•Tarcy Ohiri and Dave Umahi A businesswoman, Tarcy Ohiri, has retracted her earlier allegations of sexual harassment and unpaid contract claims against the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi. In a video statement released yesterday, Ohiri said she decided to withdraw the allegations after consultations with her family, friends and legal team, as we...
•Natasha and Akpabio Nigeria’s political arena erupted yesterday as the country’s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, launched a staggering ₦200 billion defamation suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan — an escalation that now sets the stage for one of the most consequential legal face-offs in recent memory. According to filings be...
•Prof. Cyril Ndifon and UNICAL main gate The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, convicted the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and sentenced him to five years imprisonment for sexually harassing his female students. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice James [&...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has passed through third reading a bill seeking to prevent and prohibit sexual harassment of students in educational institutions and other places across the country. The bill which is a concurrent legislation from the House of Reps, aims to protect students from all forms of sexual misconduct and abuse within acade...
•Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed a Principal Assistant Education Officer at Government College, Azare, Mr. Emos Joshua, for sexual harassment. The Commission said the officer’s action amounted to serious misconduct in violation of Rules 0327 (xxviii and xxix) of the Bauchi State Pu...
•LASU main gate The Lagos State University has dismissed two lecturers for gross misconduct, involving sexual harassment and fraud. It was gathered that the dismissal was approved at the LASU Governing Council’s 143rd Statutory Meeting held on Thursday, July 3, 2025, reports Saturday PUNCH. According to a statement signed by the Registrar and ...
•Akpabio, Sandra and Natasha Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has reacted to the shocking claims made yesterday by a US-based activist concerning the alleged sexual harassment by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Recall that the said activist, Sandra Duru, claimed that the sexual allegation brought against Senate President Godswill A...
•Agbakoba, Natasha and Akpabio The Senator representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, says she would not back down in pursuing the suit accusing the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of sexually harassing her. In a correspondence to Akpabio’s counsel, Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), dated April 30, ...
The Governing Council of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has dismissed a senior lecturer, Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu, from the service of the institution following findings of sexual harassment involving a student. According to the ATBU HERALD, a Special Bulletin released on April 22, 2025, the dismissal was approved during the...
•Dr Oby Ezekwesili The lawmaker representing Ebonyi North, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, and a former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, today, engaged in a heated argument at the National Assembly. The clash occurred at the ethics committee hearing on the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the President of the Senate, Godswill A...
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