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‘Rape includes inappropriate touch of spouse’

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By The Nation A former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, Mr Douglas Ogbankwa, yesterday said a husband can be held liable for the rape of his wife, if he touches her inappropriately. Ogbankwa stated this in […]

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Ronaldo rape case should be dismissed, says US judge

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by Jonathan Ledger A US magistrate has recommended that a civil lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United star, for alleged rape should be outrightly dismissed. According to BBC Sports, Daniel Albregts, a magistrate judge in the United States district court for […]

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Alleged gang-rape: Court orders Babcock dropouts who raped friend to open defence

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NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Two Babcock university dropouts, said to have gang-raped a female friend, failed Thursday to have their case struck out by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos. The duo of Don-Chima George, and […]

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Woman conceived after her mum’s rape sues rapist 46 years later

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Agency Report A man has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl 46 years ago, after the daughter conceived during the attack pursued charges against him. Carvel Bennett, 74, was convicted by a jury at Birmingham crown court. Members of […]

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50-year-old engineer bags five-year jail for serial rape of sister-in-law

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https://dai.ly/x7zzdel A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Wednesday, sentenced a 50-year-old electrical engineer, Preye Ojoko, to five years in jail for the serial rape of his 17-year-old sister-in-law. Ojoko, who is a father of five, was accused […]

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Man jailed 10 years for raping five-year-old girl to death

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By Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Sagbama High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Timiondu Jephtah, to 10 years imprisonment over his indictment for manslaughter in the rape of a girl, aged five, to death in 2016 […]

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Covenant lecturer Stephen Ukenna arrested for raping 17-year-old student

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By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Dr. Stephen Ukenna, a lecturer in the Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota, has been arrested by police for raping a 17-year-old student of the school. The 41-year-old lecturer was nabbed after a report was made […]

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Man Rapes Six Sisters, Mother

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Culprit Kaplan and the sisters parents Daniel and Savilla Stoltzfus, in courtPhoto: MirrorA monster who kept six young sisters as sex slaves at his home after he was ‘gifted’ them by their parents faces life in prison.Police found Lee Kaplan, […]

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Lagos seeks psychiatric test for rape and other sexual offenders

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By Monsur Olowoopejo Lagos State Government yesterday, raised concerns over increasing cases of rape and other domestic violence issues in the country, saying; “There is a need to subject perpetrators of the crimes to psychiatric test.” Meantime, Deputy Governor […]

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Court Remands Man In Prison For Raping His Mother

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An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday remanded one Humphrey Omoregieva, 43, in prison over alleged assault on his parents.The prosecutor, Ayo Augustine, told the court that the accused committed the offence on August 1, at No. […]