Nigeria recorded 3, 600 rape cases during lockdown – Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Pauline Tallen, has condemned the upsurge in rape cases nationwide.

BREAKING! OPay to shut all Nigerian operations excluding payments

OPay’s multi-product strategy has come to an end

Opera’s African fintech startup, OPay will shut down all other businesses in Nigeria excluding its payment operations, a source familiar with the matter told Nigeria Today.

What on earth could push a father to have sex with his daughter?

The headline in page two of today’s Saturday Punch was really eye-catching! It reads: “My father said he would die if I refused him sex – Paula, 17-year old abused girl”. This sort of news isn’t news anymore in Nigeria, because of the frequency of its occurrence – fathers having sex with their daughters. But why? Why? Why? What on earth is pushing Nigerian fathers to turn their little sweet daughters into a play thing? How can our society tackle this abominable trend? You’ve got an idea or comment? Please kindly put it down here. Thanks.