Tag: Sexual violence

This is the first legal conviction of the paramilitary group since the civil war broke out in 2023.

Actress and broadcaster Layole Oyatogun will host the event, featuring a fireside conversation.

The convicted man, 27, dragged the minor into an uncompleted building where he, with an accomplice, raped her.

Nigeria took a major step toward empowering women and girls with the validation of its first National Policy on Menstrual ...

UNHCR’s Division of International Protection, Patrick Eba, in a statement on Tuesday said that no fewer than 80,000 had left ...

"Every ten minutes, a woman is either violated or killed. Violence has short and long-term effects on survivors and their ...

“The survivor has been placed in protective custody and she is receiving necessary medical care."

The minister said despite the brain drain in the tertiary education sector, more private institutions are springing up to compete ...

Girls endured abduction, sexual slavery and other crimes by Boko Haram. Their escape was often followed by further violations in ...

A report has revealed that gender-based violence has reached unsettling heights in Kano State, prompting a critical examination of the ...

The Senate said compulsory inclusion of the SGBV in school curriculum will expose secondary students to dangers involved in committing ...

The Lagos State police command said it is aware of the case and that the file is currently with its ...

The guide was launched on Wednesday in commemoration of the ongoing 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Police failure to investigate sexual violence deprives survivors of justice.

The governor says judicial officers have been on the same salary structure for over ten years

Mr Idowu said this during an event tagged "Achieving a rape, child molestation and domestic violence-free community" organised by the ...

The president also reiterates that this administration will continue to ensure that every Nigerian child has access to quality and ...

Nigerians have been demanding tougher actions on rape from the authorities after waves of sexual violence across the country.

The lawmakers called for stiffer penalties against persons found guilty of rape, as did the Senate on Tuesday.

UN called on journalists, media persons and civil society to mobilise support for the bill for the prohibition of sexual ...

Officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and representatives of over 72 rights groups and individuals were present at ...

The government says the state is experiencing a high incidence of rape and child defilement.

About 800,000 people are in hard-to-reach areas and 79 per cent of these are children and women.

Students allege rampant cases of rape in Abuja secondary schools

The 42-year-old woman said the victim was her neighbour and had several times harassed her.