Marriage consent: Petition stalls teenager’s suit against her father
A petition filed by Malam Muhammad Yusuf, on Monday in a Sharia Court of Appeal, stalled hearing in a suit file by a teenager, Halima […]
Marriage
Court dissolves 9-year-old marriage over domestic violence
An Upper Area Court in Ilorin on Wednesday dissolved the nine-year-old marriage between Muritala Salahudeen and Sekinat over domestic violence. In her petition, Sekinat, accused […]
Teenager drags father to court over refusal to give marriage consent
A teenager, Halima Yunusa, on Monday dragged her father before a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for allegedly refusing to get her […]
Business woman seeks divorce over constant beating, neglect
A businesswoman, Peace Oyakhilome, on Tuesday approached the Igando Customary Court in Lagos, to grant her divorce from her husband on grounds of constant beating […]
Court dissolves 30-year-old marriage
An Igando Customary Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday dissolved a 30-year-old marriage between Mr Kayode Akinyade and Mrs Iyabode Akinyade. The court, with Mr […]
Pope criticises couples who don’t want to have children
Pope Francis has criticised couples who choose not to have children. The 85-year-old told scores of the faithful at a general audience in the Vatican […]
My husband loves dog more than me, divorce-seeker tells court
“My husband loves his dog more than he loves me,” a divorce-seeking trader, Mrs Rashidat Ogunniyi, claimed before an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on […]
Over 1.45m S/Korean married women suffer career break – Data
Statistics Korea data on Tuesday showed that 1.45 million South Korean married women, suffered a career break in the first half mainly due to child […]
Buhari congratulates Sen. Mamora on wedding of twin daughters
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, on the wedding of his twin daughters, Oluwadahun Taiwo, and Oluwadara […]
My mother-in-law asked me to poison my step children – Woman tells court
Ms Christina Jacob told a Makurdi Upper Area Court that her mother-in-law asked her to poison her step-children. Testifying in a divorce petition, Jacob said […]