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Nigerian Civil War survivor earns Ph.D. from Howard University at 73

Global UpfrontJun 27, 2020June 27, 20200

Florence Nwando Onwusi Didigu Reflects on Surviving Nigerian Civil War Howard Newsroom, May 2020 WASHINGTON – On April 26, 2020, Florence Nwando Onwusi Didigu, 73,

Nigerian music star, D’Banj, allegedly abducts woman after she accuses him of rape

Global UpfrontJun 25, 2020June 25, 20200

Seyitan Babatayo’s claims against D’banj spark outrage in Nigeria as activism against sexual abuse rises Emmanuel Akinwotu, West Africa Correspondent, The Guardian (UK), Published on

Police arrest 30-year-old man in Anambra State for defiling a minor, filming act

Global UpfrontJun 19, 2020June 19, 20200

Police in Anambra State have arrested a 30 years old man, Sunday Akanigbo and his accomplice, Ikemefuna Muoma, for raping a 12 years old girl

Nigeria set to launch campaign against rape and gender-based violence

Global UpfrontJun 18, 2020June 18, 20200

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said that his Ministry is partnering with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to launch

Buhari urges end to sexual violence, domestic abuse and exploitation of children

Global UpfrontJun 16, 2020June 16, 20200

As Nigeria joins the international community to celebrate the Day of the African Child, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the commitment of his government to

Nigeria protests as Nigerian-American 19-Year-Old ‘Black Lives Matter’ activist Oluwatoyin ‘Toyin’ Salau found dead

Global UpfrontJun 16, 2020June 16, 20200

A social media firestorm started after news circulated that a 19-year-old woman named Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau was found dead on Monday morning. The Florida teenager

Nigeria’s Inter-Ministerial panel on rape and gender based violence meets with President Buhari

Global UpfrontJun 15, 2020June 15, 20200

717 rape incidents reported January-May 2020 Nigeria to work with NGOs, sub-regional bodies to confront the scourge The federal government inter-ministerial committee on the rising

Nigerian Governors declares state of emergency on gender violence

Global UpfrontJun 11, 2020June 11, 20200

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has declared state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence. The governors who met on Wednesday, condemned all forms of violence

FG constitutes inter-Ministerial gender based panel against rape, sexual assault

Global UpfrontJun 11, 2020June 11, 20200

The federal government would soon inaugurate an Inter-Ministerial Gender Based Violence Management Committee that will proffer lasting solutions to the prevalent and rising incidence of

Harry Porter author, JK Rowling, reveals she was sexually assaulted in her 20s and tells of the scars of ‘domestic violence’ from her first marriage as she hits back in ‘transphobia’ row

Global UpfrontJun 11, 2020June 11, 20200

The Harry Potter author opened up after facing a barrage of criticism online She had questioned use of phrase ‘people who menstruate’ to describe women