A fistula is as an abnormal connection between two epithelial surfaces in your body. There are different types of fistula but today, let’s talk about the...
Kano State has implemented an education policy that seeks to end child marriage in the state. The policy, implemented back in September, according...
Drunk from the celebration, Alhaji welcomed me into our matrimonial room. Immediately the doors were shut he pulled his cloth, first his top, then his singlet. He walked...
It’s the International Women’s Day today! Congratulations to all the women out there. In Nigeria, and in Africa, we know how difficult it can be to...
When the #MeToo movement was at its strongest, in 2017, many a powerful men were brought down in the US, made to face the consequences of...
When my friends and I joke around and I decide to tease, I say things like, “Your mates in the north are grandmothers already.” The friends...
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), marriage before the age of 18 is a fundamental violation of human rights. One of the biggest pitfalls...
This one is something. Twitter users have for a while been debating whether it is wrong or right to marry off a child. It’s a debate...
Child marriage will cost developing countries trillions of dollars in the next decade, seriously hampering global efforts to eradicate poverty, the World Bank said on Tuesday....
Minister of Gender Victoria Kalima on Thursday said the Zambian Government is concerned that the problem of early marriages had continued in spite attempts to discourage...
A 17-year-old girl, Fatima B., has appealed to the Niger Child Right Protection Agency to dissolve her one-month-old marriage. Fatima, who is married to 35-year-old Salihu...
There are certain life experiences we go through that remain etched in our minds for a long time. One of such experiences for me was being...
Malawi has passed a law banning child marriage. The minimum age for marriage has now been lifted to 18. This is a significant milestone for Malawi,...
This may sound like something from a Nollywood movie, but it is indeed true. A Nigerian child bride killed her husband because she did not love...
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