FAMILY LAW, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

Popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, and his wife, Mabel, have separated after 20 years of “friendship/marriage”. The comedian confirmed the development in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday. He said he had reached a stage where he could…

A man, Adekola Ayodele, has dragged his wife, Bolanle before a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, seeking divorce on grounds of incessant beatings as well as attempting to cut off his private parts. Ayodele, a mechanic, said: “I never enjoyed any…

Controversial actor, Yul Edochie, has stated that he is not married to his ‘second wife’, Judy Austin. He made this statement in response to a lawsuit filed against him by his ex-wife, May Edochie. May Edochie accused her husband of adultery and filed for divorce. Yul told…

A mild drama played out at the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State 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,…

Aku Bakari, a public servant, on Friday dragged his wife, Mary, before a customary court in Nyanya, Abuja, for allegedly getting too involved in church activities. In his divorce petition, Mr Bakari, who resides in Nyanya, accused his wife of abandoning her…

A mild drama unfolded on Wednesday at a court in the Dei-Dei area of Abuja, as Sa’adatu Ayuba, a housewife, requested the court to dismiss her previous petition for divorce. The petitioner, who sought divorce on the grounds of impotence, said she married…

A resident of Kwara State has approached an area court in Centre Igboro, Ilorin, seeking to divorce her husband over interference by her stepchildren. The petitioner, Rashidat Muritala, told the court that her action was prompted by the behaviour of her stepchildren, which…

A divorce-seeking man, Mr Kazeem Yekini, on Thursday told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, that his wife bullies and blackmails me. He pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage between him and his estranged wife, Opeyemi, saying the union…

A Saudi Arabia-based Nigerian, Yakubu Yunusa, popularly known as Dogo Mai Nama, has dragged his wife, Zulaiha Hussaini, to a Shariah court for marrying another man and prayed the court to dissolve the latest marriage. Presenting his claim before the court at the…

Lukman Soladoye, a father of four, showed up in court on Tuesday in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, to answer charges of assault against his wife, Kemi Soladoye and their four children. According to Soladoye, he beats his wife and kids when they err but…