Natasha Set to Resume September 23 Kogi Senator’s Suspension Ends After Six-Month Ban After a six-month suspension, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central is ready to return to the National Assembly later this month. Eko Hot Blog reports that her lawyer, Victor Giwa, confirmed her return, stating the senator is on vacation in London but … Read more
A Lagos court sentenced Bamidele Folorunsho to 10 years for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor, including fondling her. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Bamidele Folorunsho to 10 years after he pleaded guilty to his act of indecency. Initially arraigned in 2021, he changed his plea during a re-arraignment on December 11, 2024. Folorunsho … Read more
Nollywood actress Olajumoke Amoke Olatunde George, widely known as Jumoke George, has revealed that sexual demands and her skin tone contributed to her 14-year absence from the film industry. In a recent interview with Oyinmomo TV, the actress shared that many directors criticized her dark complexion and suggested she bleach her skin to secure roles. … Read more
The Nigerian Army announced yesterday that it has discharged Private Ruth Ogunleye, the female soldier who accused senior officer Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem of sexual harassment. According to the Army, Ogunleye was released from service on medical grounds following an investigation, and will be entitled to pension and benefits for life. In January, Ogunleye had taken … Read more
The 36 commissioners of education in the country are set to partner with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to mitigate sexual harassment in tertiary institutions Eko Hot Blog reports that the collaboration is being facilitated by ICPC and Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), According to The Cable, … Read more
Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, suspended over s*xual harassment allegations. A committee has been set up by the Head of Service to investigate the matter; Lamuwa will remain suspended pending the probe’s outcome. The allegations were reported by staff member Simisola Ajayi through a petition detailing multiple instances of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Katsina State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hadiza Yar’adua, has been instructed by Governor Dikko Radda to suspend a teacher, Lawal Ibrahim over allegations of sexual harassment against a female student at Government Day Secondary School, Dantankari. Governor Radda issued the order on Friday, not long after learning of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that students of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, stormed the administrative bloc of the school to protest the alleged constant sexual harassment by one of the lecturers in the institution, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. The students alleged sexual harassment from the dean in addition to facing threats and suppression from … Read more
On Sunday, popular microblogging platform, Twitter, was flooded with insinuations that Izuchukwu Madubueze, a Nigerian fashion entrepreneur who lived in Florida, United States (US), did not commit suicide as he and his family claimed in July 2020. A self-acclaimed women rights activist, Nanichi Anese, had on June 29, 2020, tagged the then 23-year-old as a … Read more
The National Assembly has passed a bill to address s3xual harassment by educators in tertiary institutions. The bill was harmonized by the conference committee of both chambers, criminalizing such behavior. Additionally, the National Assembly has mandated the inclusion of preventive measures against s3xual and gender-based violence in the curriculum of secondary education. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
NY assembly finds ‘overwhelming evidence’ Cuomo engaged in sexual harassment EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New York state Assembly Judiciary Committee concluded an eight-month impeachment probe into various charges of misbehavior by finding “overwhelming evidence” that disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo participated in sexual harassment while in office. Cuomo “acted in many incidents of … Read more
Cuomo has strenuously denied the charges and claims he was the victim of a political vendetta Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo was on Thursday charged with a misdemeanor sex crime for forcible touching, a court spokesperson said. The charge is the first to be filed since the once-powerful politician was forced to resign this … Read more
…having received complaints from the students, the lecturers were immediately queried and various committees were set up to investigate the matter… EKO HOT BLOG reports that two lecturers of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi have been dismissed after being found guilty of sexual harassment. The rector of the polytechnic, Architect Sanusi Gumau confirmed the dismissal during … Read more
About two weeks ago, the university management formally inaugurated an anti-sexual harassment policy. The Governing Council of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has sacked another lecturer of the institution who was found guilty of sexual harassment against a female student. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer … Read more
…the university found the policy imperative in creating a safe learning environment for all, even as no community was devoid of deviants. The Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, has said the institution has zero tolerance towards any form of sexual harassment and other social vices on campus. Ogunbodede said this at … Read more
The investigation was commissioned last year after several women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the governor New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been accused of sexually harassing multiple women, subjecting them to unwanted kissing and groping, in a damning independent investigation. The state’s Attorney General Letitia James said Cuomo had violated state … Read more
A Non Governmental Organization, Association Against Child Sexual and Gender Based Violence, has called for an end to sexual harassment against the vulnerable in Bayelsa. The group stated this on Saturday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mission of the group was to provide adequate care … Read more
The Ogun police command says it will not discontinue investigation of sexual harassment levelled against Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, the state commissioner for environment. Ekohotblog had reported how Melojuekun Barakat, a teenager said to be a student of Victory Model College in Ogun waterside local government area of the state, had, in a viral video claimed that … Read more
Sixteen-year-old Barakat Mayowa has accused the Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abdul-Balogun, of sexually harassing her. Mayowa alleged that the incident occurred at the Commissioner’s residence Ita Otu, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state on December 31, 2020. Eko Hot Blog gathers that the victim narrated to the police at the Abigi … Read more
No excuse for rape or other forms of sexual harassment. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has weighed in on the contentious issue of sexual harassment in the society, especially in tertiary Institutions. The vice president says the notion that victims of sexual harassment one way or the other play a part in the crime must be … Read more