The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the arrest of Mrs. Dorcas Oluwabukola for reportedly scalding her husband with hot water after he attended a wedding without her, marking a distressing incident of domestic conflict. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command’s spokesperson, validated the arrest with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, affirming that the Read More…
Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Mrs. Cecilia Bolaji Dada, called upon tertiary students and civil society organisations (CSOs) to engage actively in women and girls’ empowerment and emancipation, especially in curbing gender-based violence (GBV) across Lagos State. Speaking at the Gender and Safe Spaces Summit during the 16 Days of Activism themed Read More…
In Abuja, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, disclosed the government’s commitment to crafting standard operating procedures (SoP) aimed at instituting a legal avenue for addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in schools. This announcement took place during the national close-out/handover ceremony of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative project, orchestrated Read More…
Ikorodu Local Government has persistently featured among the top five local governments with the highest rates of domestic violence, sexual violence, and child abuse over the past five years, according to Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). Speaking in Lagos, Mrs. Vivour-Adeniyi highlighted the significance Read More…
In a disconcerting revelation, the Lagos State Government, operating through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has reported a staggering total of 5,624 cases of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) within a span of just one year. This concerning statistic was unveiled by Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey, the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of the Lagos Read More…
Over 50 male perpetrators of domestic violence have recently taken part in a series of support and healing group therapy sessions organised by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). According to a statement by DSVA’s Executive Secretary, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, these sessions were designed to address the escalating issue of domestic violence within Read More…
After many weeks of orientation, the Lagos State Government’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has officially welcomed 210 pupils from Education District V into the Queen’s and King’s Club. The DSVA Executive Secretary, Mrs. TitiLola Vivour-Adeniyi, said that the students will represent the cause of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) during the induction ceremony Read More…
The Lagos State Government has mandated a coroner’s inquest to determine the exact cause of death of the late Bimbo, the famous auto dealer Ikechukwu Ogbonna’s (also known as IVD) wife, who was recently reported to have passed away from serious burns. The instruction was given in a statement on Tuesday by Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, Read More…