AdminJul 20, 20172 min readQuarrel over menstrual pad breaks 13-year-old marriageA housewife, Kafayat Akinade, has approached a Grade C Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, to seek dissolution of her 13-year-old marriage...
AdminJul 19, 20172 min readCourt dissolves 2-week old marriage over lack of sex, abandonmentA Customary Court in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia has dissolved the marriage between one Juliet Igwe and her husband, Chibuzo,...
AdminJun 16, 20171 min readCourt ends marriage after ex-prisons official complained of wife’s constant beatingAn Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan, has granted the prayer of one Taofeek Giwa to dissolve his marriage with Abiodun Omotayo...
AdminJun 15, 20172 min readI killed my lover-landlady because she was angry I married – SuspectA 29-year old welder, Ugochukwu Arugo, said he hacked his lover, who is also his landlady, Mrs. Ngozi Igwe, to death with a mortar in...
AdminJun 8, 20172 min readMy wife will beat me to death one day – Man begs court to end marriageA 67-year-old man, Olawale Jayeola, on Thursday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end his marriage. “My wife will beat me to...
AdminJun 1, 20172 min readMarriage registration: Local governments drag FG to courtA Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed June 8 to hear a suit challenging the registration of marriages by the Federal Ministry...
AdminMay 29, 20173 min readCourt bars LGs in Nigeria from conducting marriages, declares certificates illegalA Lagos High Court has barred local government areas from conducting marriages across the country. The court, in a judgment, declared...
AdminApr 5, 20171 min read9 year old girls are ‘spiritually’ ripe for marriage, rapists can marry their victims – LawmakA member of Malaysian parliament, Tasek Gelugor, has said girls as young as nine were “physically and spiritually” ripe for marriage. He...
AdminMar 13, 20172 min readBauchi secondary school where students secretly marry themselves shutBauchi State Government has ordered the closure of the ‘Sa’adu Zungur’ model primary and secondary school. This followed discovery that...
AdminDec 28, 20161 min readMan abandons 19-year-old wife, marries mother in-lawA 22-year-old man, identified as Mahto Suraj has abandoned his wife, Latila and married his wife’s mother Asha Devi. Mahto was said to...
AdminDec 6, 20161 min readWoman docked for stabbing neighbour who made jest of her broken marriageThe Chief Magistrate, A.K Shonubi, at the Isolo Magistrate court in Lagos State on Monday remanded one Akarigbo Victoria in prison for...
AdminNov 11, 20162 min readMy Christian wife denies me sex, her religion affecting our marriage – Muslim man tells courtA 62-year-old man, Adesanya Akanni is seeking the dissolution of his 32-year-old marriage to Florence Akani, over religious differences....
AdminNov 1, 20161 min readWhy 70 percent of Nigerian homes are not peaceful – Marriage CounselorA marriage counsellor, Mr Nasir Abdulquadri, says about 70 per cent homes in Nigeria are not peaceful due to couple’s lack of proper...
AdminOct 26, 20162 min readBauchi parents withdraw daughters from school to generate money for their marriageChairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, Bauchi House of Assembly, Mrs Maryam Begel, Wednesday, raised the alarm that female students...
AdminAug 30, 20161 min read2017 will be the year – Don Jazzy speaks on marriageThe 33-year-old beat maker said the issue is not about getting married, but settling down with one’s wife and kids. On a Youtube video in...
AdminAug 29, 20161 min readGirls being withdrawn from schools, forced into marriage in the North – CANThe Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the northern part of the country has claimed that girls in the area are continuously...
AdminAug 12, 20162 min readPastor lured me with marriage lies, stole my children – Single mother lamentsThe single mother of two, Agbowo Esther, told the Ebonyi state Police Command that she didn’t know how she fell for the alleged lover,...
AdminAug 3, 20161 min readMy husband has no job – Woman begs court to dissolve 6-year-old marriageWilliams told the petitioner (Grace) to allow the respondent (Udofa) an unhindered access to his children. The president also ordered...
AdminJul 30, 20161 min readFind your way out of marriage if it is abusive – Omotola EkeindePopular Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, has stated that no one has an excuse to see marriage as a challenge except for where...
AdminJul 28, 20163 min readMarriage not a bed of roses – Ex-Benue First Lady, Yemisi Suswam speaks on alleged break-upThe former first lady, who has been married for about 18 years, dished out pieces of advice to young couples who want to leave their...
