Tagged ‘Domestic Violence’
Monday, April 8th, 2013
We’re always talking about domestic violence because it’s everywhere around us. The importance of walking away from a harmful relationship can not be overstated.
“Crazy Love” is a film by the Tamar Aid Foundation… based on a true
Tags: Domestic Violence, Short Film, Tamar Aid, Tamar Foundation
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Monday, March 25th, 2013
A lot of people believe that talking about an issue over and over will not solve problems. We believe that with domestic abuse, we can never have too much talk about it. We need to let me people know that…
Tags: Afrinolly Short Film Competition, Arome Ameh, Domestic Violence, Seun Kentebe, Sojii Ogunnaike, tana adelana, When Fishes Drown, Wole Ojo
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Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Domestic violence is one issue we’re very passionate about and we hope that we’d educate enough people about it so that by some ripple effect, we’d bring about a change.
We received this video and it showcases domestic abuse from…
Tags: Domestic Violence, Ronke Ogunmakin
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
On an almost regular basis, we hear news of wives seeking dissolution of their marriages on grounds of domestic violence and maltreatment from their husbands. On the other hand, reading news of a husband seeking for divorce from a wife…
Tags: divorce, Domestic Violence
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Friday, September 21st, 2012
Domestic Violence is indeed ‘the secret sin’. It’s happening in so many families and most of the time, women are the victims and we’re keeping quiet. It is not a joke and women are dying all over the world because…
Tags: Domestic Violence, Reducing Domestic Violence, Toyin Saraki, Wellbeing Foundation Africa
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Friday, September 7th, 2012
The last time the Nigerian media was agog with news of a man who had allegedly butchered his wife, it was greeted with a loud public outcry.
When pictures of her lifeless and dismembered body hit the internet, it generated…
Tags: Domestic Violence, onyebuchi eze, sunday eze
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Monday, July 4th, 2011
Recently my sister and I were at home just relaxing and watching TV when Trinny and Susannah’s fashion show came on. The show caught my attention because they were in Australia – a place where I currently call home. The…
Tags: abusive relationships, Domestic Violence, women
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
After two whole years of stacking shelves at Leventis Superstores Lagos, Nkiru felt enormous pride as the store manager ushered her to the checkout counter.
“I’m told that Susan has already shown you how everything works.” He said, “This is…
Tags: African Literary Fiction, Domestic Violence, Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, New Nigerian Author, Nigerian Fiction Novel, Nigerian History, Nigerian Independence, Nigerian Politics, Nigerian Success Story, Ogo Akubue-Ogbata, Women's Stories
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