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M.A.D lauds Ogun judge on life sentence for rapist
A human rights and good governance advocacy group – Make A Difference Initiative (MAD) has applauded a Judge of Ogun State High Court, Justice Abiodun Akinyemi for imposing a life sentence on a – 35 year old man, Adekunle Olalere for raping a – 2 year baby. In a...
MAD warns police against protecting child rapists
… Demands Re-arrest of Rivers Chief who raped 14 year old girl Make A Difference Initiative (MAD) has decried the abuse of authority by the Nigerian Police with regards to negotiating an out-of-court settlement on behalf of paedophiles with family of child victims of...
Rape to death of 13-year-old: Family cries out over threat to life, seeks UN support, by John Ameh
L-R: Mr. Lemmy Ughegbe, Executive Director of Make A Difference Initiative; Dr. Ngozi Adzodoh, President, FGGC Gboko Old Girls Association and Mr. Ameh Ejekwonyilo, late Ochanya’s eldest brother at the press conference in Abuja. The family of 13-year-old girl, Ochanya...
MAD warns NAPTIP against bungling trial of alleged rapist
Photo above: Ijato Ugbagwu, Director of Child Care, Make A Difference Initiative. A human rights and good governance advocacy group – Make A Difference Initiative (MAD) has issued warning to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)...
Just Before the Creation of State Police, By Lemmy Ughegbe
…all hands must be on deck and we should not just jump towards the creation of state police, but we should consciously and meticulously commit all stakeholders to attaining a national consensus for its creation, while eliciting commitments from all and sundry thereof...
MAD Demands Dismissal Of Service Chiefs Over Slain Soldiers
Make A Difference Initiative (MAD), a non-governmental organization has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to dismiss Nigeria’s current service chiefs, following the killing of scores of soldiers by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Executive Director of MAD, Lemmy...
Nigeria At Dangerous Judicial Crossroad ― Group
The Alliance for Preservation of Democracy, on Sunday, raised the alarm over what it described as a dangerous crossroad, which erodes the values of reprieve, justice, and faith in the system. At a press conference in Abuja, Lemmy Ughegbe of Make A Difference...
Group applauds Justice Nwaka over 60-year jail term for pedophile
A human rights and good governance advocacy group, Make A Difference Initiative (MAD), has applauded Justice Sybil Nwaka for imposing a 60-year jail term on a pedophile, Adegboyea Adekan, who raped a two-year-old girl. Justice Nwaka of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and...
Group tackles Abuja authorities over alleged abuse of blind students
A human rights and good governance advocacy group, Make A Difference Initiative (MAD), has accused the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) of levity in handling allegations of molestation and sexual abuse of female students in the FCT School for the Blind...
Hall of Shame: 23 states yet to pass anti-rape law, majority are from the North
TWENTY-three out of the 36 states of the federation are yet to domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, five years after the Act was signed into law. THE VAPP Act is a law that guarantees protection of the rights of victims of all forms of...