Canadian based Ed Michael hails Cadrell Advocacy Centre
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Ed Michael
‘For peace treaty 3, I wrote about addictions and places to seek help for addiction, but I couldn’t find a place in #Nigeria.
Well, I still haven’t a safehouse for addictions recovery, but I just… Continue reading
How to End Domestic Violence In Nigeria ~ Evans Ufeli Esq
Modern societies are evolving with diverse social trends, some of which have become globally accepted and others have remained repulsive to the composition of societal order. Domestic violence constitutes one of those tendencies that many societies have rejected as… Continue reading
New Lagos court jails man 60 years for raping 12-year-old
The Lagos Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced its first convict, 58-year-old Obinna Iziejen, to 60 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl.
Mr. Iziejen, who was arraigned alongside two others, had pleaded guilty to a defilement charge… Continue reading
Prohibition of Female Circumcision or Genital Mutilation. By Cadrell Advocacy Centre
Circumcision or genital mutilation, a practice, still prevalent in our society and often regarded as a culture among some. Today, by virtue of the provisions of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015 it is an offence to circumcise… Continue reading
VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS (PROHIBITION) ACT by Evans UFELI
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
The Violence Against persons (prohibition) Act (VAPP) was passed into law in May, 2015. The Act was a result of agitations for protection of persons against the different forms of violence. Violence, both at the home front… Continue reading
What Is Rape?
If a man forces you to have penetrative sex, or has sex with you without your consent or agreement, that’s rape. Rape includes penetration with his penis of the vagina, anus or mouth without consent.
Whatever the circumstances, nobody has… Continue reading
CHILD LABOUR IN NIGERIA By Evans Ufeli Esq
The Nigerian child who is not from a privileged background is burdened by huge pressures for survival. The child is either abandon, enslave by parents or guardians, trafficked and sometimes sold to buyers who thereafter use him for rituals or… Continue reading
Chrisland School Supervisor Accused of Raping a Two-year Old Child
The trial of a 47-year-old man accused of raping a two-year-old pupil of Chrisland School continued on Monday with the prosecution playing a video in court showing the victim attempting to explain the incident.
Adegboyega Adenekan, a supervisor at Chrisland… Continue reading
Lawyer Commends Lagos State Judiciary on the Creation of Special Courts for Sexual Offenders
On the 4th of February, 2018 Mr Evans Ufeli, legal practitioner,child right activist and convener, Cadrell Advocacy Centre featured on YourView – a breakfast show on television continental, TVC in Lagos south-west Nigeria to discuss the creation of special courts… Continue reading
What You Need To Know About Rape In Nigeria By Evans Ufeli Esq
Did you know that rape is the most serious kind of sexual assault and it is punishable with imprisonment for life with or without whipping?
The offence is defined in section 357 of the criminal code as follows:
CAPACITY
According… Continue reading