Ask around about homophobia, “What does it mean and how does it best manifest?” If you chance upon a cis-heterosexual person who isn’t defensive – the way many a Nigerian cis-hetero person is wont to be and for the good reason that they are complicit in the criminalisation of queer humanity, they are likely to... Read More

Blogs, Culture

Homophobia, LGBT+, LGBTQ Nigerians, Sexual assault, violence, Violence against women

May 29, 2021

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Gender roles, Sharia in South West, Demolition respectability | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week

The task of documenting the trajectory of conversation on non-binary issues – sexuality, gender, mental and emotional health, faith and spirituality and disability – is both a labour of love and duty for us at YNaija. We collated tweets we saw from last week that fit the non-binary blog themes. Some of these tweets add... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Gender Roles, islam, patriarchy, Sharia, Violence against women

March 2, 2021

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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

January 15, 2021

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“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity

Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. The nobility of purpose is however, not enough to hoist an idea up long enough for the person pursuing it to attain their end goal. Solomon Ayodele, who describes himself as a Boy Rights Activist,... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Boy’s Quarters Africa, Chude Jideonwo, feminism, nigeria, sexual abuse, Solomon Ayodeji, The Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity, toxic masculinity, toxic men, violence, Violence against women

September 9, 2016

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How policemen kidnap, sexually assault innocent young women (PART II)

In recent days, the police force has proven that it is a menace to the society. Apparently, these lot that are supposed to protect its citizens, chose instead to turn them into their victims of abduction, sexual abuse and financial extortion. Stephanie Omale was one of such victims recently. The young woman shared her unfortunate ordeal... Read More

Citizenship

Domestic violence, Governor Ambode, lagos state, Lagos Task Force, rape, Violence against women

March 8, 2014

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Opinion: Violence against women is not a ‘family matter’

by Tobi Asekun Domestic violence does not know race, religion or status. It affects every “level” in the society. Domestic violence in simple terms is any form of violence against a person by another in a domestic relationship; either married or not married. This could also be known as intimate-partner violence. According to the World... Read More

family matter, International Women's Day, opinion, Project Alert, Tobi asekun, Violence against women

June 17, 2013

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Awful: 32-year-old man, 3 teenagers charged for raping 14-year-old girl in turns

by Rachel Ogbu Three teenagers including a 32-year-old man have appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court for raping a 14-year-old girl in Mile 12 area of Lagos state. They now face charges ranging from defilement, sexual harassment to conspiracy. The charge reads in part that: “You, Femil Olusanya, 17; Jubril Yusuf, 16; Wale Oluwanifemi, 15;... Read More

defilement, kirikiri prison, Ministry of Justice, rape, sexual harassment, Violence against women

June 15, 2013

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Just terrible! Man on the run after mutilating girlfriend’s clitoris with razor blade

by Chi Ibe A Ghanaian man is on the run after he reportedly used a razor blade to mutilate her clitoris. The incident which happened in at the Boma Township located at Tano North in the Brong Ahafo Regio, Ghana is still unclear as the victim has refused to reveal in detail what happened but... Read More

bodily harm, crime, genital mutilation, man cuts girlfriend's clitoris, Violence against women

June 15, 2013

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Awful: Ex-soldier butchers wife to death over plans to marry mistress

by Rachel Ogbu A retired Warrant Officer 2 killed his wife at about 1am Friday morning, dismembering her body with a machete because she refused to allow him marry his mistress. Their son who witnessed the murder tried to rescue his mother, Ukana – Nee Akarutu, but received multiple wounds in the process before he... Read More

Domestic violence, ex-soldier butchers wife, ex-Warrant Officer 2, mistress, murders wife, Violence against women

June 11, 2013

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Heartless: Man held in prison for pouring acid on girlfriend’s face after she broke up with him

by Rachel Ogbu A man was locked up in a Benin prison and denied bail for heartlessly dousing his girlfriend with acid which has left her fighting for her life. On Monday, Cyril Okosun, 22, was remanded in prison on the order of an Ikpoba-Okha Area Customary Court sitting at Idogbo after facing charges of... Read More

Acid, break up, disfigured, grevious bodily harm, relationship, Violence against women

June 10, 2013

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Royal monster: Saudi Arabian prince kidnaps, rapes and kills girl then dumps her body in the streets (PHOTO)

by Rachel Ogbu A Saudi Arabian prince has been accused of kidnapping, raping a girl and dumping her body in the streets. Although police in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia have confirmed that a girl was indeed raped and murdered by a Saudi prince, the prince has not yet been charged, reports say. Identified as Prince Khalid... Read More

crime, kidnapped, rape, Saudi Arabian prince, Saudi prince, Violence against women

May 19, 2013

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Wickedness: Man burns wife’s face for being too pretty (PHOTO, WATCH)

by Chi Ibe In a vicious case of domestic violence, a man in Kenya is said to have burnt his wife’s face for being too pretty. Janet Mwihaki, was married for more than two years and had three sons when she started having problems at home. [READ: “I got pregnant 13 times to stop my husband attacking me”... Read More

burnt for being pretty, Domestic violence, Janet Mwihaki, Kenya, Violence against women

May 9, 2013

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Goodness, gracious: Man slaughters ex-girlfriend, then has sex with her corpse in Ogun State (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu A 25-year-old man in Ogun state has been accused of slaughtering his 21-year-old girlfriend because she broke up with him. Rafiyat Akinyemi, a Lagos State Polythenic graduate was at home last week Wednesday, when her bricklayer ex-boyfriend Akinloye Anuoluwapo came around at about 8.30am. He was said to have tried to have sex with Akinyemi and... Read More

man slaughters girlfriend, Ogun State, sleeping with corpse, Violence against women

April 29, 2013

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4 men, including a cripple remanded for gang raping a 22-year-old woman

by Chi Ibe Four people including a cripple are in police custody for gang-raping a 22-year-old girl. In very descriptive details, they were also accused of beating the victim up, “tore her pant, shirt and skirt and dipped their fingers into her private part and consequently filmed her with a camera phone,” reports say. Saturday Enabulele,... Read More

crime, cripple, disabled rapist, Violence against women

April 19, 2013

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Terrible: Man charged with raping nursing mother at Lagos bus stop

by Rachel Ogbu A man was on Wednesday charged before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court for conspiracy, rape and theft after he and two others allegedly raped a 27-year-old nursing mother at Palm grove end of Ikorodu Road, Lagos. Morufu Rasheed, 28, and his accomplices currently on the run were said to have attacked... Read More

bus stop attack, Lagos magisterial district, rape, Violence against women

April 18, 2013

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How pregnant woman’s husband and in-laws ‘stomped on her stomach’ and killed her unborn child

by Rachel Ogbu An Indian man and his family are now in police custody after they allegedly assaulted his pregnant wife for refusing to abort a two-month-old foetus. Suvarna Gaikwad, 20, was kicked, punched in the stomach and ‘stomped on’ by her husband and his family, news report claim. Unfortunately, they succeeded in killing the... Read More

abortion, Domestic violence, Violence against women

April 10, 2013

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HORROR: Pregnant woman allegedly burned alive by husband

Police have arrested a man in rural Nepal after he allegedly killed his 22-year-old pregnant wife by stuffing her into a hay bale and setting it alight, an officer said. “We received a call from the husband that the woman had gone missing, but when our officers arrived on the scene they saw the body... Read More

Haybale, Maina Bardewa Bhitrikoti, Maina Bardewa Bhitrikoti Burned Alive, Nepal, Nepal Woman Burned Alive, Nepalese Woman Burned Alive, Pregnant Woman Burned Alive, Prithvi Bhitrikoti, Video, Violence against women, World News

March 20, 2013

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Horrific:Trader gang-raped and strangled by hoodlums at Afaha market in Ibesikpo

by Rachel Ogbu A trader was reported raped and strangled by suspected hoodlums at Afaha Market in Ibesikpo/Asuntan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The incidence happened on Tuesday night when the woman from Ogoja, Cross River State had gone to the weekly Afaha market. According to eyewitness report, the woman, popularly called ‘Mama Oliver’, was said... Read More

Afaha Market, raped and strangled, Violence against women

March 8, 2013

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: New bill prescribing life imprisonment for rapists soon to be law

by Rachel Ogbu Hopefully to tackle the menace of rape in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has proposed life imprisonment for persons found guilty of the crime. Presented by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the House proposed that the suspect will be liable jointly and severally to a minimum of 20 years imprisonment without an option and in situations... Read More

Act on violence against persons, life imprisonment for rape, pregnancy resulting from rape, Violence against women

March 8, 2013

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“Nigerian women can be equal partners with men” – President Jonathan reavows breaking gender barriers

by Rachel Ogbu In celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day, March 8, with the UN theme – “A Promise is a Promise: Time For Action To End Violence Against Women”, President Goodluck Jonathan has reassured Nigerian women that having already taken very significant steps to fulfil his promise of affirmative action to further empower Nigerian... Read More

International Women's Day, maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan, Violence against women

February 26, 2013

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“Never give up” – Afghan woman, 23, whose nose and ears were hacked off by her Taliban husband (PHOTOS)

An Afghan woman whose nose and ears were hacked off after she fled a forced marriage is urging abused women to “never give up and don’t lose hope”. Aesha Mohammadzai was mutilated by her Taliban husband and in-laws and left for dead four years ago. The then 19-year-old became a symbol for oppressed women in... Read More

Aesha Mohammadzai, Afghanistan, Bibi Aisha, Forced Marriage, Itv-Daybreak, Oppression Against Women, Slideshow, Taliban, time magazine, UK News, Violence against women, Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, womens rights

January 20, 2013

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Sadistic: 3 men rape pregnant woman to punish her husband for playing “offensive” sermon

by Rachel Ogbu The Kebbi State Police have arrested three men after they allegedly raped a pregnant housewife to punish her husband, who they claimed listened to an “offensive” Islamic sermon. Yusuf Ahmed, Muazu Mohammed and Bawa Ibrahim allegedly committed the crime in Ula-Ira town in the Ngaski Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, Alhaji Garba Saleh, Deputy... Read More

“offensive” Islamic sermon, criminal trespass, Kebbi state, rape pregnant woman, Violence against women

January 12, 2013

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Ugly trend: Another young rape victim attempts to burn herself in India

by Rachel Ogbu India is struck again by another rape scandal as a 16-year-old Indian girl attempted to set herself on fire after a neighbour allegedly raped her in northern India. The nation is still facing the brutal reality of an ugly trend following the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in the Indian capital,... Read More

attempted suicide, gang-rape, india rape victim, Violence against women

November 21, 2012

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#DivorceDrama: “He put pepper in my genitals” – Woman pleads for divorce at court

A middle-aged woman, Foluke Olayiwola, has dragged her husband Festus Olayiwola to an Ojo grade A Customary court, for allegedly putting pepper in her private part and also trying to strangulate her. Foluke, a teacher said she met her husband in December 1989, and after they got married, they have being living together until 1996,... Read More

Domestic violence, pepper, private part, Violence against women

November 2, 2012

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Report: Ex-councillor stabs teenager with a bottle for refusing his advances

by Rachel Ogbu Onimole Babatunde, former councilor of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State is in detention for allegedly stabbing a teenage girl in the neck after she refused his advances at a night club. Babatunde who is in custody at the Area E Police Command, Festac, Lagos attacked Mariam Abubakar, 18, on October... Read More

crime, rape, sexual attack, Violence against women

November 1, 2012

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It pours: ‘Okada’ rider charged to court for ‘throwing’ policewoman off his bike

by Rachel Ogbu Mustapha Babagana, 25-year-old commercial motorcyclist in Lagos was on Wednesday arraigned in an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly assaulting a police woman. The accused who is from Ilupeju, is said to have committed the offence on October18 at Town Planning Way, Ilupeju. Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, the prosecutor, told the court that... Read More

assault, okada ban, Violence against women

October 30, 2012

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Domestic violence can happen to ANYONE, regardless of age, income, or education level

by Shani K. Collins In fact, 1 in every 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime; 85% percent of domestic violence victims are women; and women between the ages of 20-24 are at greatest risk of non-fatal intimate partner violence. Domestic violence is a serious matter. It has existed for years, but often... Read More

age, Domestic violence, economic status, educational background, Marriage, nationality, race, rape, Religion, Violence against women

October 24, 2012

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TICKER: Heartbreaking: 70-year-old woman assaulted and violated inside a church

A Tampa woman experienced something that is simply unthinkable for the rest of us. Police say that the woman was in church when she was assaulted by an unidentified man. The woman was at the Living Word Fellowship Church when the incident occurred. Police say that the man told the victim that he wanted to... Read More

Living Word Fellowship Church, Violence against women

March 21, 2012

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Temitope Shittu-Alamu: On earth it’s Venus vs. Mars

Violence against women is just not right. There is no other way to say it. Its 4:15am, and HE and SHE are at it again. He has just slapped her and I heard something break. I also heard soft cries followed by another slap. SHE is crying louder now. From the mosque opposite, the Imam... Read More

human rights, Temitope Shittu-Alamu:, Violence against women

December 3, 2011

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Think! Join the campaign against gender violence in Nigeria

16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN IN NIGERIA 2011 (#16Days) (25 November – 10 December, 2011) This year, a series of alarming high profile incidences such as the UN Bombing, Boko Haram, election violence and the continuing conflict in the Niger Delta and the northern part of the country led us to ask... Read More

Violence against women, women in Nigeria

The anatomy of self-loathing: Understanding homophobia and internalised homophobia

Gender roles, Sharia in South West, Demolition respectability | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week

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

“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity

How policemen kidnap, sexually assault innocent young women (PART II)

Opinion: Violence against women is not a ‘family matter’

Awful: 32-year-old man, 3 teenagers charged for raping 14-year-old girl in turns

Just terrible! Man on the run after mutilating girlfriend’s clitoris with razor blade

Awful: Ex-soldier butchers wife to death over plans to marry mistress

Heartless: Man held in prison for pouring acid on girlfriend’s face after she broke up with him

Royal monster: Saudi Arabian prince kidnaps, rapes and kills girl then dumps her body in the streets (PHOTO)

Wickedness: Man burns wife’s face for being too pretty (PHOTO, WATCH)

Goodness, gracious: Man slaughters ex-girlfriend, then has sex with her corpse in Ogun State (PICTURED)

4 men, including a cripple remanded for gang raping a 22-year-old woman

Terrible: Man charged with raping nursing mother at Lagos bus stop

How pregnant woman’s husband and in-laws ‘stomped on her stomach’ and killed her unborn child

HORROR: Pregnant woman allegedly burned alive by husband

Horrific:Trader gang-raped and strangled by hoodlums at Afaha market in Ibesikpo

#InCaseYouMissedIt: New bill prescribing life imprisonment for rapists soon to be law

“Nigerian women can be equal partners with men” – President Jonathan reavows breaking gender barriers

“Never give up” – Afghan woman, 23, whose nose and ears were hacked off by her Taliban husband (PHOTOS)

Sadistic: 3 men rape pregnant woman to punish her husband for playing “offensive” sermon

Ugly trend: Another young rape victim attempts to burn herself in India

#DivorceDrama: “He put pepper in my genitals” – Woman pleads for divorce at court

Report: Ex-councillor stabs teenager with a bottle for refusing his advances

It pours: ‘Okada’ rider charged to court for ‘throwing’ policewoman off his bike

Domestic violence can happen to ANYONE, regardless of age, income, or education level

TICKER: Heartbreaking: 70-year-old woman assaulted and violated inside a church

Temitope Shittu-Alamu: On earth it’s Venus vs. Mars

Think! Join the campaign against gender violence in Nigeria

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