The city of Abuja on Tuesday, 5th December witnessed a pleasant but ‘deafening silence’ as Nollywood leading lights stormed the venue of the United Nations (UN) headquarters to unveil a fascinating, instructive, and trailblazing trailer of the soon-to-be-released Gender-Based Violence (GBV) film. Deafening Silence. Directed by Biodun Stephen, the film is a joint production by European Union-UN and Spotlight Initiative …

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and concludes on 10th December, which is the Human Rights Day. Gender-based violence impacts individuals globally, affecting one in three women, regardless of age, race, or location, and affects physical or …

TechHer, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says it will engage Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Police to help fight Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. The Executive Director, TechHer, Chioma Agwuegbo said this at the launch of Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV) response website tagged: ‘Kuram’, on Thursday in Abuja. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report, TechHer is …