also, the Church should continue to pray for these children and teach them the right ways of live as they face a society where immorality and indiscipline has taken a new turn.
“The same time, it also gives me pleasure to see that we have children who are very much interested in the things of God; just as we have seen the displays by the Children department of CPM Yaba. To crown it all, parents should double efforts to teach the kids the tenets of faith as early as possible as stipulated in Proverbs 22:6. The church will on its part teach them to follow the way of the Lord. So, it is a joint effort,” Rev’ ABC Okoro added.
Children’s class
Children’s Day celebration brings lots of fun and frolic activities as was re-echoed in a welcome speech by Miss Chidinma Ezedialor, who said, “Children are leaders of tomorrow so they need to get respect, special care and protection from their parents, teachers and other members of the family”.
She regretted that children receive abuses in many ways in the society by their family members, relatives, neighbours or other strangers. “Children’s Day celebration reminds us about the importance of children in the family, society and country.
Miss Precious Onyekachukwu Ministrying to the congregation on the occasion of Children’s Day 2018 at CPM, Yaba.
Meanwhile, Rev’ Okoro reading from Ephesians 6:1 and Colossians 3:20 advised the children to
Children become the happiness of the society and home as well as the future of the society when they are led aright. You cannot ignore their involvements and contributions in the lives of parents, teachers and other related people all through the life.
“Children are liked by everyone and without them life becomes very boring and upset. The same time, they should learn to obey parents and elders so that they will excel in life. Some of you here in Lagos have forgotten your parents in the village; this is not right and calls for change in attitude”.
Highpoints of the day include ministrations in songs, drama, recitations, plays, sermon and exchange of gifts among the children of CPM Yaba.
Teens class
A 30-year-old teacher at Landmark School Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Faith Nwonye has been arrested for allegedly beating an 8-year-old pupil into a coma.
The state commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in her office on Monday, May 20, 2024, said that the school has been permanently shut down.
Chuma-Udeh said she had summoned the school’s proprietor and Nwonye to explain the incident that led to the brutal beating of the primary pupil.
“We received this unfortunate incident from an illegal school in Mgbakwu that a child was beaten to a coma over the weekend. On behalf of the State Government, we invited the proprietress of the illegal school as well as the teacher who purportedly beat the child,” she said.
“We’ve handed the matter to the police for further investigations, as we await Mr Governor’s directives. Meanwhile, the school is closed down indefinitely because it’s not supposed to exist in the first instance. Any parent who is enrolling his/her child in an illegal school is doing so at his/her own peril.
“To the proprietors of private schools, anyone running an unapproved school in Anambra is a criminal. It’s a criminal offence to run an illegal school in the state.
“Whether the school is legal or not, it’s criminal to beat a child. According to the doctor, the chances of survival of the child is 20%.”
The commissioner added that the teacher would be brought to book.
“As soon as the police are done, the teacher will face other institutions against child rights. She’s going to have the full wrath of the law brought upon her over her actions,” she said.
“Anambra state abhors violence to children, women, and any other person. It’s not part of this administration and Mr. Governor is against such.”
The Iranian President, Raisi has been confirmed dead alongside others in a helicopter crash.
The body of the President however could not be identified due to burns beyond recognition.
According to information, A foreign minister was also involved in the crash and a list of others. They are; Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati, Tabriz’s Imam Mohammad Ali Alehashem, The Pilot, The Copilot, Crew Chief, Head of Security and Bodyguard.
The rescue team were at the crash site of the helicopter carrying the president and the discovery came after a long night of searching in freezing conditions.
Shortly before the discovery, Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pir-Hossein Kolivand said the situation was “not good.”
According to Reuters, the helicopter was completely burned in the crash.
Additional and Unfortunately, there is a possibility of martyrdom of all the passengers of the helicopter.
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The Peruvian Government Has Officially Classified Transgender, Nonbinary And Intersex People As “Mentally ill”
According to the country’s ministry of health, the controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health” for the trans community.
It also categorises “dual-role transvestitism,” “fetishistic transvestism,” and “other gender identity disorders” under the same bracket of mental illness.
The new law will change language in the Essential Health Insurance Plan (PEAS) to reflect the view of trans and intersex people as a mental health disorder.
Trans groups across Peru have loudly condemned the decision as a step backwards for the country’s already complex relationship with LGBTQ+ rights.
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