A few days ago, actress/comedian and mum-of-three Helen Paul –Bamisile made headlines after she revealed quite shockingly that her mother had conceived her as a consequence of a rape, making her a product of rape (read here). In a recent interview
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When the time is right, however, matters that brought us so much pain can be rendered powerless by our growth; life after all is a question of time. This may ring true in the case of actress/comedian and mum-of-three Helen
Sharon Ojong, a Nigerian media personality took to her Instagram to narrate how she escaped death over the weekend after she took a drink spiked by a potential rapist at a house-warming party in Lagos. The fashion entrepreneur and YouTuber
Italy’s Justice Ministry has ordered a preliminary inquiry into an appeal court’s ruling that overturned a rape verdict in part by arguing that the woman who was attacked was too ugly to be a credible rape victim. The ruling has
Over the weekend, a food blogger and published writer, Vida Rica took to Twitter to narrate her horrific experience with a stranger who jumped into her car in an attempt to rape her. The woman, with the handle @MONROWE said
Actress and mum Foluke Daramola-Salako while speaking up for victims of rape sometime in the year 2015 disclosed painfully that she was also raped as a child. From many similar accounts by grown women, it is safe to say that
It is disheartening to see the lid culture and religion has placed on humans across the world; most especially in Africa. A movement, #ArewaMeToo, trended on Twitter over the weekend. This movement saw women and a few men from the
Television personality and advocate against sexual abuse, Michelle Dede has reacted to Arinze Onyisi‘s call to rape women for what he called ‘indecent’ dressing. (Read Here) In her reaction, Dede chose to lecture Arinze on the ills of his post
Another woman has been reduced to a mere statistic of domestic violence while resisting a rape attack by a trusted ally according to Nigerian actress, Sandra Anire. A study released in 2018 on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women found
A Twitter user Hauwa Nuhu, took to her handle @WaasiShaffii to narrate how an unnamed 14-year-old girl in Katsina state delivered nemesis on a man who tried to sexually attack her. Rape cases in Nigeria in recent times have become
There’s often no tell-tale signs when trying to seek out a possible peadophile, that is why it is essential for parents to be on the alert and not be fooled to exempting anyone no matter their appearance as a possible
US-based feminist, Laila Mickelwait, is of the opinion that prostitution is paid rape, her logic argues that if they had financial power; women who prostitute would completely resist the idea of having casual sex with random men. READ ALSO: See Why Prostitutes
Bollywood speaks love, colours, and fairytale endings and has projected the image of India unto the world in endearing terms, yet the very frequent reports of brutal sexual assault and rape of women escapes from behind the theatres to give
Police have finally found the missing puzzle in the mysterious case of unnamed woman who has lived over a decade of her life in vegetative state at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, but suddenly went into labour few days after
Since the release of Lifetime docuseries, ‘Surviving R Kelly’, prominent people have aired their views with most, speaking against the legendary singer. However, none of their reactions is as weighty as his daughter’s, Joann Lee Kelly (Buku Abi). On Thursday,
A woman said to have been in a vegetative state for at least a decade at a private health care facility in Phoenix, Arizona, reportedly gave birth recently, triggering a police investigation to unravel the mystery of how she got
A Nigerian man identified as Vincent Idumonyi has been apprehended by the police for abducting and raping a 16-year-old secondary school girl in Benin city, Edo state. The story has it that Idumonyi met the victim (Name withheld) through Facebook
When a man turns animalistic towards the very woman he vowed to protect and with whom he had pledged ’till death do us part’. Polish man, Mariusz Sz has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for confining his wife
An alleged serial rapist, Solomon Imhontu and his wife have been arrested by the police in Delta state. 45-year-old Solomon in police custody confessed to the crime and gave the most embarrassing details of his unfair dealings with the little
More Nigerian celebrities are lending their voices to the absurdity of the viral video in which two men- one of which has been found out to be Onyema Chiwete, argued that a 5-year old dressed inappropriately can be sexualized. (Read
Veteran actress Kate Henshaw has reacted to the recent arrest of the Former Commissioner of Information and Special Adviser to Cross Rivers state governor, Ben Ayade on Biodiversity, Edet Okon Asim, over allegations of defiling an underaged girl consistently over a period
The Assistant Pastor of the Anointed Chosen Vessel Ministry, Okota, Lagos; Mike Oliseh has been detained at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja; for allegedly defiling the 12-year-old twin daughters of his church member and close friend. According to
A rape survivor, Zizo Apleni, 24, from Dutywa, South Africa has encouraged women to speak out against gender violence and rape. The young woman decided to speak about her rape ordeal at the start of the 16 Days of Activism
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday rescued an American citizen, Tawanda Lynn Jackson, who was lured into Nigeria with the promise of marriage and wealth by her social media met Nigerian ‘lover’, Matthew Adedoyin. Parading the prime suspect
A young South African woman identified as Busisiwe Mhlongo, 24, has openly, for the first time, told how her cousin called Sphamo sexually abused her since she was 10-years old while he was 18-years old. Narrating her ordeal via Facebook,
