A Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, on Monday, ordered a housewife, Maryam Dahiru to return N100,000 dowry and the suitcases of clothes she received from her ex-husband Salihu Yakubu. Delievering a ruling, the judge, Malam Rilwanu Kyaudai, confirmed the divorce between the couple through Khul’i (divorce by mutual Agreement). Read Also: Gideon Okeke comes […]

By Francis Ewherido I am taking the topic, divorce, today from the Christian perspective. Divorce is not one of the topics I enjoy writing about. I have quite a number of people close to me who are involved. I know their cases first hand and I really empathise with them. I used to believe and […]

Dear Bunmi, My parents divorced a few years back and my mom moved into her own house with me and my two brothers. I didn’t do very well during this last school leaving exams and my dad has suggested I should come and stay with him and his new wife, so I could retake the […]

A married woman, Mrs Patience Ibrahim, on Thursday dragged her husband, Mr Talpha Atega, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, for allegedly calling her a ‘snake’. In her complaint, Patience told the court that Atega often referred to her as  “a snake from the marine kingdom”, aside from failing in the discharge of his responsibilities […]

A civil engineer, Nwali Godwin, on Thursday approached an Igando Customary Court to dissolve his marriage to Nsika, alleging that she is ill-tempered and denied him sex.