Category Archives: Women Human Rights
Call for appeal fund for burnt housewife
Press Release 09 May, 2012 On the 07 of April, 2012, Mercy Nnadi 38yrs became a victim of domestic violence when her husband Henry Nnadi 38yrs burnt her with hot iron for allegedly sleeping with his 65-year-old father. Henry who
Outrage Trails Rising Cases Of Rape
By Ebere Ameh IN Nigeria, rape used to be a matter that was regarded as a taboo and discussed in hushed tones. It was a forbidden act not only in Nigeria but even in the African milieu; the most
Robbers attack luxury bus, rape schoolgirls
BY ENIOLA AKINKUOTU A luxury bus conveying secondary school girls from Enugu to Lagos State was attacked by armed robbers at the Okeodo end of Ore-Sagamu Expressway, Ogun State on Saturday. The students numbering 42 were of Holy Cross College,
Orphanage Business – Stella Damasus
Forgive me if this article offends or affects you, I am just speaking from the heart, thoughts, experience and research. Phew! Since that is settled, let me proceed into this world of business which has become very lucrative, though this
How did our Nigerian men turn to murderers and wife beaters?
JUST IN: Another woman battered to stupor by her husband in Lagos. She was rushed to hospital this evening and can’t utter a word. Details are still sketchy. These are some of the stories umu ada’s (single ladies) hear and decide to remain
Police Inspector sets wife ablaze …But I can’t leave him –Victim
By KELECHI MGBOJI Sunday, March 25, 2012 Photo: Sun News Publishing The victim, Augustina, hails from Anambra State while her husband, Wasiu Jimoh, is from Kwara State. With burns all over her body, fluid mixed with human fat dripped ike
My Story: Ogochukwu Onuchukwu – A woman shares her story from the grave
PIC: Late Ogochukwu Onuchukwu (Nee Onugu). 23/10/1976 – 27/2/2012 I don’t know how to introduce what you are about to read…it’s very chilling, quite disturbing, and extremely heart wrenching. If this doesn’t make you cry, nothing else will. A
Teacher, 29, Caught Pants Down With 7-Year-Old Female Pupil In School Toilet At Osogbo
Mr. Seun Oyeleke, a 29-year-old Mathematics and Social Studies graduate of a college of education, has been caught pants down with a seven-year-old female pupil inside a school toilet. One of the pupils’ mother, Mrs. A Ajiboye, had been informed by
Girl children raped in the Niger delta alarming – NGO
Calabar- A coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have called on the Federal Government to take urgent action to combat the menace of child rape in the country. A statement signed by the Advocacy Officer of Stepping Stones Nigeria (SSN), Dr
Stella Damasus: When Is It Enough?
It was 8 o’clock that morning and I was already dressed in my black dress, black shoes and no make-up, with my brushed hair in a pony tail. I was heading to Yaba for a friend’s funeral. She was 35
