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Nigeria records over 27,000 SGBV cases in 5 states, FCT

AT least 27,698 cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) were recorded in five states in Nigeria and the...
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Women groups protest assault on Ondo Commissioner by APC Chairman

A coalition of over 1,000 Women Rights Organisation, Womanifesto, on Wednesday (Sept 20), held a protest against the assault...
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CSO launches website to track, curb online gender-based violence

A civil society organisation, TechHerNG, has launched a website to monitor and curb online gender-based violence (OGBV) against women...
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South African leader condemns latest violence against women

CALLING it a “dark and shameful week,” South African president Cyril Ramaphosa denounced the latest surge in violence against...
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CAN frowns at sexual abuse in churches

THE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged churches across Nigeria to reinforce their advocacies towards ending the cases...
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Anger in Uganda as lawmaker urges men to beat their wives

Ugandans have begun a social media campaign calling for the resignation Onesimus Twinamasiko, a member of parliament who said...
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