child marriage

An Islamic Cleric in Ondo State has been stopped by a family court in Akure from marrying a 16yr old girl as his 9th wife.The young secondary school pupil was reunited with her parents after the court stopped the forced marriage to…

Dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II says he remained committed to ending child marriage in the country and promote gender equality.According to him, socio-cultural norms that subjugate women must be discouraged to…

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA says ending child marriages could generate billions of dollars in earnings and productivity by enabling girls to finish school and participate in the labour force.NAN reports that according to a report by…

A presidential aide, Mrs Maryam Uwais has advocated an end to early marriage in the country.Uwais, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Special Protection Plan, said child marriage contributes greatly to Vesico-Vaginal…

Zimbabwe has taken a bold step in creating gender equality and ending extreme poverty as its nations Constitutional Court made a ruling which outlaws marriage for any person under the age of 18.Child marriage is a human rights violation…

According to reports, a Qur'anic School teacher in Kurna Babban Layi area of Kano has planned to marry off his 13-year-old daughter, Bilkisu, to his 56-year-old friend.A relative of the teenager raised the alarm today when she took…

Even as Nigerians are still keenly observing the case of Ese Oruru who was allegedly kidnapped and taken to Kano for a forceful marriage, another case of child abduction has come to the fore.One Paul Adaji has complained to the Police…

While advanced societies are trying to wage a war to stop child marriage, in Zaria parents joined their eight year old daughter and fourteen years old SS1 boy in matrimony.They are of the Baba Ahmed family in Zaria and this is…

Popular Actress, Omotola Jolade Ekeinde recently attended the First Ever African summit on child marriage which held at Lusaka, Zambia.She spoke on the ways Movies and media can help eradicate child marriages from Africa.She also…

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi has said that the issue of child marriage would not even cross his mind, not to talk of contemplating  going  into it as a suitor to an underage girl.Senator Makarfi, who is…

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has expressed concern over the Senate’s passage of a resolution to amend the provision of Section 29 (4) (b) of the 1999 Constitution which states that,…