femicide
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Misogyny
Femicide: Retired OGTV Broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku Found Murdered in Residence
Summary: Ms Kitan Oyesiku, a Former Senior Programme Producer of Ogun State Television (OGTV), has been found dead in her residence at Iyana Agodo Village, Owode-Egba, Abeokuta. Former Senior Programme Producer of Ogun State Television…
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Analysis
Progress or Deception?: The illusion of Celebrating Gender Equality in Nigeria
Summary: While the world celebrates women’s month, Nigeria does so through elaborate empowerment programmes. But the harsh reality of this empowerment shows itself in a surge of gender-based violence, femicide, and low conviction rates. Women’s…
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Featured
#16DaysOfActivism: Femicide Takes Women’s lives And Silence Erases Their Names.
Every 49 hours in Nigeria, a woman is killed because she is a woman. In Canada, a woman is murdered by her intimate partner every six days. Between the statistics and the silence sits a…
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Featured
#16DaysofActivism: The Exploration of Psychological Femicide in Borno, Nigeria
In the quiet streets of Jiddari Galtimari, Borno, a young heart has been shattered, a life forever changed. Aisha Ahmed, a gentle soul with dreams and hopes, was viciously attacked by the one person she…
