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Wizkid Announces When He Is Getting Married

December 25, 2019 1:14 pm

Sensational Singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has revealed that he would be getting married in 2020.

‘Starboy’ as popularly known, however, did not reveal who he will be getting married to and the exact marriage date.

THISDAY recalls that Wizkid’s relationships with his baby mamas never appeared cordial on social media.

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Recall that sometime in 2019, Wizkid’s third ‘baby mama’ accused him of domestic violence even as she announced their separation on social media.

Also, Binta Diallo the second baby mama threatened to

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UNICEF: 23m Girls Married As Children In Nigeria

November 10, 2019 4:54 am

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday disclosed that Nigeria had the second largest number of child-brides in the world, noting that at least over 23 million girls had been married as children.

• Says three of five girls suffer violence before 18 ·• Gov’s wife claims she married at 16 as a stark illiterate

UNICEF, a leading advocate for children in the world, also revealed that three out of five children suffered one or more forms of violence before reaching 18 with over 70 percent experiencing multiple incidents of violence.

Corroborating UNICEF’s statistics on child marriage, Aishatu Mohammed, wife …

Married Catholic Priests; Could Pope Francis Say Yes?

October 6, 2019 8:40 am

Catholic bishops from around the world are meeting at the Vatican to discuss the future of the Church in the Amazon with Pope Francis.

Over the next three weeks, some 260 participants will talk about climate change, migration and evangelism.

Pope Francis opened the talks on Sunday by blaming destructive “interests” that led to recent fires in the Amazon.

“The fire of God is warmth that attracts and gathers into unity. It is fed by sharing, not by profits,” he said.

But one topic has dominated the headlines: whether married men will be allowed to become priests.

One of the …

Vatican moves to allow married men be ordained priests

June 17, 2019 11:08 am

The Vatican has formally opened debate on letting married men be ordained as priests in remote parts of the Amazon where priests are so few that Catholics can go weeks or months without attending a Mass.

The call for study on the proposal was contained in the working document, released on Monday, for an October meeting of South American bishops on the Amazon.

The document, prepared by the Vatican based on input from the region, affirmed that celibacy is a gift for the Catholic Church.

But it suggested officials study “the possibility of priestly ordination for older men, preferably indigenous

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