Dear women, this is not the time to be weak
Women, this is not the time to be weak or raise weak daughters. This is not the time to raise girls who can’t take charge of their lives without waiting to be rescued by...
Tagged: Rape
How Recy Taylor’s 1944 rape inspired black women’s resistance
Recy Taylor made national news in 1944 when she was kidnapped at gunpoint and brutally raped by six white men. 24-year-old Recy Taylor was walking home to her husband and young daughter after a...
Parents, what are you teaching your sons about rape?
Sex without consent is rape. Even if a girl allows you to kiss and fondle her and says no to penetration, if you go ahead with it, you are a rapist. If you have...
I will continue to advocate for survivors of sexual assault and rape -Kwavi Agbeyegbe
Kwavi Agbeyegbe is a reputable dietician and a weight loss expert based in United States. She graduated with a degree in Information and Technology at the University of West London and went further to...
Project Alert makes case for women living with disability in Nigeria
Many women with disability in Nigeria suffer abuse, exclusion and discrimination. Most times, they are victims of violence from care givers and family members who are supposed to take care of them. To address...
1000 Kwara women raped in one year says Saab Foundation
Sa’adat Bibire, Founder of Saab Foundation said that no fewer than 1,000 women were raped in Kwara State in 2016. The state Ministry of Women Affairs uncovered and confirmed the 1,000 rape cases. According...
NGOs, Women protest against rape of babies and children in Lagos
Members of different Civil Society Organizations, NGOs and concerned individuals recently came under the umbrella of Alliance Against Domestic Violence & Abuse (AADVA) to express concern, anger and outrage over the spate of occurrence...
What the law says about consent and rape by Esiri Ukueku-Uduaghan
The difference between consensual sex rape is consent. Sexual intercourse of any kind in the absence of consent is rape. It is alarming to see that so many people, (old and young) do not...
Rapists should be blamed for rape, not victims
There are many closet rapists justifying rape and blaming victims. As parents, you have a duty to protect your children from these rapists who act on their feelings without thinking. If you don’t protect...
14-year-old house help writes letter to her madam revealing how her husband has been drugging and raping her
A teenager who works as a housemaid to a man simply identified as Nathaniel in Lagos State, has exposed her employer after he allegedly drugged and raped her. The 14-year-old victim, who is an...