FAMILY LAW, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

A woman, Ola Ibrahim, has dragged her husband, Lukman Ibrahim, before Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State accusing him of neglecting and duping her. Ola stated that Ibrahim shattered her dream of becoming a mother. According to her, she did her best…

One of the wives of Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, the Ataoja of Osogbo land, Olori Kafayat Adedoyin Oyetunji, has been dragged before an Osun State Customary Court sitting at Erin-Osun for allegedly switching the surname of a child she had for her…

A 20-year-old housewife, Lamratu Nasiru, has been remanded in the Katsina Custodial Centre over the death of her stepdaughter at Unguwar Shalele village, Katsina State. Lamratu and the victim’s mother, Zabbau, were married to one Mallam Nasiru of Unguwar Shalele village, in the…

A 47-year-old man, Lucky James, has been arraigned before Chief Magistrate L.A. Owolabi of the Samuel Ilori Court, Ogbà, Lagos State, on charges of defrauding his wife, Mrs Tega James. Lucky and Tega had been married for a while, though the union had…

A Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja, on Friday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage between Blossom Ameh and her husband, Simon, over childlessness. The judge, Doocivir Yawe, dissolved the marriage on the grounds that parties have lost interest in the union. Doocivir said, “It is on…

An Ogun State Customary Court sitting Ake, Abeokuta, has dissolved the 13-year-old marriage between one Ibrahim Idris and his wife, Shakirat. The marriage was dissolved over an alleged threat to life. The husband, a resident of Adigbe, Abeokuta, had approached the court, alleging that…

A Kwara State family court sitting in Ilorin has remanded a housewife, Awawu Haruna, and two others for allegedly marrying another man while in a subsisting relationship. Awawu Haruna was dragged before the Kwara State family court alongside her father, Haruna Danjuma, by…

Honorable Justice Tajudeen Okunsokan of the High Court, Sagamu, has granted an application by the Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, Mrs Modupeola Aluko, for the transfer of the divorce petition instituted against her by her husband, Mr Sunny Aluko from the High Court of Ogun State…

The court president, Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Mrs S.M Akintayo has heard the testimonies of a couple, Rasheed Afeez and Nafisat Azeez and adjourned the case till September 12 for judgment. Rasheed, who brought a divorce suit against his…