Tag: FORCED MARRIAGE
I was forced to marry my husband, divorce-seeking wife tells court
A housewife, Hadiza Ibrahim, has pleaded with a Sharia Court in Minna to dissolve her marriage as she does not love and cherish her...
100 girls unwilling to leave Boko Haram captors – Chibok leader
As the Federal Government negotiates the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram two-and-a-half years ago, more than 100...
Emir of Katsina says contentious marriage of 17-year-old by aide stands
The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir, has denied the alleged abduction and forceful marriage of 17-year-old Habiba Isyaku.
Emir Kabir made the denial during a...
Notorious Nigerian female human smuggler found guilty in UK
A Nigerian woman who forced dozens of teenage orphans into prostitution and slavery in Europe using the threat of witchcraft is facing jail in...
Abducted 14-year-old Bayelsa girl forced into marriage in Kano released on...
Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old girl abducted from Bayelsa eight months ago and taken to Kano where she was forcefully married, was Monday released to...
#FreeEse: Nigerians express anger over abduction, forced marriage of teenager
Nigerians have expressed outrage over the alleged abduction of a 14-year-old girl identified as Ese Oruru by one Yinusa, aka Yellow, who took her...