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Court Convicts 3 Rapists In Jigawa
Jigawa State Ministry of Justice has secured the conviction of three sexual offenders, sentencing them to different jail terms. A…
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Zamfara Governor Inaugurates Committee Against Gender-Based Violence
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, has inaugurated a 22-man committee to campaign against gender-based violence and abuse…
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Time To End Violence Against Women, Girls In Northern Nigeria
November 25 every year, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the first day of…
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#EndPoliceBrutality: Pains Of Ifeoma Abugu And the Nigerian Women Who Suffer Brutality
28-year-old Ifeoma Abugu had just finished the mandatory one-year National Youth Service (NYSC) when she travelled to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital,…
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Families, Institutions Hindering Fight Against Sexual Violence – Investigation
Family disposition, law enforcement and institutional structures as well as ignorance are among factors hindering the campaign against Sexual and…
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40 Years Old Mother Loses Marriage Seeking Justice For Violated Daughter
Ifeyinwa Ezukamma, a 40-year-old mother of five, has been sacked from her matrimonial home by her husband’s family because she…
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3 Teenage Boys Allegedly Gang Rape 13-Year-Old Girl In Katsina
The police in Katsina State have arrested three teenage boys in Danmusa Local Government Area for allegedly gang raping and…
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60% Of Sexual Offences In Lagos State Are On Defilement – DPP
Five hundred and eighty-six or 60 per cent of 981 sexual offence cases in Lagos State involve the defilement of…
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Tales Of Women Widowed By Boko Haram In IDPs Camps
Many single mothers in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps or those taking refuge in host communities are widowed as a…
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Borno: Child-Brides Share Painful Experiences With VVF, Childbirth
Adama (not real name) was married at 13 and got pregnant at 14. She has never visited the hospital for…
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