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Crime

AAUA Law Don Says Gender-Based Violence Extends Beyond Physical Abuse

Sub-Dean, Faculty of Law, Adekunle Ajasin University, Olamide Mohammed, says gender-based violence is a harmful behaviour directed at individuals because of their gender, noting that it goes beyond physical harm to include sexual, psychological, emotional, spiritual and economic abuse. WHO and UN Women say gender-based violence is rooted in unequal power relations and harmful gender norms.

Politics

Akeredolu Questions National Assembly Independence on Glow Focus

Public affairs analyst Segun Akeredolu says opposition voices increasingly see the current National Assembly as a rubber-stamp institution, raising concerns over the speed with which major laws and fiscal requests are being approved. Broader national debate around the 10th Senate has reflected similar criticisms in recent months.