Domestic violence is growing at an alarming rate in our society, but the real question in such situation is, who is to blame? Is it the man or the woman? Circumstances have placed women on the receiving end of domestic violence but the truth is some women abuse their husbands too. From the psychological perspective, when a man or woman Read More
Repeatedly, studies have shown that there is a rising incidence of gender-based violence occurring in different forms in Nigeria. These include sexual harassment, rape, physical violence, socio-economic violence, emotional and psychological violence, harmful traditional practices, online bullying, and trafficking of women, among others. Gender-Based Violence (GBV) remains a challenge that significantly stymies women’s rights and opportunities across the country. What Read More
To attain electoral conquest, some pragmatic politicians believe in deploying the voice of reason to qualify for leadership whereas others do not have confidence in their voices. They, therefore, resort to the unwanted voice of violence, the only language that speaks for them to loot victory. When success is raped in elections, the ultimate repercussion will be treasury looting on Read More
The recently concluded governorship and State House of Assembly polls in Ebonyi state was characterised by violence in some places and while the atmosphere was peaceful in some areas of the state. AMARACHUKWU EGWUAGHA in Abakaliki reports. Ebonyi state, like every other state in Nigeria, joined in the process of electing the new leaders on Saturday, March 18, to Read More
Lawyers under the aegis of Concerned Indigenes of Ogun state (CIOS) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the declaration of Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. The group also issued a 6-day ultimatum to the electoral umpire, saying that Abiodun’s declaration Read More
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reacted to the pockets of violence across the country during the governorship elections which took place Saturday. He expressed his concerns via a tweet early Sunday, noting his sadness as Nigerians lost their lives due to the elections. Several incidents of attacks and voter suppression were reported across the country, Read More
The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the spate of violence and attacks that trailed the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, which took place Saturday, March 18, 2023. The party in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Hakeem Amode, said the party agents and its members witnessed some of the violence and Read More
Ahead of Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has charged eligible voters in Kogi state to shun vote buying or selling and other vices that can impede the integrity of the election. The Kogi state acting Director of NOA, Mrs Florence Yemisi Olorunnishola, stated this at a continuous voter education toward 2023 general elections, Read More
People’s Redemption Party (PRP) senatorial candidate for Kaduna Central, Hon. Muhammad Ali, has raised the alarm that All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to wreak violence during Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in Kaduna state. But the Kaduna state APC campaign council has described the allegations as wild, unsubstantiated and spreading whiles injurious falsehood, asking security agencies to seek Read More
The Labour Party has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend the collation and announcement of results or outrightly cancel the exercise due to the violence that marred Saturday’s election and the inability of umpire to upload the results its server. The party noted that both President Muhammadu Buhari and the INEC chairman and had promised Nigerians Read More
To begin with, as the 2023 general elections draw nearer it is sad to note that electoral violence is still one of the biggest “threats” to free, fair and credible elections in our contemporary democracy. Electoral violence is not only a “threat” to free, fair and credible election, but also a big “threat” to sustainable peace and stability in our Read More
The Gubernatorial and Legislators Campaign Council of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno state has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is instigating electoral violence by sponsoring political thugs to disrupt the forthcoming general elections despite the peace accord earlier signed by all political parties in the state. The allegation was stated in a three-page press statement Read More
It is no longer news that everyday, men abuse women. Until in recent years, such abuses went unreported. Nowadays, due to advocacies by gender activists, violence against women and girls now feature more prominently in the media. As it is today, the awareness about abuse of women has widely gathered momentum such that many of such can no longer go Read More
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has assured Imo workers that he would pay them 13th month salary in addition to that of December 2022. Uzodinma also promised to give them food items and provide free buses to Imolites coming back from Abuja and Lagos and still take them back at the end of the festivities in line with the Read More
Some international civil society organisations (CSOs), including Global Rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have lamented kidnapping, banditry and gender based violence in the North East and other parts of the country, demanding urgent reorientation of victims and communities. At the 9th edition of Global Rights’ conflict-specific dialogue series on Thursday in Abuja, which was held with support from Open Read More
Women miners in Ebonyi state under the umbrella of Women in Mining Nigeria (WIMIN), Tuesday December 13, 2022 lamented violence, discrimination by male counterparts. This was as they called for safety and equality in their operations. The women urged the men to see them as mothers, sisters, wives, cousins or relations and not competitors as they always see them. They Read More
About 743 million people suffer workplace violence and harassment, a global survey released Monday has said. This number represents 22.8 per cent of the world’s population and more than one in five people who experience at least one form of workplace violence. Titled ‘Experiences of violence and harassment at work: A global first survey,’ the survey found that workplace violence and harassment Read More
A socio-political commentator, Mr. Charbel Olusanya Jarrouje, has stressed the need for enhanced youth inclusion and stakeholders’ engagement as a panacea for successful general elections in Nigeria come 2023. Mr. Jarrouje who spoke to Blueprint in Abuja also underscored the importance of robust sensitisation using various youth-friendly dispositions in a bid to forestall violence. He said already plans have been Read More
On January 17, 2022, Blueprint newspaper published my article with the above caption, stating that residents of Misau local government area in Bauchi state are in dire need of urgent intervention from Bauchi state government and other security agencies; the needed attention to tackle the menace of Kwarawa gang violence. The aforesaid statement is of course a naked truth, Kwarawa Read More
As the country continues to battle rising crime rate ENE OSHABA examines the impact of violent crimes on women and girls amidst proliferation of small arms and light weapons. Amnesty International (AI) studies indicate that intimate partner violence and gun violence are inextricably linked, just as it impacts negatively millions of women, families, and communities across the US and other Read More
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has appraled to the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and other transport unions to sustain the peace that has existed in the state and eschew violence before, during and after the 2022 governorship election. Oyetola who spoke at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, during the endorsement rally organised for him by the Read More
Is one of the cancers ravaging our society; yet remains one of the highly neglected and unacknowledged issues. I have always wondered why and how something so prevalent and destructive can be so ignored.Judging by the current available rate and statistics on domestic violence it sure does not seem like women are safe anywhere, not evenin their own homes. Cases Read More
A political pressure group Coalition for True Democracy (CTD) has told the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Chukwuma Soludo to reach out to the people with issues of governance instead of spreading empty propaganda against his opponents. The group coordinator, Mr. Samuel Okolo stated this while reacting to a statement credited to Soludo, where he accused Read More
Ahead of the Anambra state governorship election, the Nigerian Youth Ambassador to the United States and Secretary-General, Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Dr. Raymond Edoh, has warned the Nigerian youths against electoral violence. Also, he appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to trend with caution while discharging its duties during the exercise so that the decision of the masses Read More
The United Nations Women under an intervention known as the EU-UN joint Spotlight initiative, has conducted a training for women in Film and Television international and Nigerian film/ TV industry professionals on ending violence against women, girls and gender equal opportunities bill. Spotlight Initiative is a multi-year program to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and to Read More
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