By Adebayo Yusuf A nongovernmental Organisation, Precious Fruit Charity has attributed culture, religion sentiments and stigmatisation as factors contributing to the delay in justice for Gender Based Violence, GBV victims. Chief Executive Officer of Precious Fruit Charity Organisation, Mrs Adesina Olusola made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM current affairs programme, Trending. She said…
By Adebayo Yusuf Stakeholders have been urged to raise awareness against Gender Based Violence, GBV, to put an end to the menace in the society. This was the take home charge by the Guest Speaker, Ambassador Adebobola Agbeja, at the Sensitization of Traditional and Religious Leaders organised by Women’s Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria,…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has thrown her weight against gender-based violence, saying the start of 16 days activism against the trend was a welcomed development. According to Tinubu’s wife, formal education for the girl child still remains the key to liberating them and helping them make informed choices. Every November 25th is set aside…
By Yetunde Oke Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Oyo State Chapter, has called on victims of Gender Based Violence, GBV, to make it a point of duty to speak up. The State Chairperson, Women Wing of CAN, WOWICAN, Dr Patricia Amaechi-Obi, made the call in an interview with Pensioners FM. According to Dr Amaechi-Obi, speaking…
Cross River State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Edoema Irom says the state recorded 586 occurrences of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) between January and October. Mrs Irom made this statement in Calabar at a news conference to kick off 16 days of protest against GBV. The commissioner disclosed that the statistics only included incidents reported to…