Sexual abuse
11 Jan
Mr Lawan Abba Wakilbe, the Borno Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, has advocated urgent intervention to empower freed Boko Haram captives, to enhance their economic and social protection. Wakilbe stated this during a courtesy visit by Hamsatu Allamin, Chief Executive Officer of the Allamin Foundation for Peace, on Friday in Maiduguri. He said…
25 Oct
Last year, the headmaster of a school in Lagos State was caught pants down having sexual intercourse with a Primary Five pupil in one of the school’s toilets.
22 Oct
A 42-year-old teacher, Gbolahan Osinusi, has been arrested in the Ketu area of Lagos State for the alleged prolonged sexual abuse and forced abortions of his 17-year-old ward.
11 Sep 2024
One issue that has gradually torn apart, the society’s moral fabrics is sexual abuse. This violence or exploitation of the female specie, mostly, children, occur in every country, and across all segments.
4 Sep 2024
The Ondo State Government says it has appropriate punishments for sexual abuse in the state. Mrs Olamide Falana, the Special Adviser on Gender Matters to Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, made this known during a workshop to mark the 2024 World Sexual Health Day (WSHD) in Akure on Wednesday. The workshop, organized by the state’s Ministry of…
3 Sep 2024
A 20-year-old man, identified as Honest, has been taken into custody by the Egi Divisional Police headquarters in Obite, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State.
11 Aug 2024
In an effort to address the growing issue of sexual abuse in society, the non-governmental organization, Lady Gardener, has initiated an educational campaign targeting secondary school students in Lagos State. The organization, committed to creating a society free from all forms of sexual assault, has been actively working to raise awareness and provide students with…
8 Aug 2024
A once-respected crocodile expert was sentenced in Australia Thursday to more than 10 years in jail for sexually abusing and killing dozens of dogs, and a string of other crimes. Adam Britton, 53, had pleaded guilty to 63 charges relating to bestiality, animal cruelty and possessing child abuse material. In sentencing Britton on Thursday, Northern…
30 May 2024
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s court, yesterday, remanded a 40-year-old businessman, Opeyemi Olanrewaju, in the Kirikiri correction centre for
27 May 2024
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Prince Joseph Ekpo, to six years imprisonment
27 May 2024
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch, has sensitised students of Ikeja Junior and Senior High School on their rights and protect
24 Apr 2024
Police operatives from Amadi Division in Rivers State have arrested a 30-year-old man, simply identified as Jeffrey for allegedly defiling his landlady’s 13-year-old daughter in an Estate close to Federal Government Girls College
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