
Iraq to legalise child marriage, to reduce age of consent from 18 to 9
The Iraqi government is moving to amend the marriage law that allows men to marry young children as the government has reduced the age of consent from eighteen years to
The Iraqi government is moving to amend the marriage law that allows men to marry young children as the government has reduced the age of consent from eighteen years to
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the current Director-General, is the sole nominee to lead the organisation for a second four-year term. This confirmation came on
Nigerian singers Tems and Yemi Alade have received Grammy nominations for the 67th annual ceremony, as revealed on Nov. 8, 2024. The Grammy Awards recognise outstanding achievements in the music
In a significant legislative decision, the Swiss government, led by Viola Amherd, announced on Nov. 6, 2024, that a nationwide ban on face coverings, including burqas, will take effect starting
On Nov. 6, 2024, Senator Ireti Kingibe joined a panel of distinguished leaders and changemakers at the 2024 Anglophone West Africa Social Norms & Agency Learning Collaborative Summit, held at
Hilda Dirisu, ex-girlfriend of Big Brother Naija star Soma Anyama, has taken to social media to call him out for stalking and physical abuse. On Nov. 6, Hilda responded to
In a major health policy shift, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, announced that Caesarean sections will now be free to all Nigerian women in
Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, has been dismissed over a sex scandal that involves multiple videos of him being intimate
A 16-year-old Afghan student, identified as Arezou Khavari, tragically took her own life on Nov. 3, 2024, in Shahr-e Rey, Tehran. The incident reportedly followed an expulsion threat from school
The United States vice president and Presidential Candidate of the 2024 United States Elections, Kamala Harris, has conceded the elections, as her opponent Donald Trump won the polls. In a
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