By Ado Oyeyemi An Area Court sitting in the Centre-Igboro area of Ilorin, Kwara State, has dissolved the marriage between a couple after the wife accused her husband of abandoning her and their five-year-old child for three years. The petitioner, Bukola Iyanuoluwa, told the court that her husband, Olasupo Oluwaseun, had failed to show concern for her and their child since she moved to her parents’ home in 2023 following unresolved marital disagreements. She said repeated attempts to settle their differences had failed, leaving her with no option but to seek the dissolution of the marriage. According to the News…
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By Ado Oyeyemi A Kaduna man, Abubakar Lukman, has approached a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking an order compelling his former fiancée, Fatima Muhammad, to return wedding gifts he presented to her family before their planned marriage was called off. Lukman told the court that both families had been involved in preparations for the wedding before he decided to discontinue the relationship after discovering certain habits he said he could not tolerate. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the complainant said his decision to end the planned marriage followed his discovery about the defendant. “I…
By Ado Oyeyemi A man, Abubakar Lukman, has approached a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking an order compelling his former fiancée, Fatima Muhammad, to return gifts presented to her family ahead of their planned wedding. Lukman told the court that the two families had commenced wedding preparations before he decided to call off the marriage after discovering certain habits in his fiancée which he claimed he could not tolerate. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the complainant said his decision to end the relationship followed his discovery about the defendant. “I later discovered that my wife…
By Ado Oyeyemi A man, identified as Adebisi, has approached the Grade A Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking the dissolution of his relationship with his partner, Sadia, accusing her of childlessness and persistent disagreements. Adebisi told the court that he met Sadia in 2004 while she was still married to another man and persuaded her to leave her husband and move in with him. He, however, lamented that after years of living together, the relationship had produced no child, adding that his repeated efforts to make her conceive had proved unsuccessful. The plaintiff also accused Sadia…
By Ado Oyeyemi The founder of the Ministers Prayer Network, Rev. Prof. Mosy Madugba, has alleged that former President Olusegun Obasanjo allocated oil wells to prominent Nigerian clerics, including the founders of Living Faith Church and the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Madugba named Pastor David Oyedepo, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Pastor William Kumuyi of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry as beneficiaries of the alleged allocations. The cleric made the claims in a video circulating on social media, where he linked the alleged oil wealth to the financial strength and investments of some prominent churches in the country. According to…
By Ado Oyeyemi A Lagos-based photographer, Eman Pictures, has recovered a stolen MacBook Pro and four external hard drives containing footage from five weddings after offering a N500,000 reward and appealing for public assistance. The photographer announced the recovery in an Instagram update on Thursday, expressing gratitude to those who helped circulate the appeal following the theft at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos. The equipment was reportedly stolen from a bride’s room on October 31 while Eman Pictures was covering a wedding at the hotel. The incident raised concerns over the fate of the wedding footage stored on the four external…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Abia State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a landlady whose remains were discovered in a 30-foot-deep soakaway pit in her neighbour’s compound in Umueleghele, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state. The discovery followed days of uncertainty after the woman was reported missing, prompting residents to organise an extensive search across the community. The Commissioner of Police, AIG Wilfred Afolabi, confirmed the incident on Friday while briefing journalists on the command’s activities since September 11. “The matter is being investigated,” he said. A community source, who spoke on condition…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has accused terrorists of taking over his inherited farmlands and sharing the properties among themselves. The cleric lamented that the alleged seizure had deprived him and his children of their ancestral inheritance, questioning what he would eventually pass on to the next generation. Dachomo raised the alarm in separate posts on his X handle and Facebook page on Saturday, describing the development as a painful loss of his family’s heritage. He alleged that armed men…
By Ado Oyeyemi NoThe Federal Government has established 21 model veterinary hospitals across the country as part of efforts to tackle animal diseases, improve food safety and increase livestock productivity. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, disclosed this on Friday during the inauguration of one of the facilities in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Maiha said the hospitals, constructed and equipped under the World Bank-supported Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, were designed to reposition the livestock industry as a major contributor to economic growth, food security and employment generation. He said the…
By Ado Oyeyemi A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Uwani Musa Abba-Aji, has recounted how she became a regular visitor to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s office in Lagos while facing corruption allegations during her judicial career. Abba-Aji, who disclosed that she was eventually cleared of all allegations, described the experience as one of the most difficult periods of her career, saying she endured public criticism without the opportunity to defend herself. The former apex court jurist spoke on Friday during a valedictory court session held in her honour at the Supreme Court complex. Recounting the experience, she…