Tag: rape
Uti denies rape allegations, threatens to sue
Big Brother Africa 5 winner Uti Nwachukwu has denied rape allegations levelled against him by Kambili Korie.
NAPTIP urges for continued whistleblowing on rapists
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has urged Nigerians to report cases of rape within…
Osun Assembly speaker reminds rapists of life sentence
The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, on Thursday restated that anyone found guilty of rape, would…
Uti Nwachukwu accused of rape
Big Brother Africa 5 winner Uti Nwachukwu has been accused of rape by a lady identified as Kambili Korie who…
Another girl raped, murdered in Ibadan
An 18-year-old girl, identified as Bello Barakat, has been reportedly gang-raped and murdered by unknown men in Ibadan, Oyo state…
Brymo stirs reactions on Twitter over rape comments
Popular singer and songwriter, Ọlawale Ashimi Ọlọfọrọ better known as Brymo has been criticised on Twitter for some comments he…
Former Exxon Mobil staff jailed for 15 years for raping 14-year-old girl
A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has sentenced James Onuoha, a former Exxon Mobil engineer to 15 years imprisonment.
Rapists, rape apologists deserve to die – Don Jazzy
Nigerian music producer, Don Jazzy has said that rapists and rape apologists deserve to die for their barbaric acts.
12-year-old girl gang raped by 11 men
Jigawa Police Command has arrested eleven people for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in the state.
Poly student arrested for rape
A student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado in Ekiti State, Femi Adejuwon, has been arrested by officials of the Nigeria…
21-year old sent to prison for attempted rape
A 21-year old Lagos Island youth, Oluwaseun Adejohn, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court over attempt to forcefully…
3 teenagers remanded for gang rape of 12-year-old girl
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos on Thursday ordered that three teenagers, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl, be…
Applicant remanded for rape of 9-year old girl
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State has ordered that a 21-year-old applicant, Amos Victor, who allegedly defiled a…
Mob lynches rapist, dumps body in refuse bin
A mob in the early hours of Wednesday lynched a suspect for robbing and raping a girl in Calabar Municipality…
23-year old rape victim sets herself ablaze, dies
A 23-year-old rape victim, who set herself on fire outside the office of Superintendent of Police (SP) in Unnao, India…
Rape of male children rises in Port Harcourt
Alarm has been raised about consistent increase in the number of male minors raped by adult sexual perverts in Rivers…
More than 1,200 women raped in Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria's oil city is in the throes of a rape crisis. The figures for admissions to the little…
Another woman set ablaze for resisting rape dies
A Muzaffarpur woman, who was set on fire in her home by a rapist for resisting him, died on Monday…
Rape: Lack of prosecution hampering fight – UN
The Spotlight Initiative, in partnership with the United Nations (UN), has identified the lack of prosecution of rape perpetrators in…
No hiding place for rapists in Lagos – OPD
The Lagos State Director Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi has warned rapists, perpetrators of violence against…
Woman set on fire on her way to rape case hearing
A 23-year-old alleged rape victim is fighting for her life after she was set on fire while going to court…
Men, 70 and 50 arrested for raping 11 year-old girl
Two elderly men have been arrested by Kebbi State Police Command for an alleged rape of 11-year-old primary school pupil…
Septuagenarian in court for raping, impregnating daughter
The Chief Magistrates Court 10 in Gombe, on Monday, remanded 72-year-old Ibrahim Yunusa in prison custody for allegedly raping and…
Teenager in court for raping neighbour’s 50-year-old mother
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered that a teenager, Babangida Inusa, who allegedly raped his neighbour’s…
Teenager in court for defiling 13-year-old girl
A 17-year-old boy, who allegedly raped a 13-year-old appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday.
Man arrested for raping co-worker to death
The Ogun Police Command said it had arrested one Eniola Adenuga, a Mobile Money Agent, who allegedly raped a co-worker,…
‘Step-father raped me, sexually abused my sister’ – Lady tells all
An Ibadan-based fashion designer, Esther Isaiah, on Wednesday accused her step-father, John Dickson, of raping her and sexually abusing her…
Rape: Aisha Buhari lauds Judiciary’s determination
First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has expressed satisfaction with the determination of the Judiciary in handling with rape cases by ensuring…
25 year-old relative rapes 70 year-old woman
A 70-year-old woman, Imelda Nwachukwu, has been allegedly by her 25-year-old relative, Chidera Nwachukwu, inside her shop in Ogwa, Mbaitoli local…
Video: Another COZA ex-member accuses Pastor Fatoyinbo of rape
As the number of ladies coming out to narrate their rape experiences keeps increasing, another lady has come forward with…