Joy Obakeye In quest for freedom from physical, sexual and emotional abuse and exploitation amongst women, a Non Governmental Organisation Platform Capital, Diatom Impact has recently launched a heart initiative. While speaking to journalists in Lagos, the Founder, Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele disclosed that the violence in relationships is a sign of a broken society […]
FIFA has pledged support to join the African Union, World Health Organisation and Confederation of African Football to address the issue of domestic violence across Africa. According to FIFA, one of the proposed ways to fight this violence is the initiation of a campaign tagged #SafeHome, which has been supported by a number of African […]
A prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Seyi Adelana, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly sodomising two teenage boys. Adelana, who resides at No. 11, Itumaro Street, Igbobo, Ikorodu, is facing a two-count charge bordering on sexual assault. He however, pleaded not guilty. According to […]
A Cleric, Rev. Fr. Godfrey Udeh, has ured Nigerians to shun domestic violence, saying that they should rather work hard toward building good families that would enhance a better society. Udeh, the Parish Priest of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Tedi, Lagos, made the appeal in a message delivered on Sunday ahead of the […]
Wife of the Lagos state governor, Bolanle Ambode, has urged women to be united and a voice against recurring social problems of domestic violence, child abuse, rape and teenage pregnancy. She spoke on Tuesday at the Lagos Women Forum initiated by Mrs. Ambode with the theme: ‘Woman…Your Health…Your Social Environment’, to discuss matters relating to […]
Naturally, the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of “domestic violence” is the picture of a woman beaten to pulp by her husband, but not anymore. Available statistics show that a great number of men are also victims of domestic violence. Data from Home Office Statistical bulletin and the British Crime Survey, […]
Benjamin Omoike A total of 5000 Primary and Secondary School Students have been engaged on child rights and child abuse, as well as all forms of sexual and domestic violence by the Lagos State government under the aegis of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT). The initiative is also geared towards […]
…Verdict, Victory For Fight Against Domestic Violence, Says LASG A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Sulaiman Olalekan to death by hanging for the murder of his wife, Mrs Chika Egbo on November 20, 2012 in a case of domestic violence. The convict (Olalekan), on the fateful day, had poured acid on […]
Area Fada, Charly Boy has reveled in a new article that he use to be guilty of domestic violence and “blowed off” at the slightest provocation. He says he was able to get over it and advice men to desist from it. He also advised men to beat their wife with silence instead of physically. […]