Sexual Harassment: Nigerian govt considering mobile courts to prosecute offenders

Sexual Harassment: Nigerian govt considering mobile courts to prosecute offenders

The federal government is considering the establishment of mobile courts to attend to issues relating to sexual harassment. The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known at a one-day National Stakeholder’s Engagement on Sexual Harassment Prevention on Tuesday in Abuja. The event was organised by the ICPC in collaboration with the Gender Mobile … Read more

Minister files suit, petitions police against plan to marry off 100 orphans in Niger

Minister files suit, petitions police against plan to marry off 100 orphans in Niger

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has begun moves to stop the plan by the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, from marrying off 100 orphaned girls. She said on Monday that she had reported the case to the police by petitioning the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, … Read more