Catcalling: A Rape Culture or Catching Cruise

"Red Alert……….. Virgin!!!!!!Deflowered!!!!!! 
Choose a path and be sincere for the gods know the truth".

" What is all this again. I already told you guys I hate passing this route", says Sophia.

"No! No! No! Fine girls we see you. Don’t be shy…….. Choose a path and let the gods decide your truth". A crowd of guys shouted from the rooftop.
"We can't continue standing like this. Let’s split up passing through the route and whatever they say don’t let it get to you". I urged my friends.

As we passed the route, "Oh! They’ve slept with these ones tire… see them, its well written on their faces. Olosho them(prostitute)! How much for a night? We wan chop this thing too na with laughter coming from the guys upstairs".

Those who passed the virgin route met the same fate. 

"You. Who?  Virgins? As they set like this?  E be things. Come collect premium knack and renounce your status… The one in the middle, wait. Give me your number, let me set you up. The one at the right for make sense too oooo". Followed by drumming, cheering and singing from pool of male students on the pathway.

Walking down that road brought a lot of discourse.

 "How! How! How can these guys do this to us. Our counterpart, level mate. That one at the right shouting is a damn fresher sef" Complained Sophia.

"It’s just Aro, the usual norms, I think they are celebrating their hall week or so, that’s why it’s much worse today. They are just catching cruise. We are not passing there again, friends".

"Catching what cruise???? That’s slut shaming, humiliation, sexual harassment and this school supposedly priding on rewarding character firstly has enabled this act to thrive. That’s simply a barbaric act and all part of rape culture".

Rape culture is a social environment in which predominant behavior of sexual violence are normalized and justified fueled by persistent gender inequalities and attitudes about gender and sexuality with cultural norms and institution promoting impunity. Rape cultures are pervasive and deeply rooted in long standing patriarchal belief, power and control. Rape culture treats rape as a problem to be solved through improving the behavior of potential rape victims by making unreasonable sacrifice to avoid sexual assault.

Its examples includes

1. Tolerance of sexual harassment through misogynistic culture, jokes about women bodies, cat calling.
2.  Trivializing sexual assault
3. Defining masculinity as being toxic, crude and razz.
4. Defining feminity as being demure, not cold and subservient.
5. Gratuitous objectification of women as sex objects.
6. Victim blaming (What did she wear? Where did she go?) and refusing to take rape accusations seriously.
7. Teachings on how to avoid getting raped instead of teachings on not to rape.

Rape culture takes many forms; it goes beyond the narrow notion of a man assaulting a woman as she walks alone at night. While people may staunchly agree rape is terrible. Normalizing and trivializing through words, actions, inactions, sexual violence, sexual harassment, and catcalling leads us down a slippery road of rape culture.

Rape culture cross all barrier and it's gender inclusive. We are all part of the rape culture.Why? We all support rape culture whether intentionally or inadvertently. Cat calls, sexual harassment may not necessarily leads to rape, but it is an enabling environment for rape culture to thrive.

Catcalling is a worrisome rape culture that  virtually pervades all university  campuses. It is so disheartening that most students particularly females have experienced this. It manifest itself in heckling, ratings on attractiveness and body parts, lewd sexual jokes, slut shaming, humiliating, rape joke, and inappropriate groping in worse case scenario when victims retaliate by talking back.

Rape Culture and sexual assaults are not simple issues with simple solutions. To disable rape culture, we need to focus more on how do we stop rape from occurring and dismantle the structure that trivialize rape and change the attitude that perpetrate it.

Campaign and awareness needs to be created specifically to teach sexual education, what constitute sexual assault and harassment, subject of consent during orientation week and part and parcel of school programs. Establishing policies on zero tolerance against sexual harassment in its varying form. Universities need to review their sexual violence policy and include factors that will eradicate rape culture.  Just trials with stiff and fast punishment to perpetrators of this act by suspension, rustication or jailing of the students/lecturers depending on the severity of the case will serve as deterrent to others.

As individuals, speak up against rape culture. None participatory excuse is not enough. Speak up on witnessing an harassment or assault. Drop the shitty bro and sis code, orientate and re orientate friends. A mind that truly knows, LEARN, UN LEARN,  and ACT RIGHTLY is a mind that is truly free.

Biography of Chef Hilda Effiong Bacci

Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, is a Nigerian chef and YouTube content creator, host, TV producer, and foodprenuer. She hails from Akwa Ibom State, South Eastern Nigeria. Hilda started her career as a chef in 2020, and today she has built a name for herself and a brand. She has a degree in Sociology from Madonna University, Okija, and is currently the chef head and CEO of @Myfoodbyhilda, with several locations and branches all over Nigeria.

Hilda Baci was born on September 20, 1996, in Akwa Ibom State. She is a multi-talented Nigerian chef, host, TV producer, and entrepreneur who started her journey from grass to grace.

In 2023, Hilda Effiong Baci broke a World Guinness Record for the longest cooking time through a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. At the “cool-a-thon”, she prepared multiple dishes for an expected period of time to get recognition from the Guinness World Records. Winning the record, she beat the existing record for the world’s longest cooking marathon which at the time was held by Lata Tondon, who completed the task in 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 secs in Rewa, India, in 2019.

 

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Hilda Baci is active on social media. You can connect with her via her official handles on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X or follow her official YouTube Vlog/Channel here.

AAUA admitted Students; Documents you need to bring to School for signing; what you need to know about AAUA

While you are waiting for resumption, here are the documents you are to bring to school for signing of Bio-data

Congratulations on your admission into AAUA; the best state University.

While you are waiting for resumption, do be informed that there is probability you will be resuming soon. But, while you are waiting, here things you should know. 

Adekunle Ajasin University is located in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State of Nigeria. The school is having three Female Hostels located on Campus and Male Hostels located at Ikare Akoko (the capital of Akugba), and they are available for students to apply for bed space.

After you have been offered admission by the School and Jamb, kindly proceed to pay your acceptance fee on the school so as to print your admission letter. While you proceed to Jamb to pay and print your jamb admission letter; which will come in two different copies- ( One for candidate, one for Institution.) 

Upon resumption, you will be asked to proceed to the AAUA Eportal site to create a Ussername and Password so as to register as a student of AAUA and you will made to create your bio-data on the site.

Upon the completion of the bio-data, you will print the papers and proceed to sign them at your Department, Faculty, Dean of Students' Affairs and lastly at the Exams and Records Department.

Mainwhile, while you are waiting for resumption date, which will come soon, here are list of documents required of you to bring to school so as to complete your bio-data and signing process: 

1) Original O'level Result (s)

2) Original Jamb Result

3) School Admission Letter

4) Passport photograph

5) Payment slip for School Acceptance Fee.

6) Attestation letter

7) Original Birth certificate

8) State of Origin

9) Post UTME Screening slip.

10) Court affidavit (for those changing names and others on their documents)

To those who are admitted on JAMB CAPS and yet to see their names on the AAUA admission site, keep checking as your name WILL be uploaded.

Congratulations on your admission into the great citadel of learning. 

Biography of Chude Jideonwo

 Started his career in 2000 when at age 13, his first novel was published

 

TV Host of With CHude, Event Host, Radio Host, TV Producer, Radio Producer, Podcaster, Author, Script Writer, FIlm DIrector, FIlm Producer, Film Investor, MEdia Investor, media trainer, actor, brand manager, PR consultant, Advertising practitioner, book reviewer, movie reviewer, music reviewer, investigative reporter, magazine publisher, magazine editor, newspaper editor

Looking for Quick Money is Counterproductive to Entrepreneurship - Olatunde Victor

In this Interview with NELOC News, Mr Olatunde Victor, CMO, Extramile Africa shares his story of entrepreneurship and his experience on the journey to building an excellent product for Africans.

NELOC News: Can we meet you? (Personal, Education, Career wise)
Guest: I am Olatunde Victor Adeoluwa. I had my first, second degree and presently, PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering. However, I have been an entrepreneur for more than twelve years. I'm naturally a bridge between being extrovert and introvert as I have characteristics that can swing into either of the two as circumstances require.

NELOC News: How has the entrepreneurship journey been for you so far?
Guest: Entrepreneurship journey for me a mix of excitement and challenges because the road for me, started as a survival path... I did many things to survive using skills, talents, learnings etc. Those times weren't funny and I mean not funny at all. Especially the days when I started and I had to sell bread and egg, indomie and egg till 12 midnight, yet as a 300level student. Combining such with academics at first was a bit hard, though eventually mastered the art of balancing it.

Other challenges were the need to have something constant flowing as the Businesses weren't yet stable and I had to go through those times roughly just to keep on my path. However, there also are awesome stories of Victories, of businesses built, Partnerships and relationships built, people met, people raised, grants won, global fellowships won, experiences you can't buy and so many more. So like I said,  it's a mix, however, I've never regretted being an entrepreneur, I'll always choose that path any other day.

NELOC News: What is Extramile Africa about? What do you do?
Guest: Extramile Africa is simply a one stop point digital financing platform to meet anyone's Financial needs. Extramile Africa is a Financial companion and partner to anyone who has dreams and intends to make them flower. It's a platform where you can

• Access financial credit for education, business, and other Financial needs. This includes student Entrepreneurs
• Save your funds with no hidden charges, and in such a manner that it can yield for you rather than reduce
• Lock up some of your funds for some target periods and earn some rewards on it over the lock up period
• Make Discounted purchases, in several Industries on the M Commerce section, which makes you spend less to earn more and save more
• Make transfers of funds from wallet to wallet
• Participate in growth mentoring for your business . This helps us grow more businesses and create more jobs.
  

An interesting part of our offering is, these all are even available in local and rural areas because what we are doing is to drive Financial Inclusion among those who are unreached, underserved or excluded from easy financial benefits.
 

NELOC News: How accommodating is Extramile Africa for users outside the student environment?
Guest: We have one of the most robust Financial services among the consumers beyond school environment. So far, we have over 50,000 users who are not students, rather are farmers, traders, and so on. Many of these, have accessed credits, saved and locked up funds as well.
Through our Merchants and Direct Sales Agents  which number over 200 on the field right now, we're literally the FinTech that prepared for those out of the academic circles and the continuous demand of our presence by people in regions we're not present, is a proof that we're doing something right.

NELOC News: As a fintech company, how have you tackled trust issues as regards online savings, and bank card security?

Guest: Trust is a major factor in any business and that is one area all Financial services, even the most established ones still get to deal with daily. It will be good to point that we don't use Chipped debit cards and as such our Extracard (which is only for rural or customers without smart phones) can only be obtained and presented in an area where we have a verified merchant, which could be Individual business owners or associations. So the safety of cards is at the maximum.

For the Digital wallets, we built Extramile Africa on a high security protocol platform, and have a highly proficient team of cybersecurity experts and programmers on the job to ensure everyone's fund safety. Relative to the people, our customers review as well as our model of community building bring people to trust us from circles of influences and that keeps increasing numbers of Subscribers daily.


NELOC News: On Youth Development and growth in Nigeria, do you think we are making progress- business, entrepreneurship and finance wise?
Guest: This question is to be answered in two dimensions, Government and the people. On the part of the government, a few things are happening which will help SMEs Growth such as the new finance bill, ease of doing business operations, instructions by the CBN to Increase the loan to Deposit ratio of banks, some finance interventions and so on. While these are there, much more are needed and its good to say that on the part of the government, we're making progress. However, on the side of the youths, I'll say there is a huge gap. Many are literally looking for fast money, quick returns, Less work, all of which are counterproductive relative to Entrepreneurship.

Many who are serious, are not open to proper and Important information and as well not willing to take risks. For example when we brought the Studentpreneurs Financing and mentoring program for Student Entrepreneurs, we were expecting those with ongoing businesses  to show up immediately, but only a few came at first, until they started coming out in trickles. Now, any student who hopes to be an entrepreneur or push their  dreams  in the nearest future (of which the future is here), is missing out big time from uncommon opportunities. So, are we trying? Maybe yes. But considering the enormous unemployment out there, it's not enough at all.

NELOC News: Many factors influence money and financial decisions. How do you measure these factors?
Guest: On a general level, reports and analysis show that 60% of Nigerians money go into food simply because of the high poverty level, remaining factors would also be hinged on survival. These factors in Individuals vary and as such can't be generalized, I'll however say that in Nigeria, survival (which is mostly positive) drives Financial decisions. We at Extramile Africa  are however working on teaching people on how to break out that rat race.

NELOC News: There is a regular mention of  Savings and Investments. Are there other alternatives to these two? Why is Savings and investments yielding much more acceptance than other basic financial concepts? 

Guest: Saving is simply the art of keeping your funds while investment is the art of putting the saved funds to use. The other alternative to these two is "Spending", "giving" and "lending" which most people are used to, and often time command no definite yield or growth if not rightly done. Savings has actually yielded more wider acceptance than Investment. It is so because savings is an age long tradition. We're born into the culture of savings, though not all homes have successfully passed it down. Meanwhile, I won't say Investments has been well accepted.


NELOC News: What should we expect from Extramile in the near future?
Guest: Since the launch of Extramile Africa in December 2018, we have grown in great measure. Our users and the general public should expect a whole lot. We are working to be the Platform that everyone can depend on, to track their finance and make Intellegent Financial decisions, this will include artificial intelligence and so on.

 

NNI: What is Your Advice to Young Individuals?
Guest: Young individuals need to understand diversification and stretching of their minds. We have too many mentally lazy but physically strong persons out there but that isn't what we need. This is an information age, a time of smart and intelligent work. It will be good for all young minds to engage in deep Personal Development. Finally, my mentor taught me that "if you're not in charge of your finances, you can't be in charge of your destiny". I know this is true especially when you have dreams and you have no finance to execute. However, everyone can be in charge of their destiny if they'll go the extra mile to attain Financial discipline, and all round Financial success. The future is clear with Extramile Africa and that's why I tell all young minds to jump on board now and be serious with life.

Because of my Past, People see me as Imperfect - Fatoye Temitope

Fatoye Temitope, a recent graduate of the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, shares her story and her call to give hope to individuals who have a hurting past. in this interview with NELOC News International, she describes the positions of perfection and imperfection.


 
NNI: Can we meet you? Guest: I am Fatoye Temitope Seun and I am the visionary of Getting Past Your Past Magazine. I am from Osun State, and a Law Graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University.
NNI: What is GPYP all about?
Guest: GPYP is an organization called to show God's Love to the brokenhearted. We have been called to show that out of the Broken pieces of your life, the Lord can make an edifice of hope through using the non fictional stories of people who have been in one mess or the other and how they were able to get  a message out of it.

NNI: How has managing GPYP been since inception?
Guest: Although GPYP is still young - about 1 year plus, it has been sweet so far because I just see myself as a mighty tool in God's hands. I do what he wants me to do concerning GPYP. All the managerial instructions comes from Him. I only do what he has concluded.  

NNI: What has been your greatest challenge?
Guest: I had the greatest challenge when preparing for the conference. The challenge came up due to funds until when I got the wisdom (from my mentor) on how to get funds for God ordained programmes.

NNI: Being a student, how have you combined studies with ministry?

Guest: God has helped me by providing strength when I feel so tired and weak. Apart from that, there is wisdom in planning my day and my time. So ministry never disturbed my studies nor my studies affect ministry.

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NNI: What is your general view on Sexual Abuse in the society?

Guest: Sexual abuse is a bad omen for any society where it prevails. Every one of us need to stand up against it with everything we've got. We also need to stand by the victims and help them out of the trauma. Let's Join Hands to fight against Sexual Abuse in our society.

NNI: How well has GPYP helped the society?
Guest: GPYP has helped the society in different areas.

1. Making people who have been victims of circumstances (abuse, mistakes) in the past or still going through them see more to themselves (by making them see Hope in Christ) using the stories of people who had gone through same and the steps they took in getting past it. This is done by the Mess and Message segment of the magazine.

2. We have been able to counsel so many people on how to get out of the bondage of the past and we have exposed them to the healing processes. 


NNI: What are your regrets?
Guest: My regret is that I yielded late to the call and passion to Start Getting Past your past magazine.

NNI: Funding for Organisations is usually a problem. How have you managed funds as an organisation?
Guest: Concerning funds, it has always been done by faith and prayers to see where the resources are. Apart from Faith, personal funds, gifts from my parents and seeds from friends and readers of the magazine have also helped in funding the organization.

NNI: Earlier this year, you organised your debut superb conference, inviting many big names. How were you able to pull through?
Guest: Hmm.. All I can say is God. He made the conference a success with the gift of men He gave unto me. The conference happened just like a surprise. I am still surprised the Conference held. To be candid, a day before the conference we were about cancelling it but God surprised I and my team

NNI: What do you think of team management?
Guest: Actually, Team Management is difficult because you have to make your members see what you see. You have to make your team know that you are all together in "this" course and make them do the task they are given... It's a great task but with God's wisdom, prayers (putting their hearts into God's hands), showing them love and reminding them about what they have been called into, it becomes easier.

NNI: How has your past affected your current relationships with people? 

Guest: My past has affected my relationship with people positively due to the fact that after making people know about my past, they now see me as someone who is not perfect like them, someone who has also gone through what they are going through or they have gone through. So, they tend to come to me, open up and seek counsel without being ashamed. My past has also helped me to love people more and see beyond their actions or attitudes.

NNI: What advice will you give to other similar organisations and the public? 

Guest: My advice to similar organisations is to never relent in their course. Many lives depend on us so, let's join hands.  To the public,  "Don't be ashamed to open up and seek counsel about what you are going through, We are here for You. Don't die in silence. Speak out!"

Biography of Genevieve Nnaji

Born on 3rd May 1979 into a family of eight siblings, Genevieve Nnaji is a Nollwood actress, entrepreneur and movie director. She's an indigiene of Imo State, Nigeria(Mbaise to be precise). Though she was born in Imo State, but was raised in Lagos state, Nigeria. The beautiful actress is from an average family, both parents being a civil servants at the time in Lagos.

Genevieve gained her elementary education (both primary and secondary school) at Lagos. Due to the burning passion in her, she proceeded to getting a BA ( first degree) in her long desired niche from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.

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Genevieve Nnaji became a TV personality since she was a kid. The beautiful actress was the anchor of an interesting TV show called TV soap opera. This role paved more ways for her and brought her into the limelight of her career. After several trials by the Nollywood Industry, she was finally absorbed into the industry in 1998 (that's 24years ago. Like most most movies Stars, Genevieve Nnaji was not wuiqu popular when she first joined Nollywood. After several roles she played in popular movies, she gained lots of recommendation and popularity too. She has also produced and directed several nollNolly movies to include ; Lionheart which was single handedly  directed by her in 2018, and so many others. She has also featured in many Nigerian movies as well. The beautiful actress has gained popularity, and in recent times, she hss become a brand ambassador to lot of firms and business, including Etisalat now known as 9mobile.

Genevieve Nnaji has been honored with with awards and nominations too. In 2001, she was honored as  the Best Actress by City Peoples Awards.

Genevieve Nnaji is unmarried and has never been married or engaged at any point in her life. However, she's a single mom to a beautiful daughter. She had her only child and daughter when she was a teenager and it influenced her decision of not getting married( according to hearsay, she was raped when she was a teen). The father of her daughter remains anonymous to members of the public.

As at the time of writing this report, no valid information regarding if she's engaged. So basically, she's still single.

The beautiful actress is a successful woman. Aside acting, she's an entrepreneur and owns multiple businesses, cars, houses in Lagos and Dubai. The movies she has featured in include:

1. Lion Heart (Netflix 2018)
2. Wind of Heaven
3. Ijele

 

Genevieve Nnaji is active on social media. You can connect with her via her official handles on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X.