On the 17th of October, 2015, Josina Machel, the daughter of the first president of Mozambique and a step daughter to Nelson Mandela, was having a disagreement with her partner Rufino Licuco in his car outside of her mother’s home. It was Josina’s mother’s
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A victim of spousal abuse, Oluwayemisi Mafe has shared candid details about how her wedding day turned out to be a sad one for her as it heralded years of abuse that left her feeling so alone and led to
A Nigerian mum, Azubuike Chinenye, has used her life experience to warn women against the ills of staying in a bad marriage. In a post shared on her Facebook page, Chinenye recounted how her once-happy marriage turned sour and how
A video published by a Nigerian mum in which her son tried to talk her out of punishing him for a misdemeanor recently went viral. It has been tagged, “mummy, calm down.” Opinions are divided as to the appropriateness 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 is already concern that the COVID-19 isolation in most cities worldwide could create fertile ground for domestic abuse, and now, one Nigerian woman, identified simply as, Mma Eka on Facebook has laid a warning at the doorstep of women.
Actress and filmmaker, Mercy Aigbe, is of the opinion that marriage is overrated. The entrepreneur, who got separated from her husband, Lanre Gentry, in 2018, amidst allegations of domestic violence, said mothers usually brought up women to take whatever their
The president of Break The Silence Foundation, actor Yomi Fabiyi, has given an advice concerning domestic violence and why children must be shielded from such realities. While acknowledging that women in Nigeria are not adequately protected nor are their rights
Speculations that the five year old marriage of celebrity couple, singer, Sidney Onoriode Esiri aka Dr Sid and wife, Simi has packed up has finally been confirmed by Simi. In a statement released on her Instagram handle, Simi said she
Yesterday, January 14, marked the fourth anniversary of the death of a young Kenyan woman, Sharon Muuru who was killed by her boyfriend, Salim Kipruto Seem. The deceased’s mother, Mrs Connie Muuru, a Nairobi businesswoman took to Facebook to mourn
I’m sharing this experience to tell every single one of us out there not to let our parents’ bad relationship affect us as individuals. Instead, let us put a stop or make better lives out of our own. This is
Bamike ‘BamBam’ Olawunmi, a former Big Brother Naija housemate, has reacted to the allegation that her husband, Teddy A beats her. Earlier on Tuesday, an Instagram blogger, Cutie Julls accused Teddy A, also an ex BBNaija housemate, of constant beating
Nigerian blogger, Blessing Okoro has finally opened up on why her marriage to her ex-husband failed. The relationship therapist and controversial blogger is a single mother of two who has had an unpleasant relationship with men. Domestic violence is an
Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has threatened to wield “the big stick” against perpetrators of rape, domestic violence and child abuse in the state. This is even as the governor added that his administration will support the police and
There are times we hear about women being battered by their husbands and assume she triggered him to do so. However, domestic violence should never be condoned and should be a source of concern to all and sundry. It is
I am in an abusive marriage. I seriously regret why I rushed into marriage at 28. I feel like burning up our marriage certificate and leaving him for good before he kills me. I got married this year and before
In 2004, Dayton, Ohio native Diona Clark just graduated from Howard University and had moved back home. She was eventually introduced to a friend of her brother-in-law, Larry Belcher. They hit it off and she started traveling to Columbus, Ohio
Immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, a week before the expiration of his tenure, granted clemency to Yewande Oyediran, a lawyer at the state’s Ministry of Justice who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for stabbing her husband,
Two days ago, Ayo Balogun aka Wizkid’s manager and the mother of his third child, Jada Pollock accused him of domestic violence with claims that she has been in an abusive relationship with him. Pollock made the allegations on her
Famous Nigerian singer, Wizkid’s second baby mama, Binta Diamond Diallo has reacted to the domestic violence allegations leveled against him by his third baby mama, Jada Pollock just a day after his birthday. Jada Pollock had on Tuesday revealed that
Wizkid’s third baby mama, Jada Pollock has accused the Award winning pop star of domestic violence with claims that she has been in an abusive relationship with him. The former manager took to her Instagram stories on Tuesday, July 16,
Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi is a young dutiful legal practitioner who currently works for the Lagos State Government, as the Coordinator of the very effective agency called Lagos State Domestic And Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT). In the past 3 years, the
Comic actor Francis Odega who rose to fame with his “Gerrarahere” slogan has been shamefully videoed abusing his wife of 15 years and throwing her things out of their home. His teenage daughter also made a video in which she detailed
Women need to do better and place value on their own lives when it comes to domestic violence. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence but women apparently are the larger statistic. An unnamed 25-year-old woman got more than
Domestic violence is an epidemic unleashed mostly on women by men all over the world. It is destructive for both the battered and the batterer. Its tendency to be passed down over generations makes it all the more important that
