Yerima Defends Controversial Marriage to 14-Year-Old Egyptian Girl; President Tinubu Set to Attend ECOWAS Summit in Guinea-Bissau | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss Yerima Defends Controversial Marriage to 14-Year-Old Egyptian Girl Senator Ahmad Yerima has once again defended his marriage to a 14-year-old Egyptian girl, a union that sparked global outrage when it came to light 13 years ago.... Read More

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14-Year-Old Egyptian, arrest, Child Rights Act 2003, court, ECOWAS summit, free education, Ganduje, Guinea-Bissau, Kano State, Kefas Agbu, Marriage, nude photos, President Tinubu, Primary and Secondary Schools, revenge porn, Senator Yerima, Taraba State

September 7, 2013

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“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

#ChildNotBride, child marriage, Child's Rights Act, Senator Yerima, Zamfara State

September 5, 2013

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#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 26, 2013

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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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July 24, 2013

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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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July 24, 2013

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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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July 23, 2013

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#ChildNotBride: SK Johnson – Stella Damasus, I’m sorry, I just can’t take you seriously

by SK Johnson See that? That face up there? That is the face of fury. At least that’s what Stella Damasus expects us to believe. Two days ago the singer/actress released a video on YouTube, supposedly in response to the #ChildNotBride controversy. I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting; something sincere and insightful, maybe?... Read More

#ChildNotBride, Patience Jonathan, Senator Yerima, SK Johnson, Stella Damasus

July 23, 2013

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Opinion: A brief legal perusal of the child marriage campaign

by Oluwatosin Falaiye I believe a large part of the raging debate lies is who exactly the law would construe to be a woman as stipulated in Section 29 (4) (b). Nigerians generally have an uncanny ability to make light of any kind of situation, be it perilous, flimsy or even inconsequential. Our capacity to... Read More

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July 23, 2013

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Gov. Dickson sure has a thing for under-age girls too – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze ….Bayelsa etibo, Dickson, shows it is not only Yerima that has a thing for under-age girls as he appoints an 18 year old SA (has she even started university?), who’s only qualification is that she looks good in a bikini. To be honest, I don’t mind the occasional “spam” message. Heck, I’m as... Read More

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July 22, 2013

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Maryam Uwais takes on Sani Yerima: The Senator and constitutional review

by Maryam Uwais It is interesting that Senator Yerima would rather link the weighty and dispassionate subject of citizenship with his understanding of gender vis a vis his perception of the age of marriage, rather than with other matters of social interaction,…. Once again, Senator Yerima is in the news, claiming Islam as the basis... Read More

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Yerima Defends Controversial Marriage to 14-Year-Old Egyptian Girl; President Tinubu Set to Attend ECOWAS Summit in Guinea-Bissau | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

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

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

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

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

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

#ChildNotBride: SK Johnson – Stella Damasus, I’m sorry, I just can’t take you seriously

Opinion: A brief legal perusal of the child marriage campaign

Gov. Dickson sure has a thing for under-age girls too – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

Maryam Uwais takes on Sani Yerima: The Senator and constitutional review

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