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We need more sensitization programs for all forms of abuse against children in Nigeria- ActionAid

We need more sensitization programs for all forms of abuse against children in Nigeria- ActionAid

By Fortune Eromosele An international Civil Society Organization, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, has said that more sensitization programs needs to be conducted for all forms of abuse against children in Nigeria especially in the FCT. Speaking during the training of Child Rights Implementation Committee (CRIC) members in Kuje-Abuja, Advisor and Team Lead on the Mobilizing […]
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Wife turns husband to house help

Wife turns husband to house help

In this shocking but all-too-familiar tale of domestic violence, Onyemma, a 29-year-old businessman, told this reporter how his uncle became a dummy house help in his own house at the hands of a nagging and brutal housewife. He says his uncle, Mr Gideon, has been stripped of his self-confidence as a man and his marriage has become a living nightmare.

Domestic Violence: A society biased against males?

Domestic Violence: A society biased against males?

The survey also indicates that men were also more often  victims of psychological aggression.  It is not also impossible that gender-biased individuals have overtime managed to sway society into believing that there are more female victims of domestic violence than men. 

Domestic Violence 2: Are men also victims?

Domestic Violence 2: Are men also victims?

Becky could sense that something was wrong immediately she got home that night. The reluctance of the security guard to open the gate on her way in signalled the danger ahead but she walked right into it. Her husband, Emi, wielding a long whip, was standing at the entrance of the house, his countenance warning her to turn back but it was too late!

Silence in face of physical abuse

Silence in face of physical abuse

Despite the dire consequences of domestic violence, couples continue to inflict bodily and emotional injuries on one another after minor disagreements.

Domestic violence: When men become victims…

Domestic violence: When men become victims…

Nothing could be more cruel than a splash of pepper sauce on the face, but the ensuing drama was even more gruesome than his worst nightmares. He tried running out of the house while crying for help but his beastly wife descended heavily on him with a knife, stabbing him with all the power she could muster. He managed to shove her off and ran out of his house screaming for help.