A Man in Kano has finalised plans to marry off his 13-year-old daughter, Bilkisu, to his 56-year-old friend. The same day, he also said he planned to marry off another daughter, who is almost the same age as Bilkisu. One relative took Bilkisu to the Freedom Radio office in Sharanda, Kano, where a media campaign was launched on behalf of the girl, who …

To the Parliament Enact legislation which: sets the minimum age for marriage at 18 in accordance with the definition of a child in the Convention on the Rights of the Child; makes those who perform, register, or assist in child marriages liable to criminal prosecution, and establishes fines for the failure to register marriages; establishes the principle …

  Dr Patrick Okolie, an Abuja based, general medical practitioner, has advised parents, who still practice early child marriage, to have a change of heart, as it could endanger the child’s whole life. Okolie  in Abuja on Tuesday said that early child marriage exposed young girls to Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF). According to the doctors, VVF is …

KANO – A Kano High Court sitting in Gezawa, Tuesday, discharged Wasila Tasiu 14 over the murder of her late husband and 3 others. In a landmark judgement,  Justice ruled that based on the formal application before the court from the office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, “the case is hereby terminated and the accused is discharged”.

The experiences of Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) patients are better imagined than experienced. In this report, ANKELI EMMANUEL, writes on women suffering from the condition, usually  a result of prolonged labour. The plight of 18 year old Rabiatu Haruna from Rabbah local government area of Sokoto State can better be imagined than experienced. Though …