Category: Gender based violence
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55-YEAR OLD MAN BUSTED FOR IMPREGNATING 15-YEAR OLD NIECE IN ONDO INCEST CASE
Heartbreaking horror in Ilara-Mokin Ondo Police nabbed 55-year-old Ademola Joshua Monday for allegedly raping and impregnating his sister’s 15-year-old daughter. Suspect’s in cuffs, probe underway. DSP Abayomi Jimoh spilled details: Report hit Jan 4 from complainant Adewale after digging into the teen’s pregnancy uncovered the family betrayal. Case zipped to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) unit for…
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PASTOR CHRIS OKAFOR SUMMONED BY LAGOS POLICE OVER RAPE ALLEGATIONS
Lagos cops aren’t playing— they’ve called in Pastor Chris Okafor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries for questioning on multiple rape claims and other heavy charges. Will he show up? SP Abimbola Adebisi confirmed Sunday: CP Olohundare Jimoh ordered SCID’s DCP to dig deep. The pastor got an official invite via his lawyer and…
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FRENCH AMBASSADOR: TRADITION CAN SMASH GBV, INCLUDING ONLINE ABUSE
French Ambassador to Nigeria Marc Fonbaustier lit up Abuja Thursday, declaring tradition isn’t frozen—it’s a dynamic force to challenge violence, rethink norms and build balanced societies, spotlighting the end of 2025’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence under the UNiTE theme “Unite to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls.” Wrapping a whirlwind…
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OGUN STATE ALARMED BY 502 GBV CASES IN 11 MONTHS
Ogun State’s Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development dropped a chilling stat during Tuesday’s 16 Days of Activism walk in Abeokuta: 502 Gender-Based Violence cases from January to November, signaling a crisis hitting women, girls, and vulnerable folks hard. Commissioner Mrs. Adijat Adeleye called the numbers “deeply troubling,” with 120 at Sexual Assault Referral…
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82 NIGERIAN WOMEN ON DEATH ROW – ASF FRANCE DEMANDS JUSTICE NOW
ASF France dropped a bombshell in Abuja: 82 Nigerian women are rotting on death row across correctional centers – one of sub-Saharan Africa’s highest counts – and the justice system is stacking the deck against them with deep gender biases. Country Director Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu lit up the two-day Capacity-building Session on Gender Perspectives in the…
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KADUNA TAKES ON DIGITAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS!
Kaduna State just fired up the fight against online abuse with a powerhouse roundtable on Wednesday, teaming up the Ministry of Women Affairs, SPRiNG programme, and Tetra Tech to spotlight the 2025 16 Days of Activism theme: ‘Unite to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls’. This comes amid exploding cyberbullying, stalking, and hate…
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TRADITIONAL RULERS URGED TO CRUSH GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA!
Women across Nigeria are calling on traditional rulers to step up big time against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), especially the scary new tech-driven abuses exploding on digital platforms that target women and girls in communities everywhere. This urgent plea came at the National Convening of Traditional Leaders on GBV Prevention in Abuja on Tuesday, kicking off…
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PPFN DEMANDS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR GBV: MORE FAMILY PLANNING CASH NOW
Dr. Haruna Okai of Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) fired up calls for all-in commitment to smash Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and pump investments into family planning during the “Paint It Loud” event in Abuja—part of the 16 Days of Activism. With 28% of women aged 15-49 facing physical violence and 40% emotional abuse, he…
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LUTH DIRECTOR URGES PARENTS: TREAT BOYS & GIRLS EQUALLY TO CRUSH GBV AT ITS ROOTS
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Social Services Director Ms Titilayo Tade, speaking at Inner Wheel District 911’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (Nov 25-Dec 10), slammed families favoring boys—loading them with entitlement while girls slave over chores—as the core driver of GBV, demanding equal treatment to instill respect and morals from home. Tade…
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LAGOS TEACHER FACES COURT OVER SHOCKING SEXUAL ASSAULT ON 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT
A 37-year-old teacher, Mukaila Ismaila from Ayobo, Lagos, was arraigned Thursday at Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly luring a 16-year-old girl into an empty classroom at a tutorial center on November 6, forcing her to drink a noxious substance, then groping her body and private parts charges under Sections 246 and 263 of Lagos…
