Dating, Marriage and Family Clinic

29/11/2025

ENUGU GOVERNMENT NULLIFIES UNDERAGE MARRIAGE, ARRESTS PARENTS, GROOM, AND MATCHMAKER

The Enugu State Government has nullified the marriage of an underage girl, Amarachi, to an adult man following widespread outrage after videos and photos of the ceremony in Amufie community, Enugu Ezike, surfaced on social media.

Commissioner for Gender, Women and Children Affairs, Ngozi Eni, confirmed that state officials acted immediately to halt the illegal union, which had reportedly already been consummated. The ministry initially invited the families for questioning to understand why a child had been married off, citing serious psychological, health, and legal risks, including cervical cancer and other complications linked to early marriage. When the families failed to respond, authorities facilitated their arrest.

Those taken into custody include Amarachi’s parents, the groom and his parents, and the matchmaker, identified as Mrs. Patience, a native doctor who claimed she did not know arranging a child marriage was illegal. During discussions with ministry officials, Amarachi said she had been forced into the marriage and had never attended school. The groom’s mother admitted she wanted a wife for her only son but offered no justification for choosing an underage girl.

The ministry’s legal team briefed all parties on the Child Rights Law and the penalties for child marriage, while also educating them on gender-based violence and medical risks such as vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and cervical cancer. The suspects have been handed over to security agencies for further investigation.

Amarachi and a two-year-old child, whose mother is yet to be identified, are now under the care of the ministry’s Head of Child Unit. Commissioner Eni reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring Amarachi receives proper education and rehabilitation and thanked local officials for their prompt intervention in the matter.

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This is a serious lesson for those ladies who smoke and indulge in antisocial activities with their boyfriends

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15 THINGS YOUR WIFE SAYS AND WHAT SHE REALLY MEANS Every husband should know what these phrases really mean. By Shaelynn Miller There is a difference between what a woman says and what she actually means. Here are translations of 15 phrases your wife says: 1. “Are you going out in that?” Translation: “You look ridiculous. Please change.” Don’t question it....

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HOW CAN I BE DEPRESSED WHEN I AM A CHRISTIAN? For years, I believed that if I just prayed harder, had more faith, and read the right Bible verses, my depression would disappear. But no matter how much I tried to Bible-truth my way to healing, the darkness remained—until I finally... By Amanda Idleman When I read that question, I felt the desperation that comes along with the inquiry....

HOW CAN I BE DEPRESSED WHEN I AM A CHRISTIAN? For years, I believed that if I just prayed harder, had more faith, and read the right Bible verses, my depression would disappear. But no matter how m…

25/11/2025

2 BIASES THAT MAY BE HURTING YOUR RELATIONSHIP Dr. Gottman has identified five tools that couples can use as effective antidotes to confirmation bias and negativity bias in their relationships. By Jon Beaty Researchers Elizabeth Robinson and Gail Price found that couples in unhappy marriages tend to underestimate the number of positive interactions in their marriage by 50%. As Dr. John Gottman explains, every couple has a “...

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24/11/2025

"On July 31, 1989, Barack Obama walked into his first day as a summer associate at Sidley & Austin wearing a suit jacket with a small hole in the elbow that he'd tried to hide with a strategic briefcase carry, having spent his last thirty dollars on a Greyhound bus ticket from New York to Chicago instead of buying professional clothes, and Michelle Robinson, assigned as his adviser, noticed immediately but said nothing until their lunch break when she quietly slipped him a business card for a discount tailor her father Fraser had used, whispering, 'My dad always said you can't let circumstances announce themselves before your capabilities do,' a small act of dignity-preserving kindness that Barack never forgot.

What Michelle didn't realize was that Barack had been sleeping on his friend's couch in Hyde Park for two weeks because he couldn't afford Chicago's deposit requirements, surviving on ramen noodles and free coffee from the firm's break room, yet he showed up every morning at 7:30 AM with infectious enthusiasm and worked until 9:00 PM, impressing partners with his razor-sharp legal analysis while hiding the fact that he was essentially homeless.

Michelle discovered the truth three weeks later when she offered him a ride home and he hesitated too long before giving an address, finally admitting his situation with embarrassed honesty, and instead of judgment, she felt a surge of respect for this proud, brilliant man who refused to let poverty define his work ethic or dim his dreams.

That evening, Michelle called her mother Marian and arranged for Barack to rent a room in her family friend's apartment in South Shore, co-signing his lease without telling him until years later, because she recognized something her father had taught her to value: character isn't what you display when life is easy, it's what you protect when circumstances try to diminish you, and Barack Obama had that rare quality in abundance, making him unforgettable long before he became the man she'd marry.
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-Amaka Blessing Iwuchukwu

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10 RED FLAGS IN A RELATIONSHIP: WHEN TO CONSIDER RUNNING By Cindi McMenamin After 30 years of ministering to women who have been in and out of difficult relationships, I’ve compiled a list of warning signs they wish they’d acted upon in time to save themselves from a heartbreaking marriage and divorce. While some claimed they had no idea of the type of man they were marrying, others saw red flags but didn’t feel strongly enough to break things off because “We were already engaged and planning a wedding” or “I’d already invested so much time in the relationship” or even, “I would have rather been with someone who didn’t treat me well than have no one at all.”...

10 RED FLAGS IN A RELATIONSHIP: WHEN TO CONSIDER RUNNING By Cindi McMenamin After 30 years of ministering to women who have been in and out of difficult relationships, I’ve compiled a list of warni…

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WHEN REJECTION FEELS LIKE A PERSONAL ATTACK: UNDERSTANDING NARCISSISTIC INJURY AFTER A BREAKUP By Kristin Davin, Psy.D. Why Some Breakups Hurt More Than Others We all know the feeling of rejection.…