Tag: Girl
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SAD! One woman, girl k!lled every 10 minutes worldwide – UN Women
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN Women and UNODC reveals that femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls—remains pervasive in the world. Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in…
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Police confirm electrocution of 15-year old girl in Abeokuta
A 15-year-old girl, simply identified as Miracle Ogbonna, was reportedly electrocuted while fetching water at the Olomore Housing Estate area of Abeokuta, Ogun. Spokesperson of the Police Command in the state, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday, stated that it happened on Sunday. According to Odutola, a…
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I was hounded by my boss’ chef to have sex with him – 18-year-old tells court
An 18-year-old girl, on Tuesday, told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Kubwa that her boss’ 36-year-old Chef, Daniel Johnson harassed her to have sex with him. The Sexual and Gender based Violence Response Unit,
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Anambra Govt. rescues 19-year-old girl allegedly gang raped by 6 boys
The Anambra State Government said it rescued a 19-year-old girl who was allegedly gang raped by six boys in Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. Mrs. Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told
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Gunmen abduct 7-year-old girl in Abuja
Armed men have abducted a seven-year-old girl in Yangoji village, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Suleiman Musa, a resident of the village told NAN in Abuja that the hoodlums
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Anambra Govt. rescues 12-year-old girl allegedly defiled by her father
The Anambra State Government said it rescued a 12-year-old girl, alongside her two younger siblings, from their father, Arinze Obiwenite, who allegedly defiles her. Mrs. Ify Obinabo, the state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told newsmen on Saturday in Awka that the children were rescued on Monday, during a raid at Abacha town in…
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Police rescue caged, malnourished 17-year-old girl in Jos
Police in Jos have rescued a 17-year-old malnourished girl, locked up by her aunt for upwards of one week in Rikkos, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, without care. A neighbour alerted the National Human Rights Commission in Jos after which the police were invited leading to her rescue.
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International Girl-Child Day: 44% of girls marry before 18 years – Report
Save the Children’s Global Girlhood Report on Monday revealed that an estimated 44 percent of girls in Nigeria get married before their 18th birthday. The report was given to newsmen by an NGO, Save the Children Nigeria, as part of the activities to commemorate the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child in Abuja. It…
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Tragedy! Flood sweeps 4-year-old girl away in Lagos
The downpour recorded in Lagos State has claimed its first casualty, a 4years old girl, that was confirmed to have been swept away by flood recorded in Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA). According to reports, the affected child was identified as Azeezat and was said to have been swept away when her community and…
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Sad! Another female student raped, killed in Ibadan church
Another female student, Grace Oshiagwu, has been raped and killed inside a church in Ibadan, Oyo State. The killing, which occurred on Saturday, was confirmed by the spokesman of the Oyo State Police Command, Gbenga Fadeyi. According to available information, Oshiagwu, a 21-year-old National Diploma student of Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, was attacked with a…