Tag: sexual harassment

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YNaijaAugust 18, 2023

FG’s N5bn Subsidy Removal Palliative To States Revealed to be a Loan; Tobi Amusan Cleared of Anti-Doping Violation by AIU | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss FG’s ...

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Ado AminuJuly 15, 2021

See something, say something | Things we can do as individuals to stop workplace sexual harassment

If you are like a majority of people, the statement, “I am delighted upon reviewing this 12-page policy document to ...

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Ado AminuJuly 6, 2021

Tackling workplace sexual harassment is far easier for organisations than some ad campaigns

Anna’s* career path has been dotted with job switches since she finished NYSC in 2018, for reasons completely unrelated to ...

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Ado AminuJuly 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 ...

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Bernard DayoMarch 24, 2021

Stephanie Linus’ short film ‘The Student’ highlights the scourge of sexual harassment in universities

For as long as sexual harassment of female students in tertiary institutions is still a thing, there won’t be shortage ...

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Ado AminuMarch 14, 2021

Benevolent patriarchy, sexual assault | Non-binary tweets we saw this week on Nigeria Twitter

As public discourse in Nigeria continues to find its way to topics hitherto considered taboo, we continue to document it. ...

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Bernard DayoSeptember 9, 2019

#BBNaija 2019: Here are the 3 times sexual harassment was perpetuated by male housemates

Big Brother Naija has always been an interesting snapshot of how gender plays out in the society – the reinforcement ...

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Edwin OkoloAugust 26, 2019

Sexual harassment in markets is an issue women are tackling across Africa

One of the ways rape culture perpetuates itself is through sexual harassment. Sexual harassment which includes language that demeans women ...

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Bernard DayoJuly 8, 2019

Ese Walter says women are blamed for everything while men are absolved of all responsibility, and we couldn’t agree more

The fresh rape allegations against Pastor Fatoyinbo of COZA has captured the nation, and generated conversations of rape and sexual ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqDecember 17, 2018

Just In: Sacked O.A.U. Lecturer, Professor Akindele pleads guilty to sex-for-mark allegation

An embattled former lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele, dragged to court over his demand ...

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tosin adesinaAugust 14, 2018

Like OAU, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna has dismissed a lecturer for sexual harassment

The war against sexual harassment in public universities in Nigeria has taken a good turn and it’s highly commendable. It ...

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Bernard DayoJune 23, 2018

Stop what you are doing and read Mary Njoku’s Instagram post on sexual harassment in Nollywood

On Thursday, actress and ROK studios head honcho Mary Njoku posted a disturbing (and hardly surprising) account of sexual harassment ...

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EditorApril 28, 2018

Long Read: Who is watching out for all the other Professor Akindeles

Editor’s Note At the request of the article’s author, we have chosen to keep the identity of all parties named ...

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EditorJanuary 17, 2018

The Sexuality Blog: Uganda’s US ambassador beat his wife in front of guests for bringing up his infidelities, when will this end?

Thanks to the #MeToo movement, millions of women have been able to come forward and tell their stories about sexual ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiNovember 30, 2017

The Thread: Why we won’t speak out against sexual harassment in Nigeria

Workplace harassment or you can call it office abuse is not an issue that started today. It is almost unseen and ...

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EzinneNovember 23, 2017

The Thread: Abuja big boys and their harassment techniques

Sadly, every girl has experienced sexual harassment at least once in her lifetime. We’ve seen with the Weinstein saga, #MeToo ...

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EzinneNovember 23, 2017

The Thread: “I’m actually not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs over false sexual harassment allegations” | When feminism goes wrong

Teen Vogue Columnist Emily Linden, who’s also the founder of the Unslut project went on a rampage yesterday. She effectively ...

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ToluOctober 26, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Peter Okoye reveals Psquare has been in trouble for “four years” but they kept it secret | More stories

Here’s most of the entertainment gist you missed yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still ...

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Adegbite AdedotunOctober 24, 2017

Weinstein’s former assistant breaks non-disclosure agreement

Harvey Weinstein’s former assistant Zelda Perkins has said she has broken a confidential agreement to speak out about alleged sexual ...

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EzinneOctober 17, 2017

The Thread: “#MeToo — I went to bed alone. I woke up having sex” | 7 Women share shocking stories of sexual abuse

It’s 2017,  and sexual harassment is a no-no. In recent times, Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein has been made to face ...

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EditorAugust 13, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Let’s talk about these black men in entertainment and their serious entitlement issues

Thursday 5th of August brought news that Usher Raymond, the American singer had just been hit, yet again with a ...

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ToluAugust 8, 2017

Backstory: Eric Bolling’s scandal is the latest in serial sexual harassment at Fox News

On Friday, Huffington Post exclusively reported that popular Fox News host, Eric Bolling sent unsolicited photos of his privates to ...

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AzeezJuly 6, 2017

Patience Jonathan petitions reps over alleged harassment by security operatives

Patience Jonathan, wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has petitioned the House of Representatives over alleged harassment by security operatives. Gogo ...

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AzeezJuly 1, 2017

Nigerian man accused of sexual harassment kills doctor, self at New York hospital

A Nigerian-born gunman, Henry Bello has killed a doctor and injured six others after opening fire inside a hospital in ...

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ItunuoluwaMay 22, 2017

On notorious Trump tape: It wasn’t ‘locker room talk’ -Billy Bush

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Acording to Politico, NBC host Billy Bush has refuted President Trump’s apology concerning the viral “Access Hollywood” tape on which ...

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ToluApril 18, 2017

Since it’s not over yet, here are 4 ways Kemen can save himself from further ridicule

There’s a shit show going on on Twitter NG and we waited one long week for it. The moment the ...

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ItunuoluwaMarch 29, 2017

President Donald Trump sued for defamation by Apprentice contestant

Trump’s lawyers are claiming he is immune from defamation claims brought by a former contestant on The Apprentice who accused ...

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ToluMarch 11, 2017

Kemen is NOT sorry, and 4 other things we learnt from his new interview

Former BBNaija housemate, Kemen is trying really hard to redeem his already marred image following his misbehaviour in the house ...

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RoqeebahMarch 9, 2017

Sheer insincerity and all round bad taste | 3 things that make Kemen’s “apology” unacceptable

So Mr Kemen who got booted out of the BBNaija house last weekend has suddenly come to the realisation that ...

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RoqeebahMarch 6, 2017

Payporte and #BBNaija are wrong | Kemen didn’t just break house rules, he committed a crime

We have just got news  that Payporte says that the disqualified Big Brother Naija housemate, Kemen was thrown out of the house because ...

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