A Shari’a Court in Kaduna on Wednesday ordered the remand of Musa Hussaini for some hours for him to think about how he will provide for money for the upkeep of his four children. Earlier, the petitioner, a mother of four, Hajara Sani had earlier prayed the court to...
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A 40-year old woman,(name withheld) set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. DSP Lawan Shiisu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Friday. Shiisu said the woman, who resides...
Renowned singer, Kizz Daniel, has caused a stir on social media with a controversial post about relationships and breakups. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the post, which has since been deleted, has left many of his fans and followers speculating about the status of his...
A father of four, Folahanmi Ojo, on Tuesday told a Grade A Customary Court in Mapo,Ibadan, that his wife became ill-mannered when he married a second wife. Ojo, a surveyor, counter argument before the court against his wife’s allegation of frequent battery, admitted that he tried his best...
Some Nigerians have expressed worries at the rampant cases of broken homes and the effects on the society. They are concerned that the current economic hardship may increase divorce and separation in the country. The citizens spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos....
A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court, Tudun Wada, Kaduna State by his wife , Murja Abdullahi has denied making three divorce pronouncement on her. Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s...
There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin when the judge sentenced a divorcee, Adenike Aliyu to three weeks community service for admitting that she committed adultery while her marriage to husband was legal. The presiding Judge, Hammad Ajumonbi while delivering his ruling, said that the punishment...
A woman, Pauline Anthony, on Thursday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja to dissolve her marriage because her husband, Mark is a chronic womaniser. The petitioner who resides in Jikwoyi, told the court that her husband “chases women around”. ”He tells them he was not married. Since...
A divorce-seeking woman, Taiwo Olaniyan on Thursday begged a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her five-year old union to estranged husband, Michael on grounds of deception and childlessness. Olaniyan, a trader lamented that in spite of receiving normal bride price and other essential things...
A plumber, Mr Desmond Igbo, on Tuesday dragged his wife Rosemary, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi accusing her of giving birth to two children for another man. The petitioner who resides within the jurisdiction of the court, said this in a divorce petition he filed against...
A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday, dissolved the 14-year old marriage between one John Akinwumi, a commercial driver, and his estranged wife, Toyin. Akinwumi had pleaded with the court to put an end to his 14-year-old marriage with Toyin on grounds of alleged constant...
A mild drama played out at the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, on Thursday when one Aminat Nagode-Allah burst into tears while accusing her husband of abandoning their matrimonial bed. Nagode-Allah had approached the court seeking to divorce her husband, Ismail Gobir, on grounds of lack of love and...
Mrs Jane Ebi, a businesswoman, on Friday dragged her husband, Monday, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, near Abuja. She is accusing him of “following everything under skirt”. Jane, who is seeking a divorce, said that her husband is hot tempered, wicked, and had a bad attitude of...
A businessman, Mr Ojo Owo, on Friday, dragged his wife, Muyibat, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, near Abuja, for always locking him out of the house. His claims are contained in a divorce petition he filed against his wife. “On several occasions, my wife locked me out...
A businesswoman, Adenike Lawal on Wednesday sought from a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan the dissolution of her one-year-old marriage to her estranged husband, Muslim, on grounds that he is a drunk and a wife beater. Lawal, who resides in Okota area of Lagos State added...
A herbalist, Kasali Yinusa has pleaded with a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his nine year-old union to his estranged wife, Abosede on the grounds that her adulterous lifestyle was having negative effects on their daughter. Yunusa, accused Abosede of being short tempered, fighting...
A motorcyclist, Sola Asiobe, on Wednesday told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan that his wife, Opeyemi was an unrepentant adulterer, asking the court to separate them. Asiobe gave the consent on Wednesday during his counter argument against his wife’s accusation of lack of care and...
A housewife, Ramat Joke on Tuesday begged an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, to grant her divorce prayer on grounds that her husband, Habeeb Atanda was a drug addict. Joke in her divorce petition told the court that she was not aware that Atanda was hooked on drugs...
A civil servant, Jamilu Zuntu, on Thursday demanded the sum of N7 million from his wife, Hadiza Aliyu, to grant her divorce request. Hadiza is seeking a dissolution of the three-year-old marriage at a Shari’a court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna. He told the court that he had spent...
A businesswoman Mrs Nancy Ngi on Monday told a Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja that her husband, Ozor was violent and he hits her with a hammer. The petitioner made the allegation in a divorce petition she filed against her estrange husband before the court. “My husband is...