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Man sues ex-wife over refusal to leave after divorce
1+ week, 2+ day ago (310+ words) A businessman, Abibu Yakubu, has filed a petition against his ex-wife at the Upper Area Court 1, Karu, over alleged refusal to leave his house after divorce. Yakubu is also seeking custody of his four children. He filed the case against…...
Housewife seeks divorce over husband's alleged lack of intimacy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (213+ words) A housewife, Hajara Dahiru, has prayed to an Upper Area Court Mararaba, "Abuja to dissolve her marriage to husband, Yunusa Audu, for alleged lack of intimacy and defamation. Dahiru approached the court seeking dissolution of her marriage with Audu for…...
Court dissolves three-month-old marriage, woman returns dowry to ex-husband
3+ week, 4+ day ago (255+ words) A woman, Fatima Usman, on Tuesday seeks divorce from her husband, Sulaiman Adamu, at a court sitting at Magajin Gari Shari'a Court in Kaduna. Fatima who is the complainant prays the court to dissolve their marriage of three months through…...
Man seeks divorce, child custody at Kaduna Customary Court
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) She said both parties had agreed to dissolve the marriage. A Kaduna-based man, Abdulmalik Abubakar, has filed a suit at an Upper Customary Court on Daura Road, seeking to dissolve his marriage to Nafisat Haruna under the Kaba marriage custom....
Parents must help children search for spouses to curb divorce: Islamic Cleric
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (518+ words) An Islamic cleric, Ridwanullahi Olagunju, has called on parents to be actively involved in choosing spouses for their wards to curb rising cases of divorce in the country. Mr Olagunju gave the advice on Saturday at a weekly Ramadan lecture…...
Court dissolves seven-year-old marriage over alleged threat to life, cheating
5+ mon, 11+ hour ago (790+ words) A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan, Oyo State, barely 48 hours before the new year has put an end to the cohabitation between Saheed Oladipupo and his common-law partner, Bidemi. Mr Oladipo approached the court to dissolve…...