Sexual assault

The Thread: Kemen attends BNaija’s grand finale and Nigerians go mad with fury

If you thought BBNaija really understood sexual assault and its implications, think again. Kemen, also touted as BBNaija’s pervert and who was disqualified for molesting TBoss, showed up on the black carpet. In fact, DSTV hyped his appearance. Nigerians cannot believe the gall. https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/851141564558708737 https://twitter.com/Makxxy/status/851147117297053702 https://twitter.com/dodoshyne/status/851111395609518080 https://twitter.com/dodoshyne/status/851111721968312320 https://twitter.com/yew1e/status/851108711045234688 Nevertheless, he was a former housemate. Should... Read More

BBNaija, DSTV, kemen, nigeria, Sexual assault, tboss, The Thread

Brave Women: Itoro Eze-Anaba is saving lives with the Mirabel Centre

In Nigeria there is an increase in sexual assault against girls and women. Despite this increase coupled with an extremely low conviction rate for rape and sexual abuse, very few are doing anything to combat this problem. Enter Mrs Itoro Eze Anaba, the founder of Mirabel Centre, the first Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in... Read More

Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through

Domestic violence, Domestic Violence Bill, DVB, Itoro Eze-Anaba, Magazine, Mirabel Centre, rape, Sexual assault

#BBNaija: Tboss withheld the truth because of N25m – Kemen (WATCH)

by Azeez Adeniyi Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen has said Tboss withheld the truth about the incident between them for a chance to win the prize. Kemen had been disqualified after making sexual advances towards Tboss while she was asleep. The Akwa Ibom born fitness trainer had also tendered an apology for his action,... Read More

BBNaija, Big Brother Naija, Disqualification, Interview, kemen, Sexual assault, tboss

The Thread: Nigerians outraged at PayPorte’s reception for Kemen

It is galling to many that PayPorte thought it fit to bring Kemen over to their office for chit chats and photo-ops, instead of washing their hands off him. The thread below shows that i. Nigerians, including PayPorte, do not understand the link between actions and consequences ii We let religion get in the way... Read More

BBNaija, culture, kemen, nigeria, payporte, Religion, Sexual assault, The Thread

Today’s Noisemakers: Kemen, TBoss, Kemi Adetiba and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today: 1... Read More

BBNaija, Iternational Women's Day, kemen, Kemi Adetiba, Mark ERssien, nigeria, noisemakers, Sexual assault, tboss

#BBNaija: Kemen pens one silly apology and Nigerians are already bowing at his feet

Disqualified and disgraced Big Brother housemate, Kemen just made his first statement since he got booted out of the house on Sunday evening. We haven’t forgotten already the shameful act that led to his disqualification from the show. We remember how in the early hours of Sunday while he and fellow housemate, Tboss slept next... Read More

apology, BBNaija, big brother, Big Brother Naija, Disqualification, kemen, rape, Sexual assault, tboss

Ijeoma Ogwuegbu Uduma: BBNaija and rape culture in Nigeria

by Ijeoma Ogwuegbu Uduma Watching the sexual assault drama play out on Big Brother Naija a few days ago was like watching a masterclass on sexual assault in Nigeria and its effects on victims. It had all the elements. It started off with the sexual assault itself. There was a video of it floating around on the... Read More

BBNaija, Kemen Ekerette, nigeria, Rape culture, Sexual assault, sexual harrassment, Victim blaming/shaming

Akin Akintayo: Nigeria- On the #BBNaija disqualification, let’s not be conflicted

by Akin Akintayo Alright, it’s Big Brother Last night, the irksome menace of the Big Brother franchise flooded my social media space with the news of a disqualification from the Nigerian version of the competition being filmed in South Africa. Now, I am no fan of Big Brother which I think is a zoo under... Read More

Akin Akintayo, BBNaija, consent, culture, Kemen's disqualification, opinion, Sexual assault

The Thread: The dumbest reactions to Kemen’s disqualification from #BBNaija

Nigeria is such a strange place. Matters that are black and white elsewhere take on a coat of many colours in Nigeria. For instance, it is quite clear, more so with the evidence presented, that a sleeping person cannot consent to sex. In Nigeria, it isn’t. So tweets like these sampled below abound. Video Evidence... Read More

BBNaija, consent, ignorance, kemen, nigeria, Sexual assault, tboss, The Thread

The Thread: Why is consent is so hard to understand? | #BBNaija

Big brother Naija housemate TBoss was assaulted by Kemen yesterday and he was disqualified and given the boot. You should have seen the uproar that caused. The bone of contention became why Big Brother punished Kemen for something that TBoss had asked for, ‘tacitly’ and otherwise. This, inspite of the video that told a different... Read More

BBNaija, consent, kemen, nigerians, Rape culture, Sexual assault, tboss

The Thread: #BBNaija proves Nigerians will always blame the victim

After today, Kemen’s name will be synonymous with pevert. Actually, if Twitter NG is anything to go by, majority of Nigerians already considered Kemen a pervert. You can’t blame them; actions speak louder than words. Do see below video of Kemen fondling TBoss under the covers while she was alseep. In case you missed... Read More

Big Brother Naija, Debbie Rise, Disqualification, kemen, Sexual assault, tboss

February 21, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Is it really so hard to keep sexual predators out of schools?

In Edo state, a corper put up a picture of a teenage girl, with a caption that made my head spin. This is a student put under his care, a young impressionable girl, conditioned by the nationalistic pride that shrouds the NYSC to look up to this university graduate that has been asked to educate... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

nysc, sex education, Sexual assault, sexual predator, The Sexuality Blog

December 20, 2016

Opinion: A year in review- what it means to be female in nigeria

by Mary Olushoga Nigeria has a long way to go when it comes to supporting women’s rights and gender equality. Religion and culture affect how women are treated in society. These factors often hinder progress. This year was especially challenging for women and girls around the world. The world’s remaining superpower, the United States of America... Read More

Buhari's misogyny, Internally Displaced Person Camps, Sexual assault, The Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill, The National Soccer Team

December 1, 2016

How Catholic priests sexually assaulted 30 disabled children

Two Catholic priests have been arrested by Argentine authorities for forcing children at a school for the hearing impaired to have oral sex with each other, officials said Wednesday. The scandal at the Provolo Institute in the western city of Mendoza came to the fore when a mother told the authorities that her son was... Read More

Catholic Priests, crime, Disabled children, Sexual assault

November 17, 2016

Opinion: Ending sexual and domestic violence

by Divya Dube Abuse in any form tends to impact the lives of survivors for a long, long time. The trauma a person undergoes is not only painful, but it deeply affects the mental stability of an individual, which is hard to recover from. More than 70% of the total population across the world, have... Read More

abuse, America, Domestic violence, Sexual assault, stalking

November 14, 2016

Woman accuses husband of sleeping with their daughter

A woman has accused her husband of sexually abusing their six-year-old daughter. The woman, Francisca Okechukwu, a businesswoman who filed for divorce on Monday at Jikwoyi Customary Court, Abuja, said she had caught her husband, Tony Okechukwu several times fiddling with her daughter’s private part. She said, “I caught my husband touching my daughter’s private... Read More

divorce, Francisca Okechukwu, Labaran Gusa, private parts, sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Tony Okechukwu

November 1, 2016

Borno governor to deploy undercover agents to tackle sexual assault claims in IDP camps

Governor of Borno Kashim Shettima says the state would resort to the use of undercover agents to end the menace of alleged sexual harassment in Internally Displaced Camps in the state. The governor made this disclosure when he received a delegation from the National University Commission who were in the state on a tour of... Read More

Borno, IDP Camps, Kashim Shettima, Sexual assault, undercover agents

October 10, 2016

3 quotes that perfectly sum up Donald Trump’s incoherence

Now, it will be just pure bias to say that Donald Trump was all rubbish at the just concluded second US presidential debate. Unlike his outing at the first one, we could see that the man came to this debate better prepared. Though he couldn’t help being petulant, interrupting opponent Hillary Clinton and attacking moderators for... Read More

anderson cooper, black people, donald trump, Hillary Clinton, incoherence, Putin, race, Sexual assault, US presidential election

September 3, 2016

‘I only slept with one girl’ | Pastor who had 30 girls as sex slaves confesses

Thirty-six-year old Chukwuemeka Nwocha, the General Overseer of Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry, who was arrested during the week by officers of the Lagos state Police command for having 30 under-aged girls as sex slaves, has confessed to sleeping with one of them. Nwocha made the confession while speaking to journalists when he was paraded... Read More

abortions, Chukwuemeka Nwocha, Fatai Owoseni, pastor, rape, Sexual assault, Under-aged girls

August 11, 2016

Middle-aged man arraigned for raping church member

A middle-aged man, Damilare Balogun on Thursday was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping ‘a church sister’ (names withheld). The accused, a 31-year-old web designer, who resides at Plot 426, Damilola Folashade Street., Omole Phase 1, Ojodu, a Lagos suburb, is being tried for sexual assault. According to the prosecutor, Inspector Benedict... Read More

#OsexyFriday, Alleged rape, Church member, Damilare Balogun, Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Sexual assault, Web designer

Teacher caught sexually assaulting male student

Matthew Sodeke, a private school teacher has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly abusing a student in Igbala community in the Sango Ota area of the state. According to the Punch Metro, Sodeke, an English Language teacher, was caught sucking the private parts of a male pupil. Sodeke was reportedly caught... Read More

male pupil, Matthew Sodeke, Sexual assault, Shokoya, teacher

September 9, 2015

#SaveMirabel and the necessary war against Nigeria’s rape culture

In his daily paper review, which has been running for the best part of four years, on most days of the week, Feyi Fawehinmi, comes across news stories he tags “News From Depravity Central”. Those stories dwell mostly on issues of rape, with minors as the victims. He comes across such stories at least twice... Read More

rape, Sexual assault

September 9, 2015

UNICAL law student accuses Dean of raping her in his office

The Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has been accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old 400-level law student. The mother of the victim revealed on Monday the incident happened between 3 and 5pm on August 29 at the dean’s private office in the faculty building. She alleged that the dean forcefully had... Read More

rape, Sexual assault, UNICAL

September 2, 2015

Child sexual abuse on the rise in Bayelsa

A 40-year-old man raped a four-year-old girl to death in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. This was revealed by the State Coordinator of Child Protection Network, CPN, Mrs. Mariam Kombo-Ezeh. She also revealed two other cases of child abuse, which occurred in the state, including the death of a seven-year-old girl of... Read More

child abuse, rape, Sexual assault

August 21, 2015

50 women have now accused Bill Cosby of rape

Just in case we needed a perfectly round number and some people still need convincing. Two more women came out Thursday to join the growing list of women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Via France24: A former air stewardess, who did not give her real name, fought back tears to say Cosby drugged and... Read More

Bill Cosby, rape, Sexual assault

August 13, 2015

Renowned rapist Bill Cosby told one victim she was “blessed with his semen”

Three more women have come out to confirm what we already knew: Bill Cosby is a rapist. At a press conference held by Hollywood lawyer Gloria Allred, former flight attendant Colleen Hughes said Cosby invited her out to lunch then drugged and raped her afterwards. Via The Wrap According to Hughes, the two went to... Read More

Bill Cosby, rape, Sexual assault

February 16, 2014

Blame it on the alcohol: ‘Tipsy’ 48-year-old man sexually assaults girl, 13 (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A middle aged man in Oyo has been arrested after a teenage girl claimed that he had raped her in his home. 48-year-old Owolabi Fola however denied the allegation of rape and said that he had only used his finger on the 13-year-old girl. The suspect is also said to have blamed... Read More

13 years old, 48 year old, alcohol, Sexual assault, Tipsy

February 8, 2014

‘School uncle’ sexually assaults 3-year-old girl in Rivers

by ‘Jola Sotubo A man in Rivers has been arrested after reports that he molested a a three- year old nursery school student. Obioma Benson was apprehended by the police in Port Harcourt, the state capital, for allegedly inserting his finger into the little girl’s vagina. The unidentified child suffered injuries which were discovered by... Read More

molest, Port Harcourt, rape, rape of children, Rivers, Sexual assault

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