Divorce

Divorce has become a growing social concern in Nigeria, particularly in Kano State, which has earned the epithet of the country’s “divorce capital.” Experts and recent studies point to a combination of economic hardship, changing gender…
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There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin on Thursday, when a woman,  Mulikat Yusuf, slumped after her husband, Ishaq Abdulganiyu, insisted on divorcing her. Abdulganiyu told the court that he was no longer interested in the marriage.…
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A married woman, Zainab Alhassan, on Tuesday divorced her husband, Tijjani Muhammad, over her husband’s refusal to repair her damaged cell phone worth N70,000. She told a Shari’a court in Kaduna that she was no longer interested in the…
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A housewife, Fauziya Ibrahim, on Wednesday begged an Area Court in Ilorin not to grant her husband, Hamza Musbau’s prayer for divorce. She told the court that she does not want her marriage dissolved. ”I have been married to my husband…
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United States-based Nigerian academic and newspaper columnist, Farooq Kperogi, has issued apologised to former First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, over a controversial Facebook post in which he claimed that she divorced from her late husband,…
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A woman, Wuraola Surajudeen, on Wednesday prayed an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, to grant her divorce two weeks after her marriage to her husband, Surajudeen Iya-Onitasi on grounds of “lack of love and affection.” She told the…
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There was mild drama at an Area Court in Ilorin on Friday as one Kolawole Mukhtar broke down in tears over a case filed by his wife, Mutiat to divorce him Adepoju had filed for divorce, custody of their three children, and maintenance…
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Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has demanded a refund of the bride price he paid 18 years ago when he got married to his first wife, May. Yul, in a post on his Instagram handle on Wednesday, asked his ex-wife and her family to refund the…
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The marriage of Governor of Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State with Gumsu Sani Abacha has ended in a divorce. The daughter of the late military head of state Sani Abacha revealed her divorce while replying to a commenter who called her “First…
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“My wife bullies and blackmails me,’’ a divorce-seeking man, Mr Kazeem Yekini told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Thursday. He pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage between him and his estranged wife, Opeyemi,…
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