Tag: Rape
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Daura Emir fires village head for alleged kidnapping, rape
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq Umar, has dethroned Iliya Mantau, the Village Head of Mantau, Yarmaulu ward, in the Baure Local Government Area of Katsina State, over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and rape of a married woman. Advertisement The emir announced that Iliya Mantau ceases to be the village head of…
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Dani Alves rape conviction overturned
Dani Alves has had his rape conviction overturned due to “contradictions” in the case against him. The former Barcelona and Brazil star was sentenced to four and a half year
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Ekiti: 2 teachers jailed 22 years each for raping students
The Ekiti High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, sentenced two teachers to 22 years imprisonment each for offence of rape.
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NAPTIP urges stiffer penalties for rape
Hajiya Binta Bello, Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called for stricter penalties for rape to serve as a deterrent. Bello made this demand during the close-out event of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law implementation in
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71-year-old man sentenced to jail for raping 10-year-old girl
A 71 years old man, Sule Adeola, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ekiti State High Court for raping a 10-year-old girl.
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Lagos Govt intervenes in alleged rape of ARM Pension employee
The Lagos State Government had intervened in the matter involving a female employee of ARM Pension Managers (PFA) Ltd. who was allegedly raped by her colleague during an official party of the firm. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Mrs Cecilia Dada, made this known
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Police detain officer over alleged teenager’s rape
The Police Command in Lagos State said it had detained one of its officers who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command, Ogudu. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this on Saturday
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Secondary student detained for allegedly r3ping mad woman
A secondary school student in Adamawa State has been remanded for allegedly r3ping a mad woman three times. The student, Idris Alex Emeka who attends Capital Government Day Secondary School, pleaded guilty at the Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Yola where he is arraigned on a charge of rape. Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, the presiding…
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Court sets free 200-level student standing trial for multiple rapes
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court in Awka, has discharged and acquitted Michael Arinze, 20, accused of raping three young ladies in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state. Arinze, a 200 level student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, was arraigned in July 2022,
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SGBV: Activists seek stringent, stiffer penalties for rape offenders
… task Kano govt on justice for rape survivors Gender rights activists have called for stringent penalties against rape and sexual abuse towards women and girls in Nigeria. The call is coming on the heels of an investigative report by Premium Times which exposed that there is a spike in rape cases in…