FAMILY LAW, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

One Mrs Ojoma Noel has dragged her husband, Thomas Noel, before a customary court in Nyanya, Abuja, for allegedly denying her of matrimonial rights and domestic violence. Mrs Noel, a businesswoman, who asked the court to end her marriage, said her husband no…

An Upper Shari’a Court in Kano State on Thursday dissolved the marriage between Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba. Asiya is a daughter of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The Judge, Malam Abdullahi Haliru said the marriage was ended through Khul’i (divorce by Islamic means). The…

The police on Wednesday arraigned a man, Edmund Uzoma, before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged bigamy. Uzoma was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on three counts of bigamy and falsification of information on a marriage certificate. The prosecutor, Idowu Osungbure, told…

A  drama played out in Rano Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State after a woman, Malama Khadija, dissolved her own marriage and married her daughter’s suitor. The incident happened after the daughter, Aisha, rejected her suitor, with the mother saying…

Asiya Ganduje, a daughter of Kano State Governor, on Thursday, before an Upper Shari’a Court insisted on returning the N50,000 dowry paid by her husband, Inuwa Uba, to end their 16-year-old marriage. The plaintiff was in court seeking the dissolution of her marriage…

Inuwa Uba, the estranged husband of Asiya-Balaraba Ganduje, the daughter of the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has told a Shariah court sitting at Filin Hockey, Kano that his wife broke into his house and carted away vital documents, vehicles, keys…

Nigerian comedian Basketmouth has split with his wife Elsie Okpocha, describing it as “an unavoidable situation”. The comedian announced the marriage breakup on his social media handles on Thursday, describing it as a difficult decision. He however said that even as they move forward…

An Abuja High court sitting in Maitama has granted Anita and her estranged husband, Paul Okoye divorce. Anita claimed that cheating, separation, being an absent father, fraud, and difficult experiences were her major reasons for seeking a divorce. She also requested a monthly settlement…

Omotayo, the wife of on-air-personality Kayode Ojuolape Oladotun popularly known as Do2dtun, has filed for separation from the Cool FM’s host over allegations of forced abortion, domestic violence and emotional abuse. The duo got married in 2013 and the marriage produced two children. However,…

The marriage between singer Davido’s cousin, Adesina Adeleke, popularly known as Sina Rambo, and his wife, Korth, has crashed, as the latter accused her estranged husband of violence. On her Instagram stories on Monday, Korth accused Sina Rambo and his sister of violence,…