FAMILY LAW, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

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…

Odion Ighalo’s former wife Sonia Adesuwa has persisted in disparaging the football player, bringing up allegations of adultery and other unresolved matters. The mother of three spoke of Ighalo’s close relationships with other female celebrities, including a DJ, Nigerian actress, and BBNaija star. Recall…

Policewoman Angela Adams begged a Customary Court sitting in Jikwoyi, FCT, on Tuesday to dissolve the marriage between her and her husband, Titus, over alleged domestic violence. During proceedings into the divorce petition filed against her husband in court, she said: “My husband…

In a highly publicized and bitter exchange on social media, OAP Dotun and his estranged wife, Taiwo Omotayo, have engaged in a heated argument regarding the custody of their children. The feud began on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, when Dotun alleged that Taiwo…

Popular media personality and event host, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode better known as Do2dtun has accused his wife of denying him access to the daughters they share. Dotun took to Instagram, Wednesday night, to say he is ready to fight for the custody of…

A Customary Court sitting in Akure, Ondo state, has dissolved a 23-year marriage between a Lagos-based church founder, Prophet Obayan and wife, Prophetess Chibuzor Obayan, and resolved the paternity of their four children. The estranged wife, Chibuzor, had changed the names of the…

A businessman, Yahaya Mohammed, told an Upper Area Court in Kubwa, FCT, that he would grant his wife, Hauwau Hamza a divorce if she pay him N160,000. Mohammed and Hamza, got married according to Islamic law sometime in 2020 and do not have…