Tag: divorce
Woman Docked For Calling Ex-Husband’s Mother ‘Witch’
A woman, Fati Mohammed, on Friday appeared before a Minna Magistrates’ Court, charged with calling her former mother-in-law, Fati Aliyu,…
4-Year-Old Marriage Dissolved Over Paternity Dispute
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Wednesday dissolved the 4-year-old marriage between Mrs Tolulope Akinnusotu and her husband, Akinola, over doubt…
Divorce: Wife Threatens To Cut Off Husband’s Penis
A divorce-seeking man on Wednesday pleaded with an Ilorin Area Court in Kwara to terminate his marriage because his wife…
Court dissolves 14-year old marriage
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved the 14-year old marriage between one Kafayat Lawal and her husband,…
I Caught Another Woman Cooking For My Husband – Wife
Mrs Bimbo Olajumoke, 49-year-old dealer on fabrics, on Friday, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that she caught another…
21-Years Marriage Dissolved Over Sex Starvation
A Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, on Monday dissolved the 21-year-old marriage, between one Babatunde Olasupo and his wife Shakirat, over…
21-Years Marriage Dissolved Over Wife’s Infidelity, Alcoholism
The Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 21-year-old between one Idowu Iyanda and his wife Florence over…
Bishop laments high cases of divorce in Nigeria
The Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Most Rev. Anselm Umorem says most people prefer to co-habit because they…
Bishop condemns co-habitation, laments high cases of divorce in Nigeria
The Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Most Rev. Anselm Umorem says most people prefer to co-habit because they…
Female Teacher Abandoned For 10 Years, Gets Divorce
A primary school teacher in Ibadan, Odunayo Omoniyi, has secured a divorce after her husband abandoned her for 10 years.
Wife seeks divorce over constant beating
A 47-year-old woman, Bosede Ayodele, on Thursday approached a Customary Court in Ikole-Ekiti, seeking divorce from her husband of 20…
My Wife Brings Her Lover Into Our Matrimonial Home
A businessman, Abor Egwu, on Tuesday told a Nyanya Customary Court, Abuja, that his wife brings her lover into their…
Man Seeks Divorce Over Wife’s Cooking Inability
One Ajumoti Ajibola, on Friday approached an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi Ibadan, seeking dissolution of his three-year-old marriage with his…
26-Years Marriage Dissolved Over Wife’s Stealing Habit
An Ibadan Customary Court on Thursday dissolved the 26- year-old marriage between Wasiu Adebisi and Idowu Adebisi, based on the…
Serena William’s Dad Divorces 3rd Wife
Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams, has filed for divorce from his third wife, Lakeisha…
13-Year-Old Marriage Dissolved Over Adultery
An Agege Customary Court, Lagos, on Wednesday dissolved the 13-year-old marriage between Mrs Kafilat Saanu and Muyideen Saanu, over alleged…
5 Year-Old Marriage Dissolved Over Infidelity
A Mararaba Upper Area Court in Nasarawa, on Tuesday dissolved the five year-old marriage between Peace Johnson and her husband,…
Divorce Is Detrimental To Children’s Future – Lawyer
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Ahmed, says the high rate of divorce in the country is detrimental to the…
My Fiancé Impregnated Me – Secondary School Graduate
A secondary school graduate, Ella Egwu , on Friday told a Nyanya Customary Court, Abuja, that her fiancé, impregnated her…
Woman Begs Court To Dissolve Her Marriage
A housewife, Vivian Odama, on Tuesday begged a Mararaba Upper Area Court, to dissolve her marriage to her husband of…
Lack Of Understanding Main Cause Of Divorce – Cleric
Pastor Rotimi Paul of Testimony of Christ Church, Olunlade, Ilorin says lack of understanding among couples is the major cause…
Court Dissolves Lawyer’s Marriage
A Jos Upper Area Court in Plateau on Friday dissolved the marriage between a 30-year-old lawyer, Usman Ahmed, and Zainab…
Former Ekiti Regent Seeks Dissolution Of 39 Years Marriage
A former regent of Ayebode-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Chief Idowu Omolayo on Tuesday urged a Customary Court sitting in Ikole-Ekiti to…
I Married My Wife Carrying Another Man’s Pregnancy
A respondent, Mr Abiodun Adeyanju, on Tuesday told an Akure Customary Court that he married his wife, Mrs Opeyemi Adeyanju,…
Wife’s Arrogance, Insolence Crash 16-Years Marriage
Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of a Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, on Monday dissolved a 16 year-old marriage…
Judge seeks stakeholders’ collaboration to stem divorce rate
Mr Abolade Banigbe, an Area Court judge in Omu-Aran, Kwara, has called for stakeholders’ collaboration across the country to stem…
Woman may lose 7-year-old marriage to rebellious conduct
Displeased with his wife’s conduct, a middle-aged man, Ibrahim Yusuf, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos…
Woman Begs Court To End Her Marriage
A Lagos-based caterer, Mrs Nike Adegboyega, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end her 8-year-old…
Husband Demands N3m From Divorce-Seeking Wife
Malam Bello Umar, a resident of Gidan Haki in Sokoto North Local Government of Sokoto State, has asked his divorce-seeking…
Lawyers Blame High Rate Of Divorce On Recession
Hajia Iyabo Salmot-Mohammed, the Chairperson of international Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Kwara, has blamed the current recession in…