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The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice has set 18 years as minimum age for marriage and banned the marriage of persons under 18 years. The Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Sheikh Walid Al-Samaani, issued the new directive through a circular sent to all the courts in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Child marriages are commonplace in Saudi Arabia with one in seven girls marrying before the age of 18. According to the Justice Ministry ruling, any teenager below the age of 18 will from now on be referred to specialized courts that will assess whether they can get married or not. These courts’ job is to study each child marriage case to confirm that the future spouse who’s under 18 years old, boy or girl, will not be harmed as a result of this wedding and that this union will be of the best interest to the youngster. This new decision follows an earlier law that was revealed in January of this year and which bans the marriage of children under 15 years old. ...

Speaking for the first time on her husband’s death, wife of popular Nollywood filmmaker, Joy Ejiro shared a picture of herself and Ejiro on Instagram on Saturday. She said she was glad to have spent the past 26 years with him. She wrote: “This is a rude shock!!!! We had a lot of plans for Christmas, we spoke a lot about how the day will go, we were recounting how God has been good to us this year and how grateful we are to be alive. “I never knew it was going to be my last midnight gist with you. You died in my hands Chico, you left me so confused and devastated,” she wrote. Ejiro died in the early hours of Christmas Day from suspected cardiac arrest. Nicknamed Mr Prolific by journalist Azuh Arinze, Chico was mourned by so many Nollywood actors including Richard Mofe-Damijo, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Regina Askia, Yul Edochie, Ik Ogbonna, and Femi Jacobs. Joy and Ejiro got married in 1998 and they have four children together. Share Tweet Share Email ...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has announced that 20 doctors died of Coronavirus complications within the past seven days. Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Enema Amodu, revealed this in Abuja during a press briefing on Friday, December 25. Amodu also stated that medical personnel are in need of personal protective equipment (PPEs) as the second wave of infections in the country has been “catastrophic.” Read his address below: “Everywhere around the world at this time, we are facing a second wave, and this second wave is so overwhelming and more catastrophic because a lot of people have gone back to the way of doing things thinking that the virus is over, and it is gone and they have let their guards down. “For those of us in the health sector, we have lost quite a number of colleagues in the last one week alone. Across the nation, we have lost professors, consultants, residents (both senior and junior), very senior medical officers and nurses – some o...

Actress Etinosa Idemudia, has welcomed a baby girl. She shared the good news on her Instagram page on Saturday, December 26. ”This year, I received the best gift ever…..The Gift of Motherhood I am eternally grateful to God”she wrote While congratulating her, one of her colleagues in the movie industry, Babarex, revealed that she welcomed a baby girl. ”Like play like play …. I started calling you mama Itohan from 3/4 months. Today Itohan is here. Congratulations sis @etinosaofficial … God bless you and your baby girl,” he wrote. See her post below: Share Tweet Share Email Pinterest Whatsapp Messenger The post Actress Etinosa Idemudia welcomes baby girl appeared first on Welcome to Njay Blog . source https://njay.com.ng/actress-etinosa-idemudia-welcomes-baby-girl/

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 999 cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria on Tuesday, December 22 2020. The new cases were recorded in the following states: FCT-416, Lagos-324, Kaduna-68, Plateau-42, Kwara-32, Kano-24, Gombe-14, Sokoto-12, Yobe-12, Akwa Ibom-11, Bayelsa-10, Rivers-7, Bauchi-7, Ogun-6, Oyo-5, Edo-4, Taraba-4 and Jigawa-1. Four people were also reported to have died from the disease while 396 were discharged. As at Tuesday, December 22, 79789 cases have been confirmed, 68879 cases have been discharged and 1231 deaths have been recorded so far in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Share Tweet Share Email Pinterest Whatsapp Messenger The post Covid-19: Abuja takes the lead as 999 cases were recorded appeared first on Welcome to Njay Blog . source https://njay.com.ng/covid-19-abuja-takes-the-lead-as-999-cases-were-recorded/

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to reveal what her friends did for her after she spent her earnings on a hospital bill. The lady’s friends in a text message they sent to her, revealed that they credited her bank account because they know how hard it is for one to spend their earnings on hospital bills at this time. They added that they came together to ease her burdens a bit. See her post below: Share Tweet Share Email Pinterest Whatsapp Messenger The post Nigerian lady reveals what her friends did for her appeared first on Welcome to Njay Blog . source https://njay.com.ng/nigerian-lady-reveals-what-her-friends-did-for-her/

Scientists at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), at the Redeemers University in Ede, Osun State has said that the new variant of the coronavirus currently causing concern in the United Kingdom and the European Union has been identified in Nigeria. In a publication shared on Virological, a website for the global Genomics community, scientists at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases at Ede said that they found the same variant “lineage B.1.1.7” existing in Osun State since August 3rd when the first sample was collected. The publication also stated that another sample, also from Osun State, collected in October, correspondingly showed the presence of this new variant. In an interview with Premiumtimes, Professor Christian Happi who is the Director at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), said: “The B.1.1.7 lineage we found in Nigeria, predating the one descri...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 356 new cases of the Coronavirus disease and 6 deaths on Monday, December 21st 2020. The 356 new cases are reported from 15 states – FCT (79), Lagos (59), Kaduna (56), Katsina (37), Nasarawa (30), Kano (25), Edo (18), Gombe (14), Kebbi (12) Akwa Ibom (7), Rivers (7), Sokoto (7), Abia (3), Ogun (1) and Cross River (1). Share Tweet Share Email Pinterest Whatsapp Messenger The post Covid-19: 356 new cases recorded in Nigeria appeared first on Welcome to Njay Blog . source https://njay.com.ng/covid-19-356-new-cases-recorded-in-nigeria/

Award-winning and popular Nigerian singer, Davido over the weekend attended and also performed at the wedding ceremony of his driver, Babatunde and his bride, Omotayo. Recall the “FEM” crooner announced few weeks ago that his driver would be getting married and that he’s excited to be his Best Man. Davido took to social media and shared pictures and videos of him performing at his driver’s wedding. In one of the videos, Davido is seen performing “FEM”, a hit song in his “A Better Time” album, to the excitement of the wedding guests who also sang along with him. Watch video below: Share Tweet Share Email Pinterest Whatsapp Messenger The post Davido attends his driver’s wedding, performs for guests appeared first on Welcome to Njay Blog . source https://njay.com.ng/5814-2/