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  • Husband to court: I beat my wife when she flouts my instructions

    Husband to court: I beat my wife when she flouts my instructions

    An estranged husband, Clifford Monday, on Wednesday admitted in an  Akure Customary Court that he only beat his wife, Bukola, whenever she flouted his instructions.

    Clifford made this known when he testified in a divorce petition filed by the wife.

    He told the the court that Bukola was the main cause of the misunderstanding they had in the union.

    He also admitted he destroyed his wife’s property, adding that his wife used tricks to extort money from him.

    Ealier, the petitioner, urged the court to dissolve the 11-year-old marriage for alleged constant beating, drunkenness, promiscuity and insensitivity to her.

    Bukola gave an instance when the respondent beat her during her second pregnancy to stupor and attempted to abort the pregnancy but her mother intervened.

    She said that the respondent always raised suspicion on all her movements, and had abandoned her and the three children of the marriage.

    The President of the court, Mr Ayodele Omotola, held that the evidences before the court showed there was no marriage between the two parties.

    Omotola noted that the court’s priority and consideration were on the products of the union.

    He, therefore, dissolved the union and ordered the respondent to pay N10,000 monthly to the court for the upkeep of the children.

    He further said that the respondent would be responsible for the education of the children.

    The president awarded custody of the children to the petitioner and gave the respondent unhindered access to the children.

    He said that both parties would be responsible for the medical and clothings of the kids. (NAN)

  • ‘Dissolve my 25-year-old marriage before my husband kills me’

    A housewife,Bose Okeiye, on Tuesday prayed an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan, Oyo State, to dissolve her 25-year-old marriage to her  estranged husband, Augustine Okeiye, and safe her from an untimely death.

    Okeiye had approached the court seeking dissolution of the marriage which had produced five children, on the grounds that her husband was a threat to her life, not caring and irresponsible.

    She narrated how the defendant battered her to the extent that she had to undergo surgery while on admission in a hospital for two months.

    “I was on admission in a hospital for two months and had to undergo surgery because of my husband’s brutality and constant battering.

    “He neither checked on me nor did he pay my hospital bill throughout my period in the hospital.

    “Later, my family members asked why he refused to visit me in hospital and his response was that my father offended him.

    “My lord, I am tired of him; please dissolve this marriage before he kills me. I want to take care of my five children in good health,” she pleaded.

    The defendant (Augustine) was, however, not in court to defend the allegations leveled against him despite three letters of summons from the court.

    The court’s president, Chief Mukaila Balogun,  in his ruling said, “having gone through evidence presented by the complainant and considering the disrespect of the defendant toward the court, it is clear that there is no more love between the couple.”

    Balogun, therefore, dissolved the marriage and ordered that the first two children should be in the custody of the defendant while the remaining three children should be with their mother.

    He also ordered the defendant to pay N9,000 to his wife as monthly allowance for the upkeep of the three children. (NAN)

  • Woman to court: My husband beats me a lot

    A house wife, Fatimah Idris, pleaded with an Ilorin Area Court on Wednesday to dissolve the four year-old marriage between her and Wondi Idris over constant battery.

    The plaintiff, a residence of Sabo-line area, Ilorin asked the court to dissolve her marriage to her husband, Idris over battery and maltreatment.

    She told the court that her marriage was contracted in 2013 and had produced two children.

     “My husband always beat me to a state of unconsciousness whenever we had misunderstandings.

     “My lord, I want to end this marriage because I cannot continue to stay with a man who maltreat me and doesn’t care for my health,’’she said.

     The husband however said that he was surprised at the allegation levelled against him by his wife.

     Wondi told the court that he was not ready to divorce his wife, adding; “I still love my wife”.

     He therefore prayed the court for an adjournment to enable him settle the matter at home.

    The presiding judge, Mr Ibrahim AbdulKadri adjourned the case to March 20, for the defendant to enter defence. 

  • Court detains man for contempt, abduction of own children

    An Ikorodu Customary Court on Monday in Lagos, ordered one Isreal Linus to be detained for allegedly kidnapping his two children, after the court had their custody to his wife.

    President of the Court, Mrs Omolara Abiola, had in 2016 awarded the custody of the two children to Mrs Israel Mary after noting that her husband of 14 years was irresponsible.

    Abiola ordered the 42-year-old husband to be detained for contempt of court, having been warned not to take the children away from their mother.

    “Linus absconded with the children since Dec. 2016, he was traced and accosted at Ikeja area of Lagos in Jan. 2017.

    “He kept the children in a hidden place and had been maltreating them, he also refused to enrol them in school.

    “It was the children that secretly informed their mother of their whereabouts through a phone call,” she explained.

    Abiola, however, ordered the husband never to visit their residence till the final decision of the court.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the 35-year-old wife, who resides at Lowa St., in Ikorodu area of Lagos had approached the court seeking dissolution of her marriage, accusing the husband of irresponsibility and battery.

    The court granted her tequest and dissolved the marriage after efforts at reconciliation proved abortive.

    In the ruling, the court granted the woman, custody of the children and said the father can only visit the children at reasonable time of the day.

    The case was adjourned till March 17, for further hearing.

  • Sex-starved wife seeks divorce

    A 32-year-old woman, Mrs. Jessica Buki, on Thursday asked an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to dissolve her marriage with Mr  Francis Justin, on grounds of sex starvation and abandonment.

    Buki, who has been married to Francis for three years, told the court that her husband had disappeared to an unknown destination, since October, 2016.

    She accused her husband of denying her sex despite her advances.

    “Instead of granting my request, he will rather rebuke me,” she said.

    She claimed that she was not getting the natural satisfaction required of a legal marriage, adding that her husband had continued to avoid her since she married him.

    “He has failed to perform his duties as a man and has absconded. I was married to Justin since December 2013, in accordance with the law and customs of my people.

    “I want this court to dissolve this marriage because he has showed that he does not want to have anything to do with me.

    “I am 32 years old and can no longer wait for him nor stay without a man, so I demand that I get separated officially,” she said.

    Buki begged the court to grant her request, saying that she had made efforts to find him and make things work, to no avail.

    The respondent was not in court even though he was served hearing notice.

    The judge, Mr Ibrahim Shekarau, adjourned the case till Feb. 13, to give the couple more time to settle out of court. (NAN)

  • Teacher seeks divorce over alleged abuse

    Teacher seeks divorce over alleged abuse

    A 33-year-old teacher, Mrs Bukola Odeyemi, has dragged her husband of 16 years to court, for allegedly abusing her.
    The petitioner also accused her husband of constantly beating her, stubbornness and lack of care.
    “My husband causes me emotional pain; he said so many things that ordinarily a responsible man would not say to his wife. He is adamant to any positive ideas. I am fed up and I do not think I can continue with this marriage,” she said.
    In his response, Ademola, denied his wife’s accusations, but begged for reconciliation.
    The Court president, Mrs Abiola Omolara, after hearing from both parties, adjourned the case till March 10.
    She also ordered both parties to bring two family members each to court on the next adjourned date.

  • Wife seeks divorce from ‘jobless’ husband

    A civil servant, Faith Ogu, on Tuesday, dragged her unemployed husband, Joseph Ogu, to a Jikwoyi Customary Court in Abuja, seeking for divorce on the grounds that he deceived her about his ’employment’ status.

    Faith told the court that her jobless husband had deceived her into believing he had a source of livelihood before their marriage, adding that she only got to knew about his status as a ‘job-less’ person after they had  tied the knot.

    “He never told me that he had no job, instead he kept telling me that he works with the Zenith Bank and that he has a business in Lagos, that yields him millions.

    “It was after I got married to him that I discovered the whole truth about him,” Faith said.

    She told the court that Joseph had also told her that he had built a house somewhere in Lugbe, but that after investigating, she realised that it was false.

    Faith said all her efforts to encourage him find a job did not elicit any positive response, as such she wanted the marriage dissolved.

    “He is lazy and does not want to do anything for a living; I have been lending him money, hoping that he would pay back.

    “I sponsored our wedding, I even lent him money to pay my bride price,” she said.

    The petitioner said that she had reported the matter to her elder sister to see if she could advise him but to no avail.

    “I beg this court to dissolve my marriage so that I can be free; I am tired of feed, clothing and paying medical bills for my husband ,” she pleaded.

    The Presiding Judge, Mr Everyman Eleanya, however reiterated that the respondent had not been in court since the beginning of the case and therefore ordered that a Hearing Notice be pasted in his sister’s house.

    He adjourned the case to Feb. 9, for continuation of hearing. (NAN)

  • Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agree to settle divorce in private

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agree to settle divorce in private

    Following backlashes from fans, it appears that estranged Hollywood duo; Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have decided to keep their divorce process and child custody tussle private.
    Reports say the actors, who jointly released a press statement on Monday have agreed to keep future details of their divorce confidential by using a private judge as they work to ‘reunify’ the family.
    Pitt and Jolie were married for two years and together for 12 years until in September last year, when Jolie cited irreconcilable differences as the reason she is pulling out.
    “The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues,” their statement read.
    “The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.”
    The statement is the first joint comment from the actors on their divorce since Jolie filed to end their marriage.
    Custody of their six children has been the primary issue in the divorce, with Jolie initially seeking sole physical custody while Pitt wanted joint custody.
    The actors’ romance began while filming 2005’s Mr & Mrs Smith.
    Their divorce, and every filing in it, has attracted international attention. Last month, Pitt sought to seal custody records in the case, and a hearing had been scheduled for next week on the issue.
    Both actors have kept a relatively low profile since their breakup was announced, although Pitt made an appearance onstage at Sunday’s Golden Globes to spirited applause.
    Private judges are often used in high-profile divorce cases, keeping many details of a breakup out of the public eye while a final judgment is negotiated.

  • Husband seeks divorce for wife’s alleged stubbornness, arrogance

    A 36-year-old man, Samson Ebiniyi, yesterday urged an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos, to dissolve his 10-year-old marriage to Modinat, for alleged stubbornness and arrogance.

    Ebiniyi, who resides at 7, Otunla Str., Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos, also cited lack of motherly care for their four children as reasons for the dissolution.

    At the resumed hearing, the petitioner told the court that he was fed up with Modinat’s ways.

    “Modinat has become used to not sleeping at home and does not care if her actions hurt me or the children.

    “I cannot continue to tolerate her stubbornness toward me and her arrogance toward other people, especially my neighbours,’’ he told the court.

    Corroborating the husband’s claim, the petitioner’s witness, Happiness Otunla, said that Modinat was stubborn and adamant and had allegedly refused to heed several pieces of advice to stop her bad behaviour.

    “Samson is like a son to me and he usually reports his wife to me and I have corrected Modinat many times to no avail.

    “But, I beg this court to settle them instead and make peace reign in their home,’’ Otunla pleaded with the court.

    Otunla, who was cross-examined by Modinat’s uncle, Mr Gbade Akintotu, told the court that both parties had at different times committed acts likely to breach the peace of the marriage.

    “The two of them owe each other apologies for wrong done against each other as husband and wife.

    “It will be in the interest of the children for Samson and Modinat to remain as husband and wife,’’ Otunla testified.

    While one of the Modinat’s witnesses, Jimoh Babatunde, said that the children of the marriage would suffer psychologically trauma should the court grants the application.

    “We in the compound, where Samson lives, know how the children love their parents.

    But, Modinat, in her defence, told the court that the petitioner did not show her enough love, saying that her husband was in the habit of threatening to divorce her at the slightest provocation.

    The President of the court, Mrs Omolara Abiola, however, urged the couples to maintain peace pending the determination of the case.

    She said that adjourned dated would be communicated to all the parties after this court receives vital information that would help it to settle this matter.  (NAN).

  • Woman to court: Beg my husband not to divorce me

    A 50-year-old trader, Mrs Kehinde Adewunmi, on Thursday in Lagos broke down in tears while on her knees begging her estranged husband, Jamiu Adewunmi, not to divorce her.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jamiu Adewunmi had approached the Igando Customary Court, Lagos State for the dissolution of his 24-year-old marriage to Kehinde, his wife.

    He alleged that Kehinde had converted to Christianity from Islam without his consent.

    Kehinde in her plea said, “Please court; help me beg him, where will I get a man at my age to marry me if my husband divorces me.

    “I am ready to make amends wherever I might have made mistakes; I am not ready to divorce my husband.

    “I still love him and besides, I do not want my children to suffer this action because they are innocent. Please, safe e my marriage,” the mother of four said.

    The husband and petitioner, Jamiu, 57, a businessman, had accused his wife of converting to Christianity without his consent in his petition before the court.

    “My wife was always telling me that she was going for an Islam programme called ‘Alasalatu’, instead she would secretly go to a church to worship.

    “I got to know when I broke into her room in her absence because, lately, she was always locking the room and would keep its key closed to her chest.

    “So, I was curious to know what she was hiding in the room.

    “When I entered her room, I saw pictures where she wore a gown and cap belonging to one of the white garment churches.

    “In the pictures, she posed with some other worshipers wearing the same uniform.

    “I don’t want her anymore because, I cannot condole another religion in my house except the one I am practicing,” he said.

    He accused his wife of not cooking for him regularly and whenever she did, the food would come late.

    “Kehinde had failed in her matrimonial obligations.

    “I had warned her several times but she wouldn’t listen to me. There is no point harbouring a wife that makes me hungry,” the estranged husband said.

    He urged the court to dissolve the marriage that he was no longer in love.

    The president of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, ordered the couple to come along with three members of their relatives each for a possible reconciliation.

    He adjourned the case to Aug. 30 for further hearing.