NFM Digest: Top Stories Of The Week
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From reports of gender-based violence in Delta State to conversations on women’s safety, political ambition, and systemic accountability, this week’s headlines highlight urgent social issues and the resilience of women speaking out.
Here are the top stories shaping the conversation:
- Men in Ozoro, Delta, Gang-Rape, Assault Women in Public During Festival
On March 19, 2026, men in Ozoro, a community in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, gangraped and assaulted women and girls on the streets and in their homes. This was done during the Uruamudhu Aluejo Festival, a seven-day cultural event in the community.
Videos circulating online show between 30 and 50 men surrounding and attempting to rape a single woman. In another video, men are seen removing a girl from a bike to rape her.Further videos show men actively hunting women on the streets and gangraping them. According to reports, female students of Southern Delta University of Science and Technology who were unaware of the tradition are among those being attacked.
- Nigerian Content Creator, Darkskinned Ella, Raises Alarm Over Safety After BRT Viral Video
Nigerian content creator Onyinyechi Nwachukwu, popularly known as Darkskinned Ella, has raised an alarm about her safety following her viral videos that exposed the challenges Lagos commuters face when boarding the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
- 2027 General Elections: Lagos SSA Damilola Marshal Declares Bid for Assembly Seat
Damilola Marshal, who currently serves as Senior Special Assistant on Tourism to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared her intention to contest for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly. She announced her bid in an Instagram post on March 17, 2026, stating her intention to represent Surulere Constituency II.
- “The World Fears Women it Cannot Control,” Mo Abudu Declares
Nigerian media mogul and EbonyLife Media CEO Mo Abudu has declared that the world fears women it cannot control, challenging the social conditioning that pressures women to soften their ambition in order to appear more acceptable.
On March 17, 2026, Mo stated on her instagram page that many women were raised to be polite, grateful and modest, and that while humility has its place, it becomes dangerous when it begins to silence ambition.
- Izzy Ogbeide Accuses NAPTIP of Ignoring Past Appeals for Help as Trafficking Survivor
Izzy Ogbeide has accused the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons of ignoring her past appeals for help when she sought protection as a trafficking survivor. The agency has since responded by praising her courage for speaking publicly about her experience.
