Traditional rulers, community leaders, and other stakeholders have been urged to support efforts aimed at ending child marriages, female genital mutilation, practices against widows

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has stressed the need to teach young people to make informed decisions about their health and sexuality

The Executive Director of First Future Leadership, Adeola Awogbemi, has said that child marriage not only cost Nigeria about $7.6 billion yearly in terms of productivity but also put a burden on the healthcare system, The expert, in a keynote address at an event, yesterday, organised by Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN) with…

Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as campaigners warn years of progress tackling the practice is being undone.

"Aww" crooner Hadiza Blell professionally known as Di'Ja has called for the end of child marriage. She urged parents to give their girl child the opportunity to grow before giving them out in marriage. Taking to her Twitter page to advocate for the girl child, she asked that parents should at least wait for the…

A Tanzanian court has upheld a ruling banning the marriage of girls under the age of 18 and won praise from rights activists.

The family of Kamaldeen and Sherifat Adenike Adeoti has approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court seeking N100 million damage against an Ilorin businessman, Alhaji Murtala Akanbi, over alleged violation of their fundamental rights. The Adeoti family also prayed the court to direct Akanbi to make a written apology to them and have such published…

Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage famous for his role as "The Ghost Rider" is seeking to get his marriage annulled after just four days According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the 55-year-old actor has filed for annulment Wednesday from makeup artist Erika Koike. The two reportedly got married in Las Vegas on March 23rd, the…

Child marriage remains a serious human rights violation against young children, which has been quite difficult to eradicate. It’s not just an issue specific to the African continent, but a dangerous problem occurring worldwide.

A report by UNICEF report titled `The State of the World’s Children 2017′ revealed Nigeria ranks 11th with 43% among the 20 countries in the world with the highest prevalence of child. Other African countries featured on the list include the Central African Republic 68%, Chad 67%, Burkina Faso 52%, and Mali 52%, South Sudan…

Hundreds protested on Saturday in Lebanon against child marriage, demanding lawmakers forbid unions below the age of 18, in a country where some faiths allow girls to be wed at 14. Organised by civil society groups, the rally attracted women of all ages -- and some lawmakers -- who marched on parliament in the capital…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed commitment to eliminate child marriage in the region through the validation and implementation of its reviewed Child Policy and Plan of Action. ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender, Dr. Siga Jagne, at an experts’ validation meeting on child policy in Abuja yesterday, said the…