A man identified as Arinze Obiwenite has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter. Obiwente, who was also accused of using diabolic means to run a “healing” ministry, was arrested during a raid in his home in Abacha community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State upon a tipoff from a whistleblower. The state commissioner for Women and …

In a bid to curb the increase in Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV), particularly amongst residents of riverine areas of the state, the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) has organised a sensitisation programme for residents of 36 communities under Irewe community in Ojo Local Government Area. The progamme was in collaboration with Spotlight Initiative. At …

As part of events marking this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) staged an enlightenment campaign at an Abuja secondary school on the effects of violence against women and girls. With the 2022 campaign having a theme, “UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls”, senior secondary students of …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Cecilia Dada has appealed to the officers of the Nigeria Police Force to complement the efforts of the state government towards ending violence against women and girls, saying that the ways and manners which the police handle cases of abuse of women and girls often discourage the survivors from …