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Summary
This week’s NFM Digest highlights key stories on girls safety, justice for survivors, misogyny, public disputes and celebrations of African women’s leadership across Africa.
This week’s NFM Digest brings you the most significant stories shaping conversations around gender, safety and women’s leadership across Nigeria and beyond. From the Kebbi schoolgirls’ abduction case to a conviction for sexual harassment and celebrations of African women leaders, here are the top highlights you need to know.
- Kebbi LG Releases List of Abducted School Girls
Following the abduction of the 25 girls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga community, Kebbi state, Hussaini Aliyu, the chairperson of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, has released their names. The chairperson emphasised that the government is working actively to rescue the girls.
- UNICAL Law Dean, Cyril Ndifon, Sentenced to 5 years Imprisonment for Sexual Harassment
The Abuja Federal High Court has sentenced Prof. Cyril Ndifon, a suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, to five years’ imprisonment for sexually harassing his female students. This judgment took place on Monday, November 17, 2025, at the Abuja Federal High Court.
During his tenure as the Faculty of Law Dean, Cyril harassed his female students by demanding pornographic photos from them, using his position to gain undue advantage over them.
- “Leave Me Alone,” Regina Daniels Warns Ned Nwoko to Desist Seeking Her Return
Nollywood Actress Regina Daniels has accused her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, of refusing to leave her alone. She said that he is trying to ruin her publicly and privately and control her reputation.
- Honouring Visionaries: 2025 PAWENpreneur Awards Unite Africa’s Women Leaders
The PAWENpreneur Summit & Awards 2025 celebrated African excellence and global relevance through a hybrid gathering of dialogue and connection. The event featured innovation-driven sessions, keynote conversations and a gala honouring outstanding entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, impact leaders, public advocates, ecosystem builders and global allies.
- Male Twitter Users Falsely Claim Feminist had Intercourse with Dogs
A user, Yom (@ThatboyYom) on X (formerly called Twitter), posted screenshots and wrote that they were a WhatsApp conversation between a feminist, Chikamma, alleging that Alex slept with her dog and falsely accused people of rape. Our fact-check proves that the claim is false, misogynistic, and lacks authenticity. The claimant, Yom, has also taken down the false post after the victim threatened legal action.
