Tag: domestic violence
Lagos records 950 domestic, sexual violence cases, launches Short code
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, DSVRT, on Monday said the state has recorded 950 cases of domestic…
Vanguard Allure preaches against Domestic Violence in latest issue
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour,…
A Child Who Witnesses Violence Will Become Violent – Tonto Dikeh
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh wrote a message on her Instagram page, revealing how a violent environment affects who a child…
Man, 42, arraigned for domestic violence
A man, Igwe Dike, who allegedly beat his wife to a pulp, is facing trial for domestic violence at an…
Lagos Enlists Two Million Residents In Fight Against Domestic, Sexual Violence
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has begun a six-month intensified campaign against all forms of…
Victims Of Domestic Violence Advised To Speak Out
Bukola Solomon, Founder, A Girl Project Nigeria, an NGO, has called on victims of domestic violence in the country, especially…
Wife seeks divorce over constant beating
A 47-year-old woman, Bosede Ayodele, on Thursday approached a Customary Court in Ikole-Ekiti, seeking divorce from her husband of 20…
Response team attends to Domestic violence 860 survivors in 2016
Mrs Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, Coordinator, Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), on Monday said the team attended to…
Ooni’s Wife Seeks Support For Domestic Violence Victims
Olori Wuraola-Zynab Ogunwusi, Wife of the Ooni of Ife has called for support for victims of domestic violence.
Women To Seek Legal Aid Against Domestic Violence
Mrs Safiya Salihu, a Magistrate in Bauchi, has advised women in the state to open up and seek legal aid…
Ojuloge Monument Set Up To Discourage Domestic Violence
The ‘Ojuloge’ Monument unveiled by the Lagos State Government (LASG) on Thursday to celebrate womanhood and educate the public on…
Man sets wife on fire
Pauline Mugure, a Kenyan lady has been rendered unattractive by her husband who reportedly attacked her and set her on…
Woman inserts peppered broom in boy’s private part
One Mrs Bassey has been arrested for allegedly inserting a stick of broom dipped in pepper into the private parts…
Domestic violence a real tragedy, says Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says domestic violence continues to be a real tragedy faced by many citizens in…
Lagos records 14,166 rape, domestic violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has revealed that it handled about 14,166 rape and domestic violence in the state…
Delta Govt sets up Special Unit against rape, domestic violence
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Worried by the rising spate of rape and domestic violence against women and children, the Delta State government…
Emmanuel Ikubese unveils project RAW
KAYODE APONMADE The 2014 Mr Nigeria and first runner up Mr World, Emmanuel Ikubese, is set to launch his pet…
Ambode to launch Domestic Violence Guidelines
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is set to launch the Domestic Violence Guidelines to encompass the protocol response by…
Chris Brown vows to raise awareness about domestic violence
American R&B singer Chris Brown has said he will raise awareness of domestic violence if he is granted a visa…
Lagos enlists 400 market leaders as Ambassadors Against Domestic Violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has enlisted over 400 market leaders popularly called…
Lagos restates commitment to tackling sexual, domestic violence
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring total eradication of sexual and gender based violence in the…
Speak out against sexual, domestic violence – Ambode
…Says His Govt Will Stand Up For The Vulnerable In The Society Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday…
Ending Violence Against Women
Seven years after the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the Protection Against Domestic Violence Law in 2007, too many…
Campaign To End Violence Against Women Begins In Lagos
By Simon Ateba Activists met on Tuesday in Lagos to say no to all forms of violence against women as…
1 in 3 Nigerian women experience domestic violence
A United Kingdom based women empowerment coach and cousellor, Ms Felicity Okolo, said on Saturday that one in three Nigerian…
Lebanese wife-beater convicted under new law
A Lebanese man who beat his wife has been jailed for nine months in the first such conviction under a…
Meet ‘Mr Nigeria 2014’
Emmanuel Ikubese, was on Saturday night crowned ‘Mr Nigeria 2014″ at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos.…
Tackling Gender-Based Violence
By Bilikis Bakare According to the United Nations, gender-based violence, interchangeably used with Violence Against Women or at times domestic…
Lagos Dep Gov Raises Alarm Over Increase In Domestic Violence
By Eromosele Ebhomele The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has raised an alarm over the increase in…
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,…