A Brazilian doctor has been caught assaulting a sedated pregnant woman while she underwent C-section. According to UK Sun, the anaesthetist identified as Giovanni Quintella Bezerra has been arrested for “rape”. This followed after he was secretly filmed sticking his p3nis into the mouth of the woman who was unconscious. It was said that he had heavily sedated her at Read More
A secondary school teacher identified as Benjamin Job, was on Wednesday arrested in Warri, Delta State after allegedly raping a 12-year-old student. It was gathered that he was arrested after the girl narrated what transpired to her parents. A source privy to the matter said, “He’s an English teacher in Gavriella school, here in Warri. He has been s3xually harassing Read More
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division has struck out the application filed by Premiere Academy, Lugbe, seeking to stop Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from investigating the circumstances, which led to the alleged rape and death of one of its student, Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akphagher. Instead, the court ordered an accelerated hearing of the substantive suit, fixing it for Read More
After leaked video of rape amongst students during their trip to Dubai, the Lagos state government has ordered immediate closure of all Chrisland schools pending further investigations. The state government made the announcement on Monday, through its Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo. “The attention of the Lagos state government has been drawn to the alleged sexual violence case involving students Read More
Mother of a 10-year-old student of Chrisland School, Lagos state, has revealed how she found out about the case of her daughter’s alleged sexual abuse. In a viral video shared on Ubi Franklin’s instagram page on Monday, she explained that the first conversation she had with some head teachers was that it was a kiss between her daughter and a Read More
The Bayelsa state government has promised to provide psychological and sundry support to a 14-year-old girl impregnated by her father. The coordinator, Gender Response Initiative Team (GRIT) in the state, Mrs. Dise Ogbise, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Friday that some members of the public reported the case. Ogbise said when some people reported that Read More
The Benue state government Tuesday asked the security agencies in the state to investigate alleged case of rape of a female student of the Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC), Otukpo, Benue state.The state government through the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Michael Gusa (Esq), who spoke with journalists said government has taken up the matter to ensure that Read More
The Jigawa state High Court sitting in Dutse recently sentenced a 70- year- old man to life imprisonment for raping and infecting a 15-year-old girl with HIV. Justice Musa Ubale said the culprit committed the offence as he was satisfied with evidence tendered before the court. He said the evidence proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accuse committed the offence Read More
The Police command in Ebonyi weekend said it arrested a university professor, Felix Anyaegbulam, for allegedly defiling a minor. Anyaegbulam is a Professor of Geophysics in Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, (AE-FUNAI), Ikwo local government area of the state. It was alleged that the professor has been sexually violating his 13-year-old house help, who hails from Ezza North local government Read More
Speaker of KwaZulu Natal legislature in South Africa, Hon. Boyce Nontembeko, has advised African Parliamentarians to legislate strong laws that would enable successful prosecution of rape cases in the court of law, with the view to bringing suspects to book. Current legislations in most African countries, especially Nigeria, make it practically impossible to establish a case of rape or securing Read More
A 22-year-old man, Ismaila Raheem, has appealed to the police to forgive him, saying he was a first offender. The suspect, who was paraded by the Osun state police Command, for alleged rape incident, confessed to committing the crime, saying the victim had been his friend. He said the victim had dumped him for a ‘yahoo boy’ and told him Read More
A 70-year-old-man in Bauchi state has been arrested by police detectives attached to Zone 12 command headquarters situated in Bauchi for allegedly raping a 7-year-old girl. The culprit one Alhaji Umaru Daura had allegedly defiled the minor who is his neighbour’s daughter at Toro local government of the state. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), Thomas Goni, revealed this Read More
Two frontline Civil Society Organisations fighting against rape in Nigeria have demanded for a special court to handle cases of rape in the country. The groups under the aegis of Men Against Rape Foundation (MARF) and its parent organisation, Make A Difference Initiative (MAD) made the demand to mark the third year memorial of Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje, who died three Read More
The national leadership of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt electronic transmission of results in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state. The opposition party also expressed support for the Senate on the direct primaries decision by all the political parties. Speaking Thursday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, during Read More
The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, has faulted the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, for calling on the authorities to grant amnesty to bandits in the country. The APC chieftain said Gumi’s position was not only self serving but clearly a threat to national security. Lukman also applauded the role played by Chief Executive Read More
The establishment of Kannywood industry was to exhibit the Hausa culture and traditions through drama, as well as to pass other relevant information concerning day-to-day activities.The nature of Kannywood movies today contains zero messages, the movies portray negative messages that are injurious and harmful to especially the youth who are fond of watching the industry’s movies daily. To hit the Read More
An administrative staff of the College of Health Technology, Ogun, Olawale Jamiu, has been arrested by men of the state police command for having allegedly carnal knowledge of a student of the college. The arrest was contained in a press statement issued by the police public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and made available to Blueprint Tuesday in Abeokuta. Oyeyemi Read More
On a daily basis, 10 out of the 34 local government areas in Katsina state come under severe attack from bandits, Governor Aminu Bello Masari has declared. Governor Masari stated this Thursday while receiving in audience the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen Faruk Yahaya at the Government House Katsina. The governor told the visiting COAS that 10 local government areas had been under Read More
The Coalition of Gender Based Violence Responders (GBVR) has condemned what it described as deliberate attempts by the management of Premiere Academy, Lugbe to allegedly distort facts leading to the death of a – 14 year old student, Keren-Happuch Akpagher who died following infections caused her by the condom left inside her by her rapist. According to the coalition, the Read More
The embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha is back in court in continuation of his trial over alleged abuse of a minor. On Monday, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo adjourned the matter after the counsel for comedienne, Adekola Adekanya, also known as Princess, played primary evidence against the embattled actor. The actor, who is being tried over charges bordering on Read More
20-year old Uduak Akpan and his father, Frank Akpan have been arraigned before the Akwa Ibom state High Court 6, on a three-count charge of murder, rape, and accessory before the facts. The duo are joined as first and second accused persons in suit no HU/87c/ 2021 between the state versus the accused persons. The accused are standing trial before Read More
Keren- Happuch: Mother of dead rape victim breaks down, demands justiceBy Bode OlagokeAbujaThe mother of Keren-Happuch, Mrs. Vivien Akpagher has broken her silence and spoke for the first time since her daughter died following medical complications arising from condom, which was left inside daughter by the rapist, infecting the daughter with sepsis and resulting in her death on 22nd of Read More
Embattled Nollywood actor of the Yoruba genre, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, was Wednesday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos state. With his appearance in court on Wednesday, the hearing of the sexual assault case against the actor may have commenced. Popularly known as Baba Ijesha, actor Omiyinka was arrested on April 22 by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defiling Read More
Apparently to decongest the police cell, Osun state Magistrate court presided over by Dr. Olusegun Ayilara, Thursday held its proceeding at the headquarters of the statepolice command, Osogbo. The proceeding which was held at the conference room of the police, had the Magistrate, prosecutors and some counsels in attendance. The suspects were moved from the Criminal Investigate Department, CID, very Read More
Stakeholders have attributed the alarming increase in the number of rape cases in the country to the gradual collapse of the family system. This was part of the submission of discussants while featuring on the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State radio station, FUNAAB Radio 89.5FM live interactive programme, Boiling Point. They called on Nigerians to give adequate Read More
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