Nursing mother drags husband to court over lack of food
A nursing mother, Hassana Shehu on Wednesday dragged her husband, Abubakar Dauda to a Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari,...
Divorce
My husband is too lazy, woman tells court
A businesswoman, Tawakalitu Sanusi, has asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 15 year-old marriage...
Court dissolves marriage over husband’s inability to feed wife
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has dissolved a four-year-old marriage between one Rabi Mohammed and her husband,...
My husband hid, abandoned me, children to armed robbers, woman tells court
A businesswoman, Asiata Oladejo, told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to grant her divorce on grounds that...
Businessman demands N250,000 from ex-wife in exchange for divorce
A businessman, Isma’il Alfa, on Wednesday demanded N250,000 from his estranged wife Maryam Adamu, who filed a suit seeking for...
Housewife seeks divorce over husband’s inability to provide food
A housewife, Rabi Mohammed, on Wednesday approached a Grade I Area Court, Kubwa seeking the dissolution of her marriage over...
Court confirms divorce on grounds of woman ‘stumbling” on letter
A Shari’a Court in Kaduna State on Monday dissolved the union between Abdullahi Musa and his wife, Bilkisu Yusuf on...
My wife’s adulterous lifestyle is upsetting me, cleric tells court
A cleric, Alhaji Lukman Shittu, prayed a Grade A Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, to grant him divorce because...
Man refuses to divorce teenage wife
A man, Abubakar Abdullahi, told a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, that he will not grant his...
Court grants housewife divorce on grounds of elopement
A Jos Central Area Court on Tuesday granted the prayer of a housewife, Rhoda Jonathan for divorce on grounds that...
“My husband gives our 10-year-old son alcohol,” divorce-seeking woman tells court
A divorce-seeking businesswoman, Olayinka Ajanaku, told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday that her husband was fond...
Alleged adultery: “I won’t dance naked in the village,” woman tells court
A Trader, Sandra Iyenanye, on Tuesday approached an Igando Customary Court, seeking dissolution of the long distance marriage to her...
Court orders woman to return to matrimonial home
A Shari’a Court in Kaduna State on Monday ordered a woman, Hauwa Saidu, to return to her matrimonial home after...
Save me from my promiscuous, violent wife, man begs court
A spare parts dealer, Mr Olubunmi Osundeyi has prayed a Grade’ A’ Customary Court in Mapo in Ibadan to grant...
My father-in-law slapped me, vowed to ruin my life – man tells court
A Field Assistant, Mr Sunday Oguntoye, on Tuesday, approached an Igando customary court for divorce from his wife, Toyin, accusing...
My friend pushed me into forced marriage, Woman tells court
A mother of three, Titilayo Folorunso, told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan that her friend pushed her...
Wife seeks divorce due to husband’s inability to meet financial needs
A 40-year-old woman, Oluwatoyin Adeleke, on Tuesday applied for divorce at the Upper Area Court, Ilorin, due to her husband’s...
You were never married, court tells lovers after 27 years of cohabitation
A Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan told divorce-seeking lover, Mr Olanrewaju Adeniran and Fatima that they were never...
Court disbands pastor’s 13-year-old marriage over wife’s infidelity with preacher
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Eket has broken up a 13-year-old union of a Pastor of a new...
My wife, children frequently beat me – Man alleges
A 62-year-old retired banker, Mr Kazeem Ogidan on Wednesday sought the dissolution of his 36-year-old marriage to wife, Risikat in...
