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Activist Rescues Girl Allegedly Assaulted by Aunt’s Boyfriend For Rebuffing Sexual Advances
Juliana FrancisThe Executive Director of Esther Child Rights Foundation, Ms Esther Ekwem, a human rights activist, has narrated how her team rescued and rushed...
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Activists Decry Alleged Police Interference in Case of Foreigner Accused of Defilement, CP Orders Transfer to Court
Juliana Francis A meeting convened by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, to review an ongoing child defilement case ended in...
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RULAAC Hails DPO Who Exposed Seven Years of Sexual Abuse, Demands Swift Justice
The Executive Director of Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Mr Okechukwu Nwanguma, has hailed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge...
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How DPO Uncovered a Father’s Years-Long Defilement of His Three Daughters and Their Friends
I really don’t know why I started sleeping with my three daughters, but it is the devil. By Juliana FrancisThe Delta State Police Public Relations...
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Stepfather Remanded for Alleged Defilement of 16-Year-Old Girl in Lagos
Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network (ACVPN) has reported a disturbing case of child defilement involving a 16-year-old girl allegedly impregnated by her...
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Radio Presenter Arrested for Alleged Defilement of Minor in Lagos
A freelance radio presenter, working with different stations, has been fingered as one of two men who sexually violated a nine-year-old girl in the...
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Enugu Police Uncover False Rape Allegation By Woman Against Husband
The Enugu State Police Command has uncovered a false allegation of defilement made by a woman against her husband, after a thorough investigation revealed...
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Activist Seeks Pakistani Embassy’s Help For Four Children Abandoned By Their Father
Efforts to contact HUSAIN have failed, as he allegedly changed his phone number and left his job without notice. A Nigerian human rights organisation has...
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Lagos Police Denies Attempt to Release Foreigner Accused of Child Defilement
According to the police, ongoing investigations have revealed that the suspect is not Lebanese but a national of a Southern African countryBy Juliana...
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Polaris Bank Champions Lifelong Empowerment for Breast Cancer Survivors
Polaris Bank has launched the Adopt a Survivor Breast Cancer Support Initiative, a social impact programme that empowers breast cancer survivors to rebuild their...
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Outrage as Lagos Police Allegedly Attempts to Release Lebanese Accused of Defiling Eight Children
'She believes that because this organisation is still operational, more children are likely being sexually violated while the suspect continues to operate freely' By Juliana...
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Housing Insecurity: Lagos Must Shelter Its Own, House the Displaced from Oworonshoki in State Estates, says Princess Oyefusi
Princess Islamiyat Abiodun Oyefusi held significant roles in recent political contests, including serving as the Senatorial Aspirant for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before...
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Nigeria Police Force Celebrates 70 Years Of Women In Policing
The Nigeria Police Force, under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, is set to celebrate 70 years of women...
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Rescued from Barbaric Rite: Widow Stopped from Drinking Water Used to Bathe Husband’s Corpse
Mrs Chika Ndubuisi, a widow from Awo-Omamma in Oru East Local Government Area, was rescued on Tuesday from an alleged attempt by her late...
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Beyond The VAPP Act: How Widows Still Face Systemic Failures, Cultural Harm, Broken Promises (PART 3)
In this concluding part of the investigation, JULIANA FRANCIS and ANGELA NKWO-AKPOLU spotlight the modern forms of harmful widowhood practices, revealing how custodians of...
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Beyond The VAPP Act: How Widows Still Face Systemic Failures, Cultural Harm, Broken Promises (PART 2)
In this second part of the investigation, JULIANA FRANCIS and ANGELA NKWO-AKPOLU uncover the deadly struggles widows and widowers endure in their fight to...
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WARDC Marks International Day of the Girl Child with Call to End Period Poverty
In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has issued a powerful statement urging...
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Grief Beyond Pain: A Mother’s Fight for Justice After Her Two Children Were Defiled by NSCDC Officer
By Juliana FrancisWhen 45-year-old Olivia learned that reporters were speaking with widows who had endured the painful rites of widowhood, she was eager to...
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Nigerian Women Cocoa Farmers Shut Out of Nestlé’s Empowerment Drive
Juliana FrancisNestlé, the Swiss multinational giant, stands as one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies.Its portfolio spans everything from infant formula and...
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Beyond The VAPP Act: How Widows Still Face Systemic Failures, Cultural Harm, Broken Promises (PART 1)
When the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 (VAPP) was signed into law, many women’s rights advocates believed it would finally end dehumanising practices...
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