The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of men reporting gender-based violence, with cases rising to nearly 8,000 in 2025, up from about 300 in previous years. The figures were disclosed by the agency’s Head of Community Services, Damilare Adewusi, during the 2025 International Men’s …
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Zone D, has raised the alarm over the recurring violence and mass displacement in Benue State, lamenting the growing impact on women and children in affected communities. In a press statement signed by the Zonal Secretary, Juliana Ose Ofoku, and made available to journalists in Lokoja, NAWOJ called …
By Esther Ososanya In a case that has stunned fans and reignited global conversations around celebrity impunity and gender-based violence, popular Chinese singer and actor Zhang Yiyang has been executed by firing squad for the brutal murder of his 16-year-old girlfriend, becoming the first celebrity in China’s history to face such a sentence. The Intermediate …
