FAMILY LAW, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

A businesswoman, Tawakalitu Sanusi, has asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 15 year-old marriage to estranged husband, Olaide whom she described as ‘’too lazy.’’ Sanusi said she is further frustrated by her husband’s alleged ineptitude when he…

A businesswoman, Maria Yakubu, on Friday dragged her husband, Gana Yakubu, to a Customary Court sitting in Nyanya, for allegedly spreading charm on her bed. The petitioner said this in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in court. “Since we finished building…

Nollywood actor, Kalu Ikeagwu, on Monday, told an Ikeja High Court how his estranged wife, Ijeoma, allegedly deserted their matrimonial home and denied him sex after welcoming their son. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ikeagwu, in the suit marked LD/8939HD/2021, is…

A Judge of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Justice Ayokunle Faji, has recused himself from family dispute involving a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, and his estranged wife, Folashade. Justice Faji disqualified himself from further hearing…

A civil servant, Mr Echi Ogbonna, on Thursday, dragged his wife, Dima Ogbonna, to a customary court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, for squandering all the money he invested in her provision shop. The petitioner, who resides in Jikwoyi, said this in the divorce petition…

An Igando Customary Court on Tuesday dissolved the marriage between Mr Sheriff Lawal and his estranged wife, Shakirat, due to home abandonment and lies. “Throughout the court proceedings, the respondent who is the wife, did not show up in court despite notices. Although…

A trader, Musbau Yekeen, has told a Grade “A” customary court at Mapo in Ibadan to terminate a 12-year-old union between him and his estranged wife, Tawakalitu, on the ground of infidelity. Yekeen, a resident of Apete of Ibadan, Oyo State, said he…

A University of Ibadan lecturer, Dr Bilikis Babarinde, has filed an application for committal against her husband, Prof. Sikiru Babarinde, for alleged disobedience to a court order asking him to pay his children’s school fees. Her counsel, Mr Olufemi Adegboroye, on Monday,…

A 54-year-old woman, Blessing Mormah, has approached an Igando Customary Court, asking for the dissolution of her marriage due to her husband’s alleged sexual incompetence. Mormah, a beautician, asked the court on Tuesday to dissolve her 25-year-old marriage, alleging that she was forced…

A divorce-seeking man, Imam Lukman Shittu, has told a Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan, Oyo, that his wife was allegedly impregnated by a member of the mosque where he leads prayer in the state. The Islamic cleric subsequently urged…