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  • Sex for Marks: Ugandan university sacks Nigerian lecturer

    Sex for Marks: Ugandan university sacks Nigerian lecturer

    An Ugandan higher institution, Western Region of Uganda, has sacked a Nigerian lecturer, Dr Nafiu Lukman Abiodun, who was the head of the Department of Economics and Statistics in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences at Kabale University, Ugandan following allegations of sexual harassment.

    Abiodun  who served as the Director of Research at the Kabale university  was already suspended mid year to allow investigation into the sexual harassments matter.

    He was alleged to be demanding sex in exchange for marks from female students in the instituttion.

    They claimed that the lecturer failed students who didn’t allow him have his way with them.

    It was gathered that some of the students recorded him while demanding for sex on phone and sent it to the institution aithority.

    According to a letter addressed to him on November 11 by the secretary of the institution, Canon Johnson Munono Byaryant.3uma, investigations found him guilty of sexual harassment, failure to follow examination regulations and professional guidance.

    “I regret to inform you that the Appointments Board of Kabale University Under Min.598160/AB/21122 found you guilty of Sexual Harassment, failure to follow examination regulations, and professional negligence. The board therefore directed you be severely reprimanded and your interdiction be lifted,” the letter reads.

    “The board further resolved not to renew your contract as a senior lecturer of Statistics when it expires on 11 November 2022. You are therefore required to hand over all university property in your possession to the dean of the faculty of Economics and Management Science in the presence of the financial auditor,” it added.

    The chancellor of Kabale University, Joy Constance Kwesiga, confirmed the development when contacted on Sunday November 13, but declined to divulge details, saying that the institution had information that Dr Abiodun might petition the court.

    Meanwhile, Abiodun stated that he was yet to receive the termination letter from the university.

    The lecturer however, refused to comment further on the allegations levelled against him.

     

     

     

  • How a female fan sexually harrased Nigerian artiste Omah Lay on stage

    How a female fan sexually harrased Nigerian artiste Omah Lay on stage

    Nigerian singer, and rave of the moment Omah Lay has been sexually harassed by a female fan during a live performance.

    In a now viral video, Omah Lay was approached, pushed to the floor and laid on by a drunk female fan who ran on stage for the purpose of harassing the singer.

    The incident was reported to have taken place at his ‘Boy Alone’ tour.

    The video showed how the drunk female fan climbed Omah Lay and refused resistance from the artiste.

    Security operatives ran to his rescue by pulling the drunk lady away from him.

    This is not the first time Omah Lay will be harassed on stage during a performance on his tour.

    Last week, the singer was given a dirty smackdown by a male fan while he was performing in Australia.

    Few weeks ago it was another Nigerian artiste that was harrassed by another female fan, when she appeared from nowhere to grab his manhood on stage.

    Ruger angrily dropped his Microphone and walked away from the stage in protest to the harassment from the fan.

     

  • Sexual harassment allegation: Police hunt Fani-Kayode’s ex-nanny, capture driver

    Sexual harassment allegation: Police hunt Fani-Kayode’s ex-nanny, capture driver

    The FCT police command has begun a search for Anthonia Uchenna, a nanny who alleged her former boss and ex-Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, of sexual harassed her.

    Others who are being hunted are: Emmanuel Anakan (former dog handler), Osakwe Azubuike (former carpenter), Oko Emmanuel (former cook), Daniel Gona (former driver), and Agbolo Edah (former cook), who accused the ex-minister of assault, The Punch reports.

    According to reports, the police have arrested Jonathan Gaiya, a former driver.

    The police also invited the reporter who interviewed Fani-Kayode’s ex-workers.

    When contacted on the telephone, the Head, Legal Department at the FCT SCID, James Idachaba, said it was only an investigation and those accused would be charged to court if the Force established a prima facie case against them.

    When asked if it was the job of the police to probe libel, Idachaba said, “I am a lawyer of over 20 years. I don’t investigate libel cases.

    “The petition sent to the CP and forwarded to me is that of criminal defamation. That is what I am investigating including fabrication of false statement.

    “We don’t do that (force people to recant statements) in our office. He (driver) was brought to my office and it was recorded. We are conducting investigation and if we see there is a prima facie case, we charge to court.”

    TheNewsGuru recalls that about eight of Fani-Kayode’s ex- domestic staff had recently visited The PUNCH office in Abuja where they took turns to level allegations of assault and sexual harassment against the former minister. The former domestic workers had also stated the allegations in sworn affidavits.

     

  • Sexual harassment has come to stay in Nollywood- Mo Bewa

    Sexual harassment has come to stay in Nollywood- Mo Bewa

    Budding actress, Omobewaji Oyedeji a.k.a Mo Bewa has averred that sexual harassment in Nollywood has come to stay. Speaking in a chat with The Sun, the busty actress said:” Sexual harassment in the movie industry has come to stay. It’s also in every industry… I have been exposed to a few, but thank God for grace. I know I’m talented, so I would never sleep my way through. If I have to sleep my way through, then the job isn’t meant for me”.

    On the movie that gave her the big break, she said:”The movie that gave me my breakthrough was ‘First Blood’ by Kunle Afod. It got tons of reviews and I had referrals just because of that movie. My first time in front of the camera was shockingly amazing, I remember the director telling me how good I was. I can’t exactly count the number of movies I have done. I have done drama series, short films, and home videos, both Yoruba and English”.

     

    Sharing how she handled the lockdown, Mo Bewa said:”The lockdown came with both negative and positive sides; negative because it affected work, finance and all. And positive because I used the time to develop myself. I have a feeling the latter part of the year will be better”.

     

     

     

  • Senate passes sexual harassment bill to protect female students

    Senate passes sexual harassment bill to protect female students

    The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed the Sexual Harassment Bill which seeks to redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions.

    The bill is titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and for matters concerned therewith, 2019”.

    This followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters by Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele.

    While presenting the report, Bamidele noted that the bill was sponsored by the Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege and co-sponsored by 106 senators.

    He said that the bill was read for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 while on Wednesday, Nov. 6, was passed through second reading.

    According to Bamidele, the objectives of the bill was to prohibit the offence of sexual harassment of students of tertiary institutions.

    It also seeks to criminalise the act of neglect or failure of administrative heads of tertiary educational institutions to address complaints of sexual harassment within a specified period of time.

    It seeks to create a strict liability offence by removing mutual consent as a defense in the prosecution of sexual harassment cases in tertiary educational institutions.”

    Bamidele said that the committee members with stakeholders at the public hearing supported the passage of the bill except the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

    “We observed that sexual harassment in our tertiary institutions is one of the major factors responsible for the decline in academic excellence in the country today, as hard work, merits and transparency have been compromised by this ugly trend.

    “This has provided a hostile learning environment for students, thereby creating an enabling atmosphere for mediocrity, indiscipline and inefficiency in our tertiary institutions.

    “That the absence of legislation to particularly mitigate the menace of sexual harassment in our tertiary institutions is the reason for the overwhelming rise in cases of sexual harassment as have been reported in recent times.

    “That the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is of the view that the Bill is ad hominem because it targets a particular community, which in this case, are the educators in the tertiary institutions, whereas sexual harassment is a general societal problem that is not peculiar to tertiary institutions alone;.”

    Contributing, Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege said the Senate was seeking to elevate students in tertiary institutions who were otherwise adults, who ordinarily ought to be covered by extant laws dealing with rape.

    “If this crime were committed against a minor, that is those under 18 years, under the extant laws, it is a strict liability offence.”

    Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi said that the evidence of facts and intentions should be looked at under the Act.

    Sen. Babba Kaita (APC-Katsina) said that the essence of the bill was for a lecturer or staff not to use his office to exploit an innocent girl.

    “The essence should be that a student who has reported or has been harassed by a lecturer can be able to report to the institution so that she can seek redress.”

  • Actors also face sexual harassment- Olusola Michael

    Rising actor and filmmaker, Olusola Michael has stated that actors are also victims of sex for roles.

    Olusola said that people hardly believe actors experience sexual harassment actresses and female producers.

    He made this known in a chat with Tribune.

    In his words:”Most people hardly believe that male actors also face sexual harassment from female actors and female producers. That’s the reality most male actors have been hiding .

    “There are cases of female producers insisting to go down with a male actor before involving such actor in their projects . In the same vein, we have actresses who are always here and there as far as men matter is concerned”.

    In 2004, Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar was accused of rape by actress Preeti Jain, who alleged that the filmmaker raped her 16 times for a role in his film.

    Over the years, many Nollywood actresses have come out to talk about their experiences, but have refused to name the perpetrators.

    Shirley Frimpong-Manso said she didn’t want to have a daughter because she does not want her child to go through what she did as a young woman.

    “Even having a script and trying to get somebody to look at it, I’m first addressed as ‘you’re a pretty woman’ instead of ‘this is my work,” she said.

     

     

     

  • FG worried about allegations of sexual harassment in institutions — AGF

    FG worried about allegations of sexual harassment in institutions — AGF

    The Attorney -General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami, says the Federal Government is worried and deeply concerned about allegations of sexual harassment of students in institutions of learning.

    Malami made the statement at the 5th National Conference of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Umaru Waziri Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, on Tuesday.

    “Government is worried and deeply concerned about allegations of sexual harassment of students, the monetisation of marks and degrees and absence of due process in the award of contracts by Polytechnic Governing Councils, provosts and other administrators ,among other allegations,” he said.

    Malami, who was represented by Dr Muhammad Isah of the Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano, urged ASUP to take a leading role in addressing the issues through positive actions and advocacy.

    “Addressing these issues will in no doubt retain the relevance of ASUP within the educational sector,” he said.

    The minister said the union must also commit itself to support the Federal Government’s fight against corruption in all sectors, including the education institutions.

    He expressed the hope that the conference would strongly address the issues in line with its theme over the next three days.

    Malami urged the participants to make their contributions in an objective and patriotic manner in order to enrich the outcome of the conference.

    He assured the union of the government’s readiness to support all initiatives and resolutions arising from the conference designed to improve the educational sector for the sake of future generations.

    “The future of our dear country depends on the quality of education we can offer to our children,” he said.

    The Rector of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic , Mr Muhammad Aliyu, said the academic conference must be accepted as an important and potent platform for the cross- fertilisation of ideas and proffering solutions to problems .

    “It must also be a means for upgrading the living standards of our people,” he said.

    He emphasised the need to see more chief lecturers presenting papers in conferences.

    Aliyu implored governments at all levels to improve funding to polytechnics and encourage research in the institutions.

    The rector expressed the hope that the outcome of the conference would provide solutions to the challenges of the society.

    The theme of the conference is Sustainable Economic Policies and Management through Technological Innovations in periods of Economic Recession.

    NAN