•UNN main gate The Management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has suspended Mfonobong Udoudom, a lecturer in the General Studies Department of the school, who was caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student. The university’s spokesperson Okwunka Omeaku, in a statement yesterday, said that the institution has...
Motorcycle and tricycle operators in Lagos State have expressed frustration over the activities of members of the Operation MESA joint security outfit around their parks in the Isheri, Idimu, and Ikotun areas in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. They accused the military officers of allegedly extorting money from them through fo...
•Army boss and female soldier Godfrey George writes about the allegations of sexual harassment in Nigeria’s military, reports Saturday PUNCH. As a child, Toochi (surname withheld) had a masculine gait that made heads turn whenever she walked. At 14, an aunt who had recently retired from the Nigerian Air Force advised her to join the […]...
•Prof Cyril Ndifon Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, to the tune of N250 million in the sexual harassment and gratification case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences ...
•Patients sexual harassment AMARACHI OKEH writes about the low level of awareness of the rights of patients and how this puts females at risk of sexual harassment, reports Sunday PUNCH. Lola froze with shock on the examination bed in the consultation room when a male doctor who was examining her said, “See what you have […]
•Prof. Cyril Ndifon A Federal High Court today ordered that the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, charged with alleged sexual harassment be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Ndifon, who is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission before Jus...
•Mercy Aigbe A popular actress, Mercy Aigbe, has recalled that she almost left the industry over sexual harassment. In an interview with ‘Your Views’, a talk show on TVC, she said, “I once met a producer in Surulere, and I expressed to him how much I would love to act. He told me he had […]
A move by Kenyan authorities to tax travellers on new or used goods brought into the country has caused an outcry, with lawmakers and even a government minister denouncing the scheme. Although the Kenya Revenue Authority has said the directive is not new, it has triggered confusion and concern, with some complaining of harassment by […]