DOHS Cares Foundation Blog

  JUSTICE FOR DEBORAH OKWORI Court: Justice Ogalla’s court, High court Ikeja   Date: 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026 Time: 9:00AM   Tomorrow, DOHS Cares Foundation alongside Deborah Okwori's family return to court in the case of Deborah Okwori , a woman whose life G was violently taken and whose family has had to live with the consequences of that loss. We have received information that the accused, Lintex Ogale , has requested a plea bargain . As the matter comes before the court, we are calling on journalists, media organisations, women’s rights advocates, civil society organisations, lawyers, activists and members of the public to stand with Deborah and her family. This is a call for justice to remain visible, transparent and accountable. We want the public to pay attention to what happens in court tomorrow. What offence is being proposed under the plea bargain? What terms are being proposed? What sentence is contemplated? Has the victim’s family been properly consulted? And w...

Femicide in Nigeria, State by State Statistics by DOHS Femicide Observatory.  By H.T Jagiri.  Across Nigeria, women and girls continue to be killed simply because they are women. These killings often occur in the context of intimate partner violence, family violence, sexual violence, harmful gender norms, and misogyny. Yet many of these cases are routinely reported as "domestic disputes," "relationship issues," or isolated incidents, obscuring the systemic nature of the violence.   In 2024, We documented Over 150 women and girls killed in gender-related violence in Nigeria in 2024 and by 2025 December, we had tracked and documented over 350 cases of femicide in Nigeria, amounting to A W oman killed approximately every 49 hours.  This year, we have already recorded over 40 cases of   gender related killings of Women and Girls. These figures represent mothers, daughters, sisters, students, professionals, and breadwinners whose lives were violently cut short. Ye...