A soldier has reportedly shot a 13-year-old boy Timothy Daniel in the head for standing up for his 15-year-old sister, Miracle Daniel, who was been sexually harassed in Akwa Ibom. The incident was said to have happened at Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of the state. The kids were returning home from Church on January…
Yewande Roberts, daughter of Olatunde Disu, former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has accused the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, of sexual harassment, psychological abuse, and the unlawful withholding of her late husband’s intellectual property for over eight years. In a detailed account…
The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), formerly Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, has dismissed three lecturers over allegations of sexual harassment. The affected lecturers are Mr. Nurudeen Hassan from the Mass Communication Department, and Mr. Kareem Arigbabu and Mr. Olayinka Uthman, both from the Arts and Design Department. According to a memo titled…
The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has confirmed having evidence of sexual harassment allegation against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker had accused Nigeria’s third-highest political official, Akpabio, of infringing upon her rights to represent her constituents after she rebuffed his sexual advances. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan asserted that Akpabio has…
By Erasmus Ikhide The dismissal of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition by the Nigerian Senate has sparked controversy and raised questions about the Senate’s handling of sexual harassment allegations. Senator Natasha had alleged that she was a victim of sexual harassment by the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio-GOA. The Senate dismissed her petition citing various rules,…
The former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the leadership of the Senate to make laws that will promote the course of women instead of sexually harassing them. Atiku, who reacted after a federal lawmaker from Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti accused Senate President,…
The Federal Ministry of Education has launched a thorough investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against a teacher, Mr Jatto, at the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Benin City. In a statement, the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Folasade Boriowo, confirmed that the school’s Principal has been summoned to the Ministry’s Headquarters…
