West Africa

Nigeria: riders bathe colleague who allegedly stayed 6 months without bathing (video)

Nigeria: riders bathe colleague who allegedly stayed 6 months without bathing (video)

A video of a group of commercial motorcyclists (Okada riders) forcibly bathing their colleague who had allegedly not taken his bath for six months has emerged, Pulse reported. The footage that has gone viral on social media shows the motorcyclists grabbing their fellow rider and pouring buckets of water on him, while …

Read More »

Nigeria: Man sentenced to 3 life sentences for raping 3 daughters

Nigeria: Man sentenced to 3 life sentences for raping 3 daughters

A court has slapped a man with three life sentences after finding him guilty of raping his biological daughters, News Agency of Nigeria reported. On Thursday, July 14, Justice Abiola Soladoye, who presided over Nigeria’s Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Court, sentenced Michake Ogbar, describing his conduct as a “disgrace …

Read More »

Ivory Coast: women’s anger over polygamy proposal

Ivory Coast: women's anger over polygamy proposal

Women’s rights activists in Ivory Coast expressed their dissatisfaction with a bill to legalize polygamy for men in the country, describing it as a step backwards in the fight for equality. According to activists, Ivorian women face systemic inequalities and discrimination. Outlawed in Ivory Coast in 1964, polygamy remains widespread …

Read More »