As the world celebrats the United Nations Human Rights Day, the Nigerian Feminist Forum contends that feeing women from the…
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Nigeria: How Nigeria Police Tortured Me While Pregnant – Woman Tells Panel
The counsel also told the panel that the victim is related to the alleged kidnap kingpin. Nzube Obiechina, a school…
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Nigeria: Fallout of Endsars Protest – Women, Mothers Mostly Victims of Mass Arrest in Lagos State
Whenever there is crisis, violence, or war, women and children seem to be at the receiving end of the unfortunate…
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Nigeria: NBA to Lead Gender Reform in Judicial Sector
The General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joyce Oduah has pledged to ensure a sexual harassment and gender…
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Nigeria: Of Rape, Rapists and False Rape Peddlers (III)
Introduction We have so far x-rayed this vexed topic, doing a thematic and comparative analysis of same. We shall encore…
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West Africa: “This Is Not the Life I Wanted” – Child Brides Rise Among Cameroon Refugees
Child marriages are often driven by economic pressures, and COVID-19 has hit the most vulnerable the hardest. As Mura turned…
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Nigeria: Ogun Considers Special Court for Sexual, Gender-Based Violence
Plans are underway to set up a Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) court to handle issues relating to sexual abuses…
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Nigeria: Need for Systemic Approach to Tackling Gender-Based Violence
Rebecca Ejifoma writes that in a recent webinar by Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, experts called for renewed and systemic…
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Nigeria: Oyo Plans Extension of Maternal Leave
Ibadan — The Oyo State Government has announced that a bill for the extension of maternity leave for pregnant and…
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Nigeria: Anambra and Violence Against Persons
Anambra State — It is instructive that there are arguably more incidents of violence against women than men in Anambra…
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Nigeria: UNICEF, Imo Govt Move Against Female Genital Mutilation
The Imo State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is mobilising stakeholders in a determined bid…
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Nigeria: Of Rape and the Way Forward
Ilorin — Some days ago, the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen disclosed that Nigeria reported 3,600 rape cases…
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Africa: Women From Kenya and Nigeria in Running for WTO’s Top Job
A Nigerian woman and a Kenyan woman are among seven candidates to become the next director-general of the World Trade…
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Nigeria Records 717 Rape Cases in Five Months – Official
The Nigerian police recorded 717 rape circumstances between January and Could, an official stated on Monday. The Inspector-Common of Police,…
Read MoreNigeria: Women’s Group Asks Buhari to Declare State of Emergency On Rape, Gender Violence
Lagos — A bunch of girls, below the auspices of Stand-up for Ladies Society (SWS), has referred to as on…
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