rape » Page 20 of 23

Tag: rape

Opinion: My three encounters with rape that convince me that we have a problem

by Mazi Chiagozie Nwonwu The third time I encountered rape was closer to home and very personal. I had gone with my female cousin and her female neighbour to an…

11 years

Temie Giwa: Rape and responsibility (Y! FrontPage)

In further defense of the editors, it also posted right at the bottom of the piece, like it always does, that the opinion shared in every opinion piece is not…

11 years

Opinion: Society’s obsession is to blame for rape

by Raja Vudatala It is rather surprising element of a civilised society, while acts of sexual crime are condemned yet the obsession with the female form goes on unabated. One…

11 years

Opinion: The baseless rationalisations for rape

by Sagay Agbalaya Any such argument about “provoked rape” is like an armed robber saying he attacks rich people because they “flaunt” their wealth by driving big cars. It is…

11 years

Kenechi Uzochukwu apologises: “My article was insensitive and has hurt many”

by Kenechi Uzochukwu I wish to apologise to those hurt by my recent articles on rape published on Ynaija website. Even though the articles were against rape I admit that…

11 years

Myne Whitman: A rejoinder to “Men can do nothing against rape”

by Myne Whitman Rape is not about sex, but about power and exerting dominance, and that is why more women and children are raped than the other way around. I…

11 years

Opinion: Uzochukwu’s piece on rape – Of trolls and cavemen

by Oriabure Iyayi In Japan, sexually explicit imagery and text is available in public and largely uncensored. Yet, Japan has one of the lowest rates for rape in the world.…

11 years

5 infuriating things about Kenechi Uzochukwu’s “Men must rape something” article

by Shola Okubote To say every crime is triggered or provoked is to blame victims of murder, robbery, fraud, rape, and all other crimes. Where is the sense in…

11 years

Hauwa Gambo: Rejoinder to Kenechi Uzochukwu’s ‘Men can do nothing against rape’

by Hauwa Gambo I have just read this excuse of an opinion piece, Kenechi Uzochukwu: Men can do nothing against rape (Y! Superblogger), all I can say is Kenechi Uzochukwu, you…

11 years

Unconscionable: 3 men arrested for gang raping a 13-year-old, impregnating her

by Isi Esene Policemen in Lagos have arrested three men for allegedly raping a a thirteen year old girl. The girl (names withheld) who is a Junior Secondary School student…

11 years

#WeAreLostForWords: 12-year-old boy get 4-year jail term for raping 2 girls (aged 11 and 7)

A 12 year old schoolboy is one of the youngest in the country to have ever been convicted of rape and get such a harsh punishment. Two girls claimed that…

11 years

5 men dressed as police officers kidnap and rape woman in United Arab Emirates

A woman was raped by five men in a warehouse after being kidnapped by two men posing as police, officers say. A spokesman for Sharjah Police yesterday said five men…

11 years

Fight back: Women given knives by religious group to fend off rapists

India's radical Hindu nationalist party governing Mumbai has handed out kitchen knives and chili powder to women following a gang rape in the capital New Delhi that ignited a national…

11 years

Opinion: Rape and a few underlying issues

by Abdullahi Aborode There is no justification for rape, but we can achieve a significant plus when we cut off the extreme indecent dressing rampant nowadays. It is also a…

11 years

Named and shamed: 4 soldiers dismissed for raping and assaulting women in Abuja

by Rachel Ogbu Four soldiers in the Nigerian Army were dismissed on Tuesday for alleged cases of rape, extortion and assault. Corporal Nsa Eyedep and Privates Emezien Uzoma, Ugwu…

11 years

Too many madmen on the loose – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze What I will like to hear, will be the defence that will be presented by the person who will defend the three idiots who raped a pregnant…

11 years

“Life has been unfair to me”: Teenage hawker in Lagos says he was tricked and gang-raped by 5 men

“ Life has been unfair to me”. This was the statement that greeted this reporter as he approached 19-year-old Chidi Okolie, who is currently going through psychological trauma following an…

11 years

Opinion: Yes, rape is a culture of the Nigerian society

by Chiagozie F. Nwonwu Like Babylon and his crew who celebrated their successful rape, we unwittingly grant rapists the space to rub it in. I encountered rape very early in…

11 years

“I was raped the first time I had sex” – Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola reveals

Foluke Daramola by Akan Ido Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola is a well known face in the industry with many projects under her belt. In this Punch Newspaper interview, the beautiful…

11 years

Justice: Man sentenced to death by hanging for raping and killing grandma

A High Court in Ekiti State has condemned a 27-year-old man to death by hanging for raping and killing a 63-year-old woman. The accused person, Mr. Emmanuel Tometin, who hails…

11 years

Terrible: Police arraign 42-year-old pastor accused of raping and sodomizing 12-year-old girl (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene Alao Shobowale, a 42-year-old pastor of a white garment church was yesterday arraigned before an Ebute-metta magistrate's court for raping a 12-year-old foster daughter of his neighbour.…

11 years

Out of hand: 7-year-old Indian girl raped in school toilet

A seven-year-old girl has been raped in a school toilet in the Indian holiday state of Goa, sparking mass protests and the arrest of her headmistress, police said. The incident…

11 years

7 men arrested and paraded in another bus passenger gang rape in India (MUGSHOT)

by Isi Esene The Indian police have arrested six suspects and a bus driver for allegedly gang-raping a woman who boarded a bus at night in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.…

11 years

Pathetic: Military officer, 36, rapes 12-year-old after contacting her via BlackBerry Messenger

A Royal Military Police sergeant who had sex with a 12-year-old girl after befriending her on his mobile phone is facing prison. Adrian Rose found the girl through the BlackBerry…

11 years

Just terrible: Man caught raping a 6-year-old, pleads for leniency

by James Sambo A 23-year old man, Salisu Mohammed of Nasarawa Gwong, has appeared before an Upper Area Court at Kasuwar-Nama, Jos, for raping a 6-year-old girl. The Police Prosecutor,…

11 years

Horror: Cultist rapes, murders, and decapitates woman in Minna

by Isi Esene An ex-student of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has been apprehended for beheading a woman after raping her. The man, Godwin Edeko, was said to have…

11 years

Victim of brutal Warri rape gang in coma, 2 suspects arrested, rapists recorded crime on a BlackBerry

A lady believed to be in her early twenties has been raped to an unconscious state by four men around Cemetery Road in Warri, Delta State. The victim, who is…

11 years

About time: Police re-arrest 40-year-old ‘pastor’ for raping and sodomizing a 12-year-old

The Lagos State Police Command has rearrested a 40-year-old pastor, Alasco Sobowale, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Epe area of the state. The victim Police authorities said the…

11 years

Shame: Indian top politician beaten by villagers after ‘entering a woman’s home and raping her at 2am’ (PHOTOS)

Pictures have emerged of a leading Indian politician being beaten by villagers after allegedly raping a woman in her home at 2am. Congressman for Assam's ruling party Congress, Bikram Singh…

11 years

Bizarre: How my father raped and impregnated me twice – Teenager

A Nigerian teenager has told to the Police in Lagos Nigeria, that her 49 year old father serially raped her for five years during which she was impregnated twice and…

Tag: rape

Recent Posts

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Archives

Categories

Meta