Where did ethics go? It is disheartening to watch the person you trust to help you treat your fertility issues turns around to sexually abuse you. Four women have shared horrific stories of how their gynecologists took advantage of their
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When you are done reading the story of the two young girls in focus, the one question that will linger is ‘what could be more cruel?’ Two girls, Miriam and Roda (not real names) who ended up in IDP camps
A Nigerian woman has shared her story after she recovered from an experience that caused her deep shame six years ago. Her story is an eye-opener for parents and institutions to follow up on the mental health and well-being of
The number of domestic and sexual abuse cases being reported daily has increased by as much as 50% since the Coronavirus lockdown started in Lagos, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team has revealed. According to the LSDSVRT,
There are consequences for actions and they sometimes won’t go away by just wishing. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s son, Bello stirred up a storm on Twitter last week where he threatened to pass the mother of a social media
A distraught Nigerian woman has expressed her determination to put aside the fear of stigma and make a scapegoat of one medical doctor, named Gbenga Fadero working with the Inland Specialist Hospital, Ikeja , as her own contribution towards starting
Like Billy Cosby, like Harvey Weinstein. Disgraced top Hollywood TV Producer and filmmaker Harvey Weinstein whose sexual abuse of aspiring young female actors sparked the #MeToo movement, has been found guilty of third degree rape and a criminal sexual act
It was the beginning of 2012. Yang, pregnant with her first child, had found an obstetrician-gynecologist who had a good reputation and worked at the world-renowned medical facilities at Columbia University. His name was Dr. Robert Hadden. This is the
Following the public outcry against sexual perversion among university lecturers who unduly reward or punish female undergraduates by awarding or withholding marks in exchange for sexual favours, Nigerian women have recommended that background checks on prospective lecturers should be conducted
Following the public outcry against sexual perversion among university lecturers who unduly reward or punish female undergraduates by awarding or withholding marks in exchange for sexual favours, the Nigerian senate swung into action, seeking to enact a law that prohibits
Sexual harassment occurs when one employee makes continued, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature to another employee against his or her wishes. Damning statistics reveal the degree to which
Worried at the increasing rate of sexual violence against women and the girl-child in the Country and the seemingly feeble effort at tackling the scourge, the Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi has called on the Federal government
The federal government has been advised to double up in its efforts towards curtailing and possibly ending sexual violence. Following the launch of Nigeria’s first ever sexual offenders register; a group has advised the government to establish special courts for
Comedian and dad, Bright Okpocha aka Basket Mouth has released a statement in reaction to being removed as an ambassador for the European Union in Nigeria’s campaign against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. The comedian was one of the Nigerian celebrities
Writing about an experience she said took so much courage talk about, a Nigerian woman is using her story of abuse by her father and other men with the aim of highlighting the dangers surrounding the survival of the girl
The Federal Government in collaboration with strategic partners has unveiled the Nigeria sexual offenders register. The Nigerian Sexual Offenders Register was launched yesterday, November 25, 2019, and Nigerians have hailed this move as a step in the right direction. The
Nigerian First lady, Aisha Buhari has reacted to the recent high profile revelation of sexual abuse cases in institutions of higher learning in the country, which was released by the BBC on Monday October 7th. The documentary titled Sex For
For celebrity photographer and mum, Busola Dakolo, her coming out to speak about her alleged rape experience at the hands of Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, was a victory for her beyond the court hearing of
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Bwari has dismissed a suit filed by celebrity photographer and mum-of-three, Busola Dakolo, against the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. Recall that in June of this
Every year, thousands of women and children become victims of sex trafficking in their own countries and abroad. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labor and forced prostitution.
Social advocate, Olutosin Oladosu -Adebowale in a chat with Vanguard opened up on her life as an abused woman and how she was able to pick up her pieces from trash to treasure. Olutosin is the founder Stars of Hope
Toyin Saraki, the wife of Nigeria’s immediate past senate president, Bukola Saraki, has bared her mind on what she thinks of celebrity photographer and mum, Busola Dakolo’s revelation that she was raped and sexually assaulted by the flamboyant senior pastor
An Ekiti State University staff who defiled his 12-year-old daughter for 3 years, has been arrested after being exposed during a sex education class the girl participated in. The little girl told her teacher that her father identified as Davies
University of Port Harcourt(UNIPORT) has unveiled a policy document on sexual harassment on campus, clearly defining the rules of engagement between lecturers, administrators and students, including visitors to the university. It is the first effort by any Nigerian university, after
A former supervisor of Chrisland schools, Adegboyega Adenekan has being dealt a heavy hand by the Law after he was found guilty of defiling a two-year and 11-month-old pupil of the school. According to TheCable, the ex-school supervisor had pleaded
