According to Aegis Widows Support Network and Women Aspire Empowerment Initiative, two civil society organizations, violence against women and girls continues to be one of the most common global issues. This information was released during the Abuja-based 2022 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Human Rights Day. Dr. (Mrs.) Bibiana C. […]
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Laws to protect Widows
House Representative Bills for the Amendments of Some Sections Violence Against Persons Act 2015 to abrogate Harmful widowhood Practices
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Widows Survival Still Hanging House Representative Bills for the Amendments of Some Sections Violence Against Persons Act 2015 to abrogate Harmful widowhood Practices To help make life worthy of living for the Nigerian widows, Honourable Adejero Adeogun and Sergius in March , 2022 sponsored bills seeking to amend the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act ( […]
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Founder, Aegis Widows Support Network (AWSN) Dr ( Mrs) Bibiana Chinyere Okereafor, The Parish priest Father Paul Ohaeri , Assistant Priest of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Oboama and young widows from Aboh Mbaise, support Founder AWSN, Bibiana Okereafor in cutting her birthday cake. with other widows from Aboh Mbaise, Local Government Area , IMO State […]
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Lady Ndidi Mezue, the Anambra State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children, and Women Affairs, recently paid a visit to 98-year-old widow Mrs. Veronica Mgbokwa Nwafor, whose home in Imeohia, Ururo, and Umunze in the state’s Orumba South Local Government Area was demolished by her stepsons and their accomplices. According to reports, her other stepsons destroyed […]
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Widow Who Was Tied And Flogged Over Allegations She Is A Witch Gets A Makeover After Leaving The Hospital (Video) – Opera News Official Mrs. Amarachi Okechi, a Nigerian widow, who was brutalized recently, has had a reason to smile again. The woman, who was tied and flogged over allegations she is a witch, looked […]