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Senator Ahmed ‘Marries Children’ Yerima can’t be happy with Aisha Buhari’s new cause

by Kolapo Olapoju Definitely, one person, a Senator of the All Progressives Congress, will be furious at the new cause Aisha Buhari, has chosen to champion. It’s none other than Ahmed Yerima, the man who sparked the #ChildNotBride campaign, owing to his fetish for little girls. The incoming First Lady of Nigeria, is pushing for... Read More

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January 5, 2014

Comedian, Basketmouth’s rape joke goes viral, fans react with anger (TWEET, WATCH)

by Isi Esene Popular comedian, Basketmouth has been known to cross uncomfortable subject boundaries when it comes to making jokes but it appears the likable funny has taken it a bit too far when he posted a joke on Facebook about rape. On the post which he has since deleted, the comedian attempted to make... Read More

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October 19, 2013

#ChildNotBride: Singer, Tiwa Savage joins campaign against child marriage

by Adeola Balogun Musician Tiwa Savage has decided to lend her voice to a noble cause as she has joined the campaign against child marriage. The star is seen here pictured with Elohor Aisien of Beth Models and other women and they all donned white tees emblazoned with anti-child marriage slogans at the Art 21/Eko... Read More

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September 19, 2013

Stella Damasus discusses twerking, her alleged pregnancy, #ChildNotBride and more in episode 2 of her diaries (WATCH)

by Oge Okonkwo Nollywood star, Stella Damasus has released a second episode of her video diaries. In this episode of ‘Stella Damasus video diaries’, the actress talks about Jimmy Kimel’s ‘ worst twerk fail ever’ , the #ChildNotBride debate, Miley Cyrus, her alleged pregnancy and many more. Watch video below:

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September 13, 2013

Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus launches eponymous web show | Watch episode 1

by ‘Jola Sotubo Stella Damasus has never been shy to lend her voice to matters dear to her heart. And now, she has found an official platform to express her views and beliefs. The screen diva is starting her very own web show titled “Stella Damasus Diaries” where she will speak on a variety of... Read More

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September 7, 2013

“My husband did something painful from behind”: The UK Guardian spotlights Nigeria’s child brides

Ibrahim Kanuma winces as he recalls the moment a 63-year-old man asked him for his teenage daughter’s hand in marriage. The proposal was not unusual in north-western Nigeria’s remote, dust-blown state of Zamfara, but he considered the suitor too old for his only daughter, Zainab, 13. “Even if he had been aged up to 50... Read More

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September 5, 2013

#ChildNotBride: Stella Damasus takes on Senator Yerima, live on Al Jazeera (WATCH)

bu Junior Idakula Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has made no attempts to hide her outrage at the #ChildNotBride saga, regarding Section 29, subsection 4b of the Nigerian constitution. One of her main indictees was Senator Yerima, who made headlines in 2010 for marrying a 13-year-old girl, with whom he now has a child. [READ: #ChildNotBride: Actress,... Read More

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August 30, 2013

Naomi Lucas: …And the young girls begin to marry

by Naomi Lucas Seeing her husband at the end of the burial procession made my blood boil. He killed her! If he hadn’t married her she wouldn’t have died… Then I saw he wasn’t walking properly because he was crying so hard and my heart softened a bit. Mid-Late 80s This is how we used to... Read More

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August 26, 2013

#ChildNotBride: Women plan naked protest against underage marriage bill

by Oge Okonkwo The Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN), has said it would write a letter to the National Assembly to protest against the under-age marriage issue being spearheaded by some lawmakers including Senator Sani Ahmed Yerima. This statement was made by the National Chairperson of WOWICAN, Oyinsola Onyin, at the association’s quarterly executive... Read More

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August 26, 2013

WATCH: “Maturity is determined by a girl’s parents,” Senator Yerima speaks on ChannelsTV #ChildNotBride

by ‘Jola Sotubo Senator Ahmed Yerima was interviewed on Channels TV yesterday to shed light on why he is in support of child marriage. The embattled senator is astonished by the outrage of Nigerians towards his belief that even young girls are fit for marriage.According to him, a girl is ready for marriage whenever her... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Debo Adejugbe: Much ado about constitution amendment (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Rather than wasting our collective time on a process that the next regime will seek to amend, just like the regimes before it, we should embark on the process of evolving a new constitution entirely. As expected, the present constitution amendment process embarked upon by the National Assembly is generating a lot... Read More

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No holds barred: Rapper, Eva Alordiah admits to being molested as a child

by Chisom Ukaegbu Rapper, Eva Alordiah was the guest on Hot FM Abuja Breakfast show with Cheezy Charles and Tutu during the weekend where she admitted to being molested as a child. The beautiful artiste was addressing the issue of underage marriage in Nigeria. She stated that the country’s problem is within and not a... Read More

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Opinion: Boys to men – The truth about adolescence

by Perry Brimah Ultimately our youth must be brought to the discussion table now and individually at their time. Youth must never under any social or religious circumstances be forced into marriage, education or work. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When... Read More

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Mina Ogbanga: Facing the crux of the matter – Who are we up against? (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga Then let’s start by facing the crux of the matter and also remember that “Those whose palm kernels have been cracked for them by some benevolent spirits must also learn to be humble.” Not too long ago, I watched in amazement how Nigeria was classically humbled by the boisterous, goal hungry,... Read More

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Sen. Yerima is quite a reasonable fellow – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze My own little problem with him remains his continued use of Islam to defend his tastes. In all honesty, given that his actions are quite legal, he doesn’t need that mask. Good morning, and in the Nigerian parlance, happy new month. First off, I want to apologise for the rather long absence.... Read More

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Ife Adebayo: Primary education – Another basic need for Nigerians (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo We need to get our children into school, EVERY ONE OF THEM. And the time to do that is TODAY. We are already many years late. Today I’ll be continuing the series on the hierarchy of needs for Nigerians. I wrote initially that the most basic of needs for Nigerians to survive... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode: A word for Yerima and the paedophiles in power

by Femi Fani-Kayode I must however point out that Nigeria is not a Muslim state. And neither is she a christian state. She is a secular state and she is governed by secular laws. Religious laws have no place in our land or constitution. I expressed my concerns about the issue of paedophilia and child... Read More

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Roz Ben-Okagbue: Is the removal of S29 the answer to eradicating child marriage?

by Roz Ben-Okagbue The long and short of it all is that just as Yerima argued in the Senate, the Nigerian legal system through Islamic and Customary law places no specific limitation on the age at which a girl can marry. Last week Nigerians round the world witnessed the unfolding drama of the purported validation... Read More

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“There is a lack of ownership of the 1999 Constitution” – Oby Ezekwesili addresses the #ChildNotBride debate (TWEETS)

by Isi Esene Former World Bank Vice President, Oby Ezekwesili has lent her voice to the growing number of Nigerians objection to the inability of the Senate to make amendments to Section 29 of the Nigerian Constitution which allows young girls to make decisions bothering on their nationality based on their marital status. Ezekwesile who... Read More

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Woman allegedly beats 11-year-old maid to death in Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu An 11-year-old child has died after reports say she was beaten to death by her boss known as Madam Agnes, for failure to carry out chores as instructed. Neighbours around their home at 75 Barracks lllane, Ajegunle, Lagos told the police that last Friday, July 19 that at about 5pm, Madam Agnes came... Read More

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#ChildNotBride: #InCaseYouMissedIt: “We Muslims have the right to give out our daughters at any age” – Asari Dokubo

by Chisom Ukaegbu Earlier this week, Niger Delta war-lord, Mujahid Abubakr Asari Dokubo took to Facebook to express his opinions over the current controversy surrounding the now infamous Section 29 of the constitution and the resulting #ChildNotBride controversy. Dokubo is of the opinion that the controversy is baseless and an infringement on the rights of... Read More

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#ChildNotBride: Why we could not amend the constitution – Sen. David Mark speaks on child marriage debate

by Rachel Ogbu The Senate might re-consider its decision to amend Section 29(4)(b) of the 1999 Constitution, which defines the full age of a woman seeking to renounce her citizenship. On Wednesday, President of the Senate, David Mark admitted while receiving the Gender and Constitutional Reform Network in the Senate that religious sentiment played a role in the... Read More

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Meet Nafisa Ibrahim Madako, the nomad who turned mathematics Olympian (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir However, the girl child in Nigeria’s villages and sub-urban centers has a greater chance of seeing thE four walls of a class room when compared to a nomadic girl child, in spite of federal government’s intervention. As the debate of child marriages rages on in Nigeria I had cause to remember an encounter two years... Read More

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Naomi Lucas: This is what you need to do if you truly care about the girl-child

by Naomi Lucas But as narrow-minded and backward as we may think Yerima’s submissions are, it’s imperative to understand how the minds of the Yerimas of this world work. [READ: Naomi Lucas – What’s all this noise about the girl child?] “Difficult adjustments were inevitable and there were comic, even absurd results. Several pig farmers... Read More

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Opinion: Child marriage – Illegal ticket for carnal knowledge of a minor

by Lai Labode We must ask ourselves and our legislators if a child can legally give consent to marriage or sex… CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of a girl child is an expression of perversion. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of a girl child is violent robbery of her youth. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of a girl child is mindless rape. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE of... Read More

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Yerimaaan! Senator Sani ‘Superhero’ Yerima like you’ve NEVER seen him before (WATCH)

by Oge Okonkwo Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima is given special prominence as a superhero with the name ‘Yeriman’ in an episode of What’s Up Africa, a political satire on African issues hosted on Radio Netherlands Worldwide by Ikenna Azuike. The senator has been receiving criticisms for his role during the debate on amending the Nigerian constitution... Read More

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Opinion: All these tribalism and religious sentiments need to stop

by Ologbenla Adedeji Samuel Rather than face the issue on ground, we hastily point sentimental accusing finger to religion and ethnicity. Let us address this issue or else we all will be used directly or indirectly mostly unknowingly to destroy our nation. Sitting in-front of my system and watching the so called youths comment on the... Read More

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Opinion: Meet Sani Yerima, the libidinous senator

by Bayo Oluwasanmi What type of people do we elect to run the affairs of our country? What do you expect when law breakers are law makers? What happens when ex-felons, absconded criminals, thieves, empty headed and sin-soaked apostates and “Cows of Bashan” preside over the affairs of a nation? Wise men talk because they... Read More

Opinion: The cradle snatching debate – What are we really fighting for?

by Deoye Falade Senator Yerima simply pointed out that in Islam, once a woman is married, she is automatically of age to make all adult decisions, including the right to divorce and renunciation of citizenship, this is as obtains in Nigeria’s constitution. So we’ve done the right thing in the fight against child marriage; protested... Read More

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Opinion: Child marriage to gay rights – One good law deserves another

by Caleb Iniolu If we as Nigerians want to start making laws based on religion, then our constitution can as well be set aside. We can then turn the Quran/Bible into our constitution. Foreword: Senator Yerima has stated he will not respect any law that contravenes his religious beliefs. I suppose rational minds can only... Read More

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