Tag: #GenderBasedViolence
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MAN, 73, REMANDED FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF 15-YEAR OLD GIRL
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo on Wednesday, remanded a 73-year-old man, Olarenwaju Hamid, in prison for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a teenager and attempting to procure an abortion. The prosecutor, Mr Saheed Abiodun, said the defendant committed the offence sometime in March at Idi-Ori, Abeokuta. He alleged that the defendant, who was the…
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COURT REMANDS 4 MEN FOR ALLEGEDLY RAPING, IMPREGNATING MENTALLY CHALLENGED GIRL
The Anambra State Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka has remanded a businessman and three others alleged to have raped and impregnated a mentally challenged girl. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Chinyere Okechukwu, told the court that the defendants at different times committed the offence at Umuriam village, Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area.…
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NSCDC ARREST ILORIN SCHOOL WORKER OVER ALLEGED DEFILEMENT OF 14 YEAR OLD PUPIL
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 43-year-old non-teaching staff member of a public primary school in Ilorin over the alleged defilement of a 14-year-old Primary 4 pupil. The suspect, identified as Amuda Kamaldeen Olubukola, was apprehended following a complaint lodged with the Gender Unit of the Command.…
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PLAN INTERNATIONAL URGES STRONGER ACTION TO END CHILD MARRIAGE IN NIGERIA
Plan International Nigeria has called for more effective measures beyond paper policies to tackle child marriage, a form of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) affecting millions of Nigerian girls. Dr Charles Usie, the Country Director, highlighted that 44% of Nigerian girls marry before 18, placing Nigeria third globally for child brides with over 24 million affected. This…
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UN REPORT REVEALS ALARMING RISE IN FEMICIDE: ONE WOMAN KILLED EVERY 10 MINUTES
According to the latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, femicide—the intentional killing of women and girls due to their gender—is surging worldwide, with around 80,000 victims in 2024 alone. That’s an average of 137 women and girls killed every day, or one every 10 minutes. Femicide…
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NIGERIA’S NSCDC ADVOCATES FOR GREATER PROTECTION OF FEMALE JOURNALISTS
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced proactive measures to prioritize the safety of female journalists across Nigeria. During a key workshop in Uganda focused on “Monitoring and Reporting on the Safety of Journalists in Africa with a Focus on Gender,” NSCDC’s FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, outlined plans to enhance protective mechanisms…
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GBV SPIKE IN ANAMBRA: LACK OF DATA AND SHELTERS FUEL CRISIS — GPSDC
The Gender Perspective and Social Development Centre (GPSDC) highlights the alarming rise in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Anambra, blaming insufficient data and inadequate shelters for survivors as major factors driving the crisis. Executive Director Mrs. Eucharia Anekwe emphasized this during a training launch in Awka focused on empowering Christian women and cultural leaders against GBV.…
