As the world comes together to unite against GBV, it is important to lend your voice and commit to this cause.
Domestic violence has been a recurring incidence in Nigeria, and there have been many conversations about the need for victims to leave abusive partners and the...
I was a little afraid to write this but as I sat reflecting on several occurrences and ideas that have crossed my path recently, I found...
Mother said your anger would kill you. She had seen it before, she said. Her short-tempered uncle – the one you bore an uncanny resemblance to...
Through the years, I have grown to expect less and less from our elected government officials, but there are certain things they do that still leave...
The first feeling this book evoked in me was anger – a raw and potent one that almost blinded me into not seeing the point of...
Last year, the Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) launched the No Tolerance Campaign to address the prevalence of violence against girls and women in communities across...
On my way back from work a few days ago, right at the corner of my street, a female hawker was being harassed by four area...
With all the things happening to women in the country - rape, sexual assault, gender pay gap, child marriage, domestic abuse, gender-based violence, Female Genital Mutilation...
We work far from home, away from our families, under a lot of pressure. People easily get vulnerable and have so much pent up energy inside...
As an Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist, I usually write mostly on environment because I have realized a lot of people are oblivious to the impacts...
The UN women reports estimate that 35 per cent of women worldwide have, at some point in their lives, experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner...
In most cases, men instigate wars but women pay the prices of wars with their bodies. They feel the brunt of it all. *** Rape cannot...
When next you are tempted to conclude that rape and sexual assault occurs because women are "indecently dressed", remember that Yul Edochie's 15-year-old daughter was covered...
One thing about Kosi was she couldn’t hold the truth for long, not from me though. I am her friend and confidant and she would eventually...
As a neighbour, a friend, family member or well-wishers, how do you help someone who doesn't want to help themselves? If you see a woman being...
Cecilia’s story is only a reflection of the many songs of refugee migrants fleeing conflict areas across the globe.
The Lagos State Government is to set up a special court to handle cases of violence against women, the state Chief Judge, Justice Olufunmilayo Oke, has...
Short answer: no. There is no evidence that domestic violence has increased in Nigeria. But readers of Nigerian blogs might be forgiven for thinking otherwise. It...
A Twitter user @BlackSnow99 has shared a heartbreaking story of how she survived a planned kidnap. According to her tweets the man, who just grabbed her...
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