The Ironic Highlight of International Women’s Month 2026

International Women’s Month in Nigeria started on shaky grounds due to tension carried over from the previous month after several viral cases of rape allegations and online bullying of women in what has been termed a targeted attack on feminists and women’s rights in the country. The Source Of Ever-Growing Gender-Related Tension After the highly... Read More

Nigeria’s prevalence of violence can be linked to child beating. Here’s why

The culture in Nigeria with respect to corporal punishment – which is so commonplace you find it at home, in schools, in places of worship and ultimately wielded by the powers that be against law-abiding citizens – is evolving towards at the very least the understanding that this is a problem. Corporal punishment is a discipline... Read More

Culture

Child abuse in Nigeria, corporal punishment, gender-based violence, TV, UNICEF

July 2, 2021

Workplace sexual harassment is too prevalent to ignore – STER survey finds

If you have ever been in a mixed-gender space where sexual violence is the topic of discourse you will notice if you pay attention an uncomfortable deflection – mostly from men – and a thinly veiled exasperation – from mostly women. For one, it is important to understand that this kind of conversation only happens... Read More

Blogs, Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, nigeria, sexual harassment, Stand to End Rape

May 8, 2021

Emotional abuse, Shame | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week

The conversation about the themes that make up our flywheel on the nonbinary blog are constantly evolving. We collate a weekly list of interesting tweets we saw from Nigerians on faith & spirituality, gender, sexuality, mental and emotional health, and disability. Enjoy, add to the conversation or simply expand your worldview. Shame remains one of... Read More

More, Non-binary Blog

Christianity, emotional abuse, Faith, gender-based violence, Mental Illness, physical abuse, shame

March 2, 2021

Here’s why cases of domestic violence would continue to rise in Nigeria

Despite the paucity of reliable data, the tons of cases of domestic violence that make the news are enough confirmation that there is a deeply rooted problem in Nigeria that should be a cause for concern. There is a reason why. When medical doctor, Dr. Ifeyinwa Angbo, sent out a public cry for help last... Read More

Non-binary Blog

crime, criminal law, Domestic violence, gender-based violence, International Women's Month, Intimate Partner Violence, nigeria, Titilayo Omozoje Arowolo, violence, Violence against women

February 1, 2021

Threat of murder, everyday misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week

Nigeria’s small but richly vibrant corner of Twitter is not the place anyone will go to for nuanced conversation about the diversity of being. Violence is aplenty, yes, not peace, love and light. That’s not because peace, love and light aren’t there but because they get swallowed up in the overwhelming banter, some harmful others... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, Homophobia, misogyny, nigeria, patriarchy

September 12, 2020

#DrFunmiNoVex is one other reason why we must stand against false rape accusations

With organizations like the Stand to End Rape (STER), the Mirabel Centre, WARIF and others, the issue of sexual violence against women is beginning to gain due attention. But while these people are working tirelessly to change the perception of rape and rape survivors, some others are reinforcing stereotypes by making false allegations. We recall... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, rape

September 7, 2020

How slut-shaming, patriarchy and victim-blaming enables rape in Nigeria

Last week, a video of a man ‘correcting’ a woman’s attire circulated through twitter. In the video, we do not see the man’s face, however, we hear him as he follows the woman, criticising her, threatening to release the video to social media, even going as far as threatening to beat her in an attempt... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, rape, slut shaming

August 31, 2020

With COVID-19, rape is becoming an unnoticed endemic

We are winning the fight the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, but oblivious of another disease – one that targets our daughters, sisters and wives. On May 27, a 22-year old student of the University of Benin (Uniben), Uwaila Vera Omozuwa went to study in the quiet of her church. Hours later, she was found unconscious, lying... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gender-based violence, rape

May 11, 2017

The Thread: “I was raped by my dad” | Horrifying stories of abuse out of Twitter that will break your heart

Twitter Africa today is full of stories that will make you shiver, clutch a hanky and wail into it, while shaking your head endlessly in sheer frustration. Women are sharing the treatment they have received at the hands of men, some of which are fathers and some strangers. The dam broke when a story about... Read More

Opinion

abuse, gender-based violence, nigeria, rape, south africa, The Thread

March 8, 2017

#InternationalWomensDay: We are committed to protecting women from gender-based violence – Osinbajo

by Dolapo Adelana The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday lauded the contribution of Nigerian women to nation building since independence. Osinbajo, who made the remarks in a message made available to journalists to mark the International Women’s Day, said the present administration was committed to protecting women from all forms of gender-based violence. Osinbajo said,... Read More

The News Blog

gender-based violence, International Women's Day, Professor Yemi Osinbajo

December 8, 2011

16 Days of Activism: Stopping violence against women and girls

by Hauwa Gambo Violence against women and girls damages everyone One in three women in the world experience some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. This has made violence against women and girls become a global issue and the Nigerian Federal Government has taken a step further to protect the female race. Early this... Read More

Anti-rape, gender-based violence, Youth Development

The Ironic Highlight of International Women’s Month 2026

Nigeria’s prevalence of violence can be linked to child beating. Here’s why

Workplace sexual harassment is too prevalent to ignore – STER survey finds

Emotional abuse, Shame | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week

Here’s why cases of domestic violence would continue to rise in Nigeria

Threat of murder, everyday misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week

#DrFunmiNoVex is one other reason why we must stand against false rape accusations

How slut-shaming, patriarchy and victim-blaming enables rape in Nigeria

With COVID-19, rape is becoming an unnoticed endemic

The Thread: “I was raped by my dad” | Horrifying stories of abuse out of Twitter that will break your heart

#InternationalWomensDay: We are committed to protecting women from gender-based violence – Osinbajo

16 Days of Activism: Stopping violence against women and girls

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