A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 21-year old marriage at the instance of an Ibadan-based caterer, Omotayo Kumunyi, on grounds of poisoning and domestic violence. Kumunyi, a resident of Osungbade area of Ibadan, stated that her husband Olatunde does not cater for her...
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A retired civil servant, Mr Olabamiji Ogundepo, has prayed a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 11-year-old marriage with his estranged wife, Aminat, on grounds of her persistent fighting and intolerable ineptitudes. Ogundepo noted, with sadness, that his wife’s frequent trouble making with not only...
A widow, Aisha Zubairu, on Tuesday prayed a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, to marry her off to her old lover, Aminu Saminu. The complainant had dragged her father, Zubairu Surajo, to court over his refusal to allow her to marry the man of her choice...
A housewife, Mrs Mariam AbdulLateef, on Wednesday prayed an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her marriage to her husband, AbdulLateef Tahjudeen, alleging lack of sex. Mariam, who resides at number 144, Cemetery Road, Irewolede Area, Ilorin, told the court that she got married to her husband in 2016 in...
A security man, Mr Sunday Adeyemi, on Tuesday pleaded with a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve the 16 year-old marriage to his estranged wife, Rebekah on grounds of troublesomeness. “My lord, I’ve endured so much embarrassment as a result of Rebekah’s frequent public fights and...
Nigerian singer Inetimi Alfred Odon, popularly known as Timaya, has shared his perspective on marriage and why he remains unmarried despite having children with three women. The 44-year-old ‘Dem Mama’ hitmaker is a father of four. He shares his first two daughters, Emmanuella and Gracey, with Barbara Fumnaya Nwaokolo,...
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 52-year-old man, Taiwo Olaniyan, in Agodi correctional facility for allegedly causing the death of his unborn child. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who did not take the defendant’s plea for lack of jurisdiction,...
A woman, Wuraola Surajudeen, on Wednesday prayed an Area Court in Ilorin, to grant her divorce two weeks after her marriage to husband, Surajudeen Iya-Onitasi on grounds of “lack of love and affection”. She told the court that she was once married before her wedding to Iya-Onitasi. ”I divorced...
An Okada rider, Malam Isma’il Abubakar on Wednesday told a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari Kaduna State that he provides four square meals for his wife every day. Abubakar, made this known while responding to his wife, Zainab Saleh’s allegations that he does not provide food for her....
An Area Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday dissolved the Islamic marriage between one Rashida Bashir and her estranged husband, Bashir Adegboye, over the latter’s womanising attitude. The Presiding Judge, Hammed Ajumonbi, in his ruling, said that the letter sent by the husband revealed that he agreed to...
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...
Ace musician Kizz Daniel and his wife MJay Anidugbe are allegedly having challenges in their marriage over infidelity on the side of the artiste. Fans of the sensational singer had recently raised concerns when he removed all footage of his wife from his social media page and his...
Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy of PSquare group, has urged men to change the narrative by marrying rich ladies when they are financially stable. Rudeboy, who took to his social media platforms to give such advise to men, decried the alarming rate at which some women were demanding...
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...
Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and sought for a court injunction to stop the Speaker of the Niger State Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, from marrying off 100 orphaned girls. It will be recalled that the speaker recently announced his...
The immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has recounted how fake news peddled on social media almost crashed his 40-year old marriage. The ex-minister gave the account in Lagos at an event to commemorate the 90th birthday anniversary of Prof. Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first...
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...
Emem woke up suddenly. She didn’t know what startled her out of sleep. She sat up and could hear movements. Was there a rat in the house? Then she listened again. It was water falling on a hard surface. But it was not raining. She pushed aside the...