By Elizabeth Osayande ActionAid Nigeria, a human rights and social justice non-governmental organisation at the forefront of fighting injustice, has said there should be neither bail nor our of court settlement where rapists are concerned. In a plea to President Muhammadu Buhari, the group said: “ActionAid Nigeria, hereby, call on government at all levels to […]

In the light of the recent global events, a lot of people are calling for the end of racism, social injustice, inequality, discrimination. Amongst them is Adodo Eddy Osaman – a Nigerian Training Specialist in Canada and an Advocate for Education and Youth Development. Osaman spoke with Vanguard Newspapers today. His words:

By Peter Duru Makurdi – The 12-year-old girl who was last week allegedly raped by a 42-year-old Eddy Ojah at Otada community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue state has disclosed that she placed a curse of God’s judgement on her rapist who is currently on the run. Narrating her ordeal from her hospital […]

By Francis Efe – Warri Police detectives from the Warri Area Command, Delta State have arrested the Founder/General Overseer of Victory Revival Fasting & Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe for allegedly raping a nineteen-year-old girl (names withheld) in Warri. The popular Cleric who is cooling his heels in the police cell in ‘A’ Division Warri, […]

A civil society group, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP, has called on the Federal Government, the Nigeria Police Force and relevant agencies to take urgent action to tackle the rising cases of sex crimes in the country.