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Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage, Imposing Stiff Penalties

Ima Matthew | Sub Editor -
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — In a historic move to protect the rights of young girls, Sierra Leone has officially outlawed child marriage. On Thursday, July...
Government

FG Launches Programme To End Child Marriage In Nigeria By 2030

Ella Ukairo | Tech Reporter -
Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of Nigeria, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 launched a campaign to protect the girl child, indicating a firm step...
News

6-Year-Old Girl Forced To Marry A 55-Year-Old Muslim Cleric For A Goat

Abby Bassey | News Editor -
Seyed Abdolkarim, a 55-year-old man, has been arrested after he allegedly wed a girl who was just six years old, in return for a...
Crime

Islamic Cleric Arrested For Marrying 6-Year-Old Girl

Abby Bassey | News Editor -
Mohammad Karim, an elderly Islamic cleric, has been arrested in Afghanistan after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday, July 29, 2016, in...
Government

Governor Mimiko Makes An Uncommon Move To Protect Girls From Sexual Abuse (READ)

Omos Oyibode | Staff Reporter -
As Ondo State joined other states across the country to celebrate this year’s Children’s Day, the state's governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has reiterated his commitment...
Featured

Our Administration Is Committed To Protecting The Rights Of Children – Buhari

Imo MacDonald | Contributor -
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, May 27, 2016 stated that his administration would not tolerate forced marriages and child abduction in the country. Buhari made...
Editor’s Pick

‘I Don’t Know How I Got To Kano’ – Ese Oruru Reveals She Was Hypnotized [INTERVIEW]

Daily Sun -
Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old teenager abducted from Bayelsa State and taken to Kano by one Yunusa, aka Yellow, has said that she still could...
Metro

Why I Am Taking My Daughter To TB Joshua For Deliverance – Ese Oruru’s Father

Wires | The Trent -
The father of a Nigerian teenager allegedly abducted and forced into marriage and conversion to Islam says he will take her to mega-preacher T.B....
Impact

TRAGIC: Ese Oruru Is 5 Months Pregnant, In ‘Terrible Medical Condition’

ThisDay -
Indications emerged on Wednesday that the 14 year old Ese Oruru who was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru last August and taken to Kano might...
Editor’s Pick

Femi Fani-Kayode: Ese Oruru, The Emir Of Kano, And Those That Choose To Distort The Narrative

Femi Fani-Kayode | Op-Ed Contributor -
All those that are attempting to distort the narrative about the tragic plight of Miss Ese Oruru are evil and we commit them to...
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