FAMILY LAW, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

An Abuja Federal High Court has issued an order restraining the Inspector-General of Police and four others from further harassing, intimidating, humiliating and detaining an Abuja-based housewife and her in-law. The court gave the order in a ruling on an ex-parte order argued…

Victoria Mbachu, a young Anambra orphan, shared a harrowing tale of betrayal and financial loss in the Nnobi Chief Magistrate Court on Friday. Mbachu revealed how her boyfriend, Mr. Olufemi Salako, squandered her hard-earned N10 million, which she received from the sale…

Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing center based in Lagos, Nigeria, has released a comprehensive data analysis of all relationship DNA tests conducted at its facility between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that DNA…

Residents of Shabu, a community in Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State are in shock after a housewife confessed that her pregnancy belongs to her husband’s younger brother. Her confession came days after the husband caught her and his younger brother in a…

A businessman, Lawal Huwai, has asked a Customary Court in jikwoyi, Abuja, to dissolve his marriage on grounds that the union was built on deception and falsehood. Huwai told  the court yesterday that: “I discovered four days after our marriage that our marriage…

A middle-aged man identified as Theophilus Ayodeji Obayan, has dragged his estranged wife before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court sitting in Oke-Eda Akure, Ondo State, for changing their children’s surname to that of her new lover. Obayan approached the court on Thursday, August…

Wife of Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, May, has filed for divorce and has also requested the sum of ₦100 million as damages from Judy Austin for having an affair with her husband. Despite portraying themselves as husband and wife on social media, Yul…

A man in Katsina State has reportedly divorced his 14-year-old housewife for allowing a male medical practitioner to attend to her while giving birth to his baby. The Executive Director, Nana Women and Girls Initiative, Dr Fatima Adamu, disclosed on Thursday. According to the…

A housewife, Salamat Suleiman, has filed for divorce after two months of marriage, due to her husband’s health issue. The complainant told the court that she noticed that her husband had watery sperm. She pleaded with the court to dissolve their marriage, saying that…

Mr Raphael Chima, a businessman, on Tuesday, dragged his wife, Joy, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi because she frequently beats him. He made the allegation in a divorce petition he filed against her before the court. “My wife physically abuses and harasses me.…