Tag Archives: Marriage
By Philip Amiola The volume of responses generated by my last article entitled, “Gays and Lesbians, We Will Not Keep Quiet!” has put me under responsibility to write a sequel to address genuine concerns raised by some of my readers. … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Facebook, Heterosexuality, Homosexuality, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, LGBT, Marriage, Nigeria, Philip Amiola
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By Philip Amiola Same sex marriage has been a subject of public debate for a long time. A cursory review of ancient literature traces this contention to the antediluvian age. Since then, proponents of this world view have coined several … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Op-ed, Philip Amiola, West Africa
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Tagged Gay, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Lagos, Law, LGBT, Marriage, Nigeria, Nigerian, same sex marriage, United States
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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. I don’t know that anybody has any right to determine the sexuality or sexual orientation of another person, or group of persons, under the Fourth-Republican Constitution of Ghana, the way Mr. Kwame Pianim and others … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria
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Tagged Barack Obama, Civil union, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Pianim, Marriage, New York, Pianim, United States
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Government Should Protect and Support Girls Who Refuse Forced Marriage The government of South Sudan should increase efforts to protect girls from child marriage, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today, on the eve of International Women’s Day. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Child Marriage, Forced marriage, Human Rights Watch, Marriage, South Sudan, Sudan, United States, Western Equatoria
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By Promise Egwu “Your Excellency, the plight of Honourable Mrs Lillian Igwe is mind boggling. She was suspended from Ebonyi House of Assembly last year on the lame charges of drunkenness and for coming to the House of Assembly in … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Excellency, God, Goodluck Jonathan, Honourable Igwe, IndepthAfrica, Marriage, newspapers nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, rivers state, State Ebonyi
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Pope Benedict XVI on Friday weighed in on a heated debate over gay marriage, criticising new concepts of the traditional family and warning that in the fight for the family, mankind itself is at stake. “In the fight for the … read more »
Posted in America, Europe, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged France, Gilles Bernheim, IndepthAfrica, Marriage, Pope Benedict XVI, same sex marriage, Simone de Beauvoir, United States, Vatican City
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Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is working on an out-of-court settlement with an ex-lover who he dumped to marry another woman, lawyers said on Thursday. Locardia Karimatsenga Tembo had gone to a civil court demanding $15 000 per month for … read more »
The United Nations and the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MoWCYA) call upon everyone to join hands with them to eliminate child marriage in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has one of the highest child marriage prevalence rates in the world. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Child Marriage, Ethiopia, Girl Child, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Day, International observance, Marriage, United Nations
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I am no marriage counselor or sex therapist. But one common behavior/conduct/practice in Nigeria marriages, the men have a sense of ownership of their spouse, behaving in a manner of ordering them, demanding whatever they want, and if his ruling/kingdom … read more »
Posted in Featured 1, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, Marriage, Nigeria, Nigerian, Rome, texas, United States
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In 2008, Barack Obama won 95 percent of the black vote. Now, blacks voted in large percentages for Democrats long before that, of course, largely because of Democratic devotion to huge spending on social programs. But Obama’s election was unique. … read more »
In the days of Yore, there were many actresses in the country who commanded respect, not only because of their talent but also because they combined brain and talent. Then, these actresses were well respected because they were married and … read more »
A husband raped his bride on their wedding night after returning home from a huge party to celebrate their wedding, a court has heard. The newly-wed woman told him she did not want to have sex because she was so … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Women
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Tagged afria travel, Bideford, Bride, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, Marriage, news, North Devon, Prince Charming, Rape, South Africa, travel to africa, wedding, West Africa, West Cornwall
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A line of women wait their turn at a building in northern Nigeria, ready to participate in a programme local officials hope will bring two results: marriage and peace. Love might have to come later. The programme run by the … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, bokoharam, Divorce, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Islamism, Kano, map africa, map of africa, Marriage, news, Nigeria, Sahara, Sharia, South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa
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Aubrey Masango As South Africa reaches the 18-year mark as a democracy, many questions are surfacing. Questions like: What is freedom? Are we experiencing it and is there cause for celebration? Perhaps the answers lie in the examination of our … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Democracy, East Africa, Freedom Day, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Joyce Banda, List of heads of state of Malawi, map africa, map of africa, Marriage, Nelson Mandela, news, South Africa, travel to africa, Union Buildings, West Africa
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A security man, Mr. Ojo Joseph, has told an Oshodi Grade ‘B’ Customary Court, Lagos, how he caught his wife, Bola, sleeping with another man in her parents’ house. “I do not want her anymore as my wife. I caught … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Divorce, Family court, IndepthAfrica, Irreconcilable differences, Lagos, Marriage, relationship, United States, Wife
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This is certainly not the best of time for top Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, as she is presently being put under pressure by families of her husband, Prince Odi Okojie. The actress, who had a turbulent wedding saga before her … read more »
Posted in Entertainment, Movie & Music
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Tagged Actor, Cinema of Nigeria, Edo, family, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Marriage, Mercy, Mercy Johnson, Nigeria
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By Emmy Ejekam – It has been a puzzle to me as I watch the rate families are disintegrating among Nigerians living here in Houston lately. And I can wager that what is happening in Houston, Texas (where I live) … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Houston, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Marriage, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, Relationships, same sex marriage, United States
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A vicar who conducted 28 sham marriages to allow illegal immigrants to stay in the UK has been jailed for two and a half years. The Reverend Canon John Magumba, 58, married Nigerians to European Union residents to allow them … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Refugees/Migrants, Spotlight, Uganda
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Tagged European Union, Greater Manchester, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Magumba, Marriage, Rochdale, sham marriage, Uganda, Vicar
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The controversy surrounding one of Nigeria’s movie industry best actresses, Oby Edozien over her marriage to popular singer Alex O has been dividing many people who woke up on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 to read a shocker that not only … read more »
Posted in Entertainment, Movie & Music
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Tagged Cinema of Nigeria, Imo State, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Marriage, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Stephanie Okereke
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Johannesburg – An East London man was sentenced by the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape to 46 years in jail for the murder of his two wives, it was reported on Tuesday. Fifty-six-year-old Sipho Phobana was convicted on … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Basketball Wives, Eastern Cape, Eric Williams, IndepthAfrica, Marriage, People, Wife, Wives, Women
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December 2, 2011 by benim
This world never ceases to amaze me, so at one time we heard that Morgan Tsvangirai is planning to sue over the story of his “marriage” to Locadia Tembo. Now he issues a statement that he is “divorcing” his new … read more »
November 30, 2011 by benim
Less than half of the adult population is now married, figures confirmed for the first time yesterday. The watershed for marriage is the culmination of 30 years during which cohabitation has become the norm and successive governments have ceased to … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Catholic, Cohabitation, Divorce, East Africa, England, England and Wales, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Marriage, nothafrica, Office for National Statistics, Population, West Africa
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Valerie realized that sex was wrecking her life right around the time her second marriage disintegrated. At 30, and employed as a human-resources administrator in Phoenix, she had serially cheated on both her husbands—often with their subordinates and co-workers—logging anonymous … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship, Women
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Tagged breaking news, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, East Africa, In flagrante delicto, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Marriage, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Sexual addiction, Sexuality, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, Southern Africa, Tiger Woods, Valerie, West Africa
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November 9, 2011 by benim
Men fall for scams on social networking sites more easily than women, according to the results of a survey of more than 1,500 internet users in the UK and U.S. And it’s not just because women are naturally more cautious … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship
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Tagged Advice, God, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Intimate relationship, Marriage, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, People, Relationships, Southern Africa, Unfaithful, West Africa, Wife
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November 9, 2011 by benim
Around the swimming pool of the beachside resort, a herd of 30-something mums and dads bathed offspring. One supervisorial eyeball from each adult pair was locked on their waterlogged pride and joys while the other roamed freely – voyeuristic microscopes. … read more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Lifestyle, Relationship, Women
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Tagged Ashley Madison, Childbirth, Father, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Marriage, Miranda Kerr, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, parent, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa, Wife
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September 15, 2011 by benim
AN ADULTEROUS Christ Embassy PASTOR was humiliated on Saturday when his wedding ceremony ended prematurely after his real wife’s sister produced his marriage certificate. William Chakabwata, 40, was supposed to tie the knot with his live-in-lover Rhoda Vimbai Mashonganyika (age … read more »
Posted in News, Religion, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Belvedere College, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Marriage, Marriage certificate, Namibia, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Relationships, South Africa, Southern Africa, wedding, Weddings, West Africa
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September 14, 2011 by benim
Pietermaritzburg – Disgraced former director for health and community services at Hibiscus Coast Municipality and convicted drug dealer, Sheryl Cwele, is now officially divorced from her husband, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele. The Witness has established that the divorce, which … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Divorce, Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Marriage, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Pietermaritzburg, Port Shepstone, Sanlam, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 6, 2011 by benim
A Frenchman has been ordered to pay his ex-wife €10 000 in damages for failing to have enough sex with her during their marriage, reports say. According to online reports, the 51-year-old husband, named only as Jean-Louis, neglected his matrimonial … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, Lifestyle, Relationship
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Tagged Aix-en-Provence, career, celebrity, Divorce, fashion, France, French Riviera, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, IndepthAfrica, Intimate relationship, Jean-Louis, Love, Marriage, Monique, Parenting, Rape, reltionship, Romance, sex, Today's women, women abuse, Women Issues, women to women
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Nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or who has never married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren’t needed to have a family. A study by the Pew … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, family, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Johns Hopkins University, Marriage, North Africa, Pan African News, Same-sex relationship, Single-parent, Southern Africa, Time magazine, United States, United States Census Bureau, West Africa
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QUESTION: My sex life with my husband has always been pretty predictable and staid. We’ve been together for 17 years and for most of the past ten we’ve tended to have sex on Saturday nights (almost always in the missionary … read more »
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationship
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Tagged Advice, career, celebrity, fashion, Human sexual activity, Husband, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, IndepthAfrica, Joy Of Sex, Love, Marriage, Men's Health, Parenting, Rape, reltionship, Romance, sex, Sexology, Sexuality, Today's women, women abuse, Women Issues, women to women
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