A Nigerian televangelist acquitted of raping young women from his church was to leave South Africa on Sunday, local media said, just days after prosecutors said they would reopen the case. Timothy Omotoso was last month found not guilty on 32 charges, including rape, sexual exploitation and human trafficking after spending eight years in jail. The decision drew ire across …

Actress Iyabo Ojo has revealed in a recent interview that she had been a victim of rape five times in the past. Speaking with Biola Bayo, on her talk show, Talk to B, she expressed her frustration with rape apologists. Iyabo Ojo shared her traumatic experiences, emphasising her zero-tolerance stance on rape. Iyabo Ojo also discussed her complicated family history, …

Five secondary school students of Ejioku Community Grammar School, Oyo State have been arrested for the alleged gang rape of female students. It was gathered that suspects allegedly ambushed the female students who came from another school, dragged them into the bush and raped them. According to the second-in-command to the Commandant of the Amotekun Corps (Oyo State), Kazeem Babalola …

Thousands took to the streets across French cities on Saturday to demand an end to rape and support the main plaintiff in a mass sexual assault trial that has shocked the country. Gisele Pelicot, who is using her married name, has requested the trial of her ex-husband and 50 co-defendants since 2 September be made public to raise awareness about …

The Chairman of Women Rights Protection Alternative (WRAPA), Alhaji Muhammad Kanya, has said the group has secured the prosecution and convictions of no fewer than 50 rapists in two special courts established to try cases of rape and other gender-based violence in the state. According to him, “The decision to skip conventional courts in the cases of rape and gender-based …

The Bauchi State police command has arrested one Bala Mohammed for luring and raping two girls aged 16 and 17 years in his room. All three, suspect and victims are residents of Unguwar Mahaukata Quarters in Bauchi metropolis. According to the Command’s Police public relations officer (PPRO), Superintendent (SP) Ahmed Mohammed Wakil in a press statement on Friday, the suspect …

The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested one suspect, Emeka, who was suspected to have raped a pregnant woman, Mrs Chigbewejim Steward, to death. The suspect was said to have come with a gang of men who raped the victim to death in Abarikpo community of Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that …

A 47-year-old secondary school teacher, Mr Ojo Ezekiel has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a 7-year-old girl in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Justice Abiodun Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court delivered the judgement on Monday almost two years after the convict was first arraigned on 1 July 2022. The prosecution counsel, Mr Olusegun Olaitan earlier told …

A 39 year old married man, Ernest Okporu, has allegedly defiled his landlord’s 11-year-old daughter (name withheld) in Osubi community, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident is said to have occurred last Saturday. The suspect is cooling off his heels in detention at the Orerokpe Police Station. It was learnt that the suspect asked the victim to …

The Amotekun Corps in Osun State, on Monday, said that a 26-year-old commercial driver, Taofeek Oyekola was arrested for allegedly using a magic ring to lure a teenager to his residence. The suspect was reportedly said to have attempted to rape her at his residence in Osogbo, the state capital. In a statement on Monday, the state Amotekun spokesperson, Mr. …