Court Dissolves 15-Year-Old Marriage Over Alleged Money Ritual 

Court Dissolves 15-Year-Old Marriage Over Alleged Money Ritual 

A middle-aged housewife, Mrs Olawumi Olasemo on Friday prayed a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her union to estranged husband, Wale Olasemo on grounds of attempted money ritual and domestic violence.  Olawumi, told the court that...
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Wife Drags Husband To Court Over Alleged Secret Marriage To More Wives

Wife Drags Husband To Court Over Alleged Secret Marriage To More Wives

A housewife, Mrs Amina Muhammad, on Friday dragged her husband, Salisu Mohammed, before a Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja, for alleged secret marriage to two more wives.  The petitioner, who resides in Mararaba, Abuja, made the allegation in a divorce...
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My Husband Calls Me Secondhand Material, Woman Tells Court 

My Husband Calls Me Secondhand Material, Woman Tells Court 

A transporter, Mr Irinsanmi Ayeniberu, on Thursday prayed to an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State to grant him a divorce on grounds of incompatibility with his wife of four years, Chinwe.  The petitioner, a resident of No. 15, African...
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Outcry Over South Africa’s Multiple Husbands Proposal

Outcry Over South Africa’s Multiple Husbands Proposal

A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest from conservative quarters.  This does not surprise Professor Collis Machoko,...
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Court Dissolves 38-Year-Old Marriage, Orders Husband To Vacate Home

Court Dissolves 38-Year-Old Marriage, Orders Husband To Vacate Home

A Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday dissolved a 38-year-old marriage between a trader, Justina Bassey and her estranged husband, Evans, over financial exploitation and a threat to life.Delivering judgment, the court’s President, Chief Ademola...
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Court Orders Divorce-Seeking Woman To Refund N50,000 Dowry

Court Orders Divorce-Seeking Woman To Refund N50,000 Dowry

A Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna, on Tuesday ordered one Nur Aminu, 25, to refund the N50,000 dowry she received from her husband Abdulrahman Garba, in exchange for divorce. The judge, Malam Salisu Tureta, gave the order after the...
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Newly Married Couple, Mr & Mrs Patrick Uwajeh (Middle) With Groom’s Parent, Tony Uwajeh (Right) and Wife (Left) On Saturday at St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Church, Nigeria Army Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos State .. Photo: City BusinessNews Online
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