Domestic violence

An Abuja-based man identified as Hasan Taiwo has been arrested for allegedly beating his live-in lover and mother of four, Chibuzor Aloh, to death for allegedly using his phone charger without permission at their home in the Lugbe area of…

Mercy Aigbe is in love again and she's making sure everyone knows about the man who is making her heart beat faster. She took to Instagram to reveal that her man, who she referred to as "D owner", sent her flowers and a sweet note while…

Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds, a judge in Trinidad and Tobago, is a champion for gender-sensitive adjudication, raising awareness and sharing her knowledge around the world. Since 2015, Justice Ramsumair-Hinds has been actively involved…

What are you doing to help victims of domestic violence? Are you one of the people who sends abused women back to their abusers while quoting the Bible? It takes a lot of courage for a woman to stand up and leave her abuser. She is…

Why are some men trying to shut women up from talking about issues affecting women and young girls? When we talk about domestic violence against women, they remind us to stop making noise because men get abused too. When we talk about…

Mrs. Ogbaoso has been a victim of physical abuse for years. She recently left her abusive husband and started her life afresh with four children. Even though she left with her life intact, she had lost one ear and some teeth to her…

Nigerian men are not new to domestic violence. Growing up as a child at a time that you have no right to ask questions, I shiver at the way many men treated their wives. The sad part is that these women took those horrible treatment…

Project Alert on Violence Against Women would like to express it's deepest shock and concern over the almost deadly attack of Ivie Edobor by her estranged husband, John Edobor, a staff of Zenith Bank. Project Alert first heard of the case…

I was rushed to the hospital where my jeans was torn off my leg to see the nature of my injury. The injury was so severe that my broken bone torn through my skin puncturing an artery in the process. Almost 3 months and 2 surgeries later,…

Ghanaian actress, Lydia Forson needs no introduction. She is also a writer, and producer. In 2010, she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Recently, she put up a post about a documentary she was…