Tag: Child marriage
Alleged Child Marriage: Naa Okromo finally released to family
Naa Okromo, a young girl allegedly married to 63-year-old Nungua Gborbu Wulomo,…
Naa Yoomo Ayemuede is 15, not 16 years old – Child Rights International
Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has disclosed that the…
All practices that violate rights of young girls must be banned – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called for the abolishment of cultural practices that infringe…
Child marriage saga: Act now! A-G tells police
The Attorney-General's Office has urged the police to investigate the alleged child…
We’ll deal with the police if anything happens to our queen – Office of Gborbu Wulomo
The Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse’s office has threatened to take action against the Ghana…
Child marriage: Illegal cultural practices have no place in our democracy – NCCE
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has reiterated that cultural practices…
Gborbu Wulomo’s relationship with 12-year-old girl a betrothal, not marriage – Ga Dangme Council
The GaDangme Council has clarified that the relationship between a traditional Ga…
Gborbu Wulomo in ‘hot water’ as police investigate marriage to 12-year minor
The sixty-three-year-old spiritual leader of the Nungua Traditional Area, Gborbu Wulomo, is…
Chieftaincy Ministry probes 63-year-old Ga priest’s marriage to 12-year-old minor
The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has initiated a probe into…
Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa – but there’s one clear way out
650 million women and girls alive today were married before their 18th…
