As the ugly specter of child defilement continues to fester, data is beginning to show that predators of child molestation were often abused sexually as boys. A research conducted by the Lagos State ...

SIR: The unending news of child rape and defilement is one that continues to send sadness down the spine. There is immediate need to wake up to this gory act before it festers beyond total control. In ...

The naked reality of child defilement spilled to the floor of Parliament and MPs raised concerns over the upsurge of such cases. Coming against a backdrop that many of these cases are never reported ...

By Solomon Gumah, GNA Tamale, Feb. 24, GNA – ActionAid Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has petitioned key state institutions to ensure swift, coordinated and survivor-centred action in a ...

An alarming rise in child defilement cases in Kisumu’slakeside communities has sparked urgent calls for action.Authorities are pointingto parental neglect and alcohol abuse as key drivers.Children's ...

Benin City — Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has raised an alarm over the increasing cases of child defilement in the country, calling on the state Houses of Assembly to pass stringent laws that ...

In a landmark move aimed at strengthening child protection laws in the country, the Nigerian Senate has passed a bill into law, mandating life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of sexually defiling ...

Okon, who resides at Aguda in Surulere, Lagos, had pleaded not guilty to counts of defilement and indecent treatment of a minor. A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted bail ...

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Olusegun Kokoye, told the court that the accused committed the offences at his apartment on March 14. Adebayo, who resides in Badagry area of Lagos, pleaded not guilty to a ...

The naked reality of child defilement spilled to the floor of Parliament and MPs raised concerns over the upsurge of such cases. Coming against a backdrop that many of these cases are never reported ...