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  • Husband hates wife quran failure

    Husband hates wife quran failure

    A housewife, Olayemi Ajetunmobi, on Thursday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan that her husband, Taofeek, hated her because of her inability to read Qur’an and pray in Islamic way.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olayemi’s husband, Taofeek, had approached the court for the dissolution of his 19-year-old marriage blessed with three children, citing wife’s insincerity and lack of cooperation.

    Olayemi told the court that she agreed to convert to her husband’s religion 19 years ago before the marriage, but could not cope with Islamic doctrines.

    “I cannot read Qur’an or observe the daily five prayer times and other Islamic rites, but I go to church without the knowledge of my husband.

    “I lied to my husband that I did not attend any church,” she said.

    She pleaded with the court not to grant the request of her husband, saying “I still recognise him as my husband”.

    Taofeek also described his wife as a talkative and that his relationship with her was full of “deceit and insincerity”.

    “I do not want any ugly occurrence because I have a hot temper; we have been living together like cat and rat since last year.

    “The court should uphold my request so that peace could reign and both of us could live happily in our respective locations.”

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, leading other members —  Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao — granted the dissolution of the marriage and awarded custody of the first two children to the husband and the third child to the wife.

    Balogun ordered the petitioner to pay N4,000 as monthly allowance to the respondent for the upkeep of the third child.

    The court also ordered the petitioner to pay N12,000 and N5,000 as house rent and packing allowance respectively to the respondent.

  • Woman married to two husbands get divorce

    Woman married to two husbands get divorce

    A middle aged woman married to two husbands in Ibadan has gotten the leave of a Customary Court to divorce one of the husbands.

    The woman, Modinat Mufutau, on Tuesday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi in Ibadan how she alternated two husbands in order to satisfy herself and get enough money to take care of her three children.

    Modinat had begged the court to dissolve her 12-year-old relationship to one of her husbands, Ajadi Mufutau, for alleged lack of care and maltreatment.

    She told the court that she met Mufutau in 2005, and he impregnated her without marriage formalities.

    The petitioner said that at the beginning of the relationship Mufutau pretended to be a nice and responsible man.

    “But when he impregnated me, he began maltreating and beating me whenever I demanded money for antenatal care.

    “I left his house after delivery and hooked up with another man, Saheed, who impregnated me two years later but turned me into a punching bag after delivery of my second child for him.

    “Later, I settled down with Mufutau, got third pregnant for him, but Saheed, who I have second child for begged me to continue with him.

    “I decided dating two of them without any problem until they met each other in my rented apartment and fought.

    “My Lord, I have made up my mind to divorce Mufutau because he had stopped giving me money for the maintenance of the two kids I had for him since he fought his rival, Saheed, in my apartment,” Modinat said.

    Mufutau did not contest the petition for dissolution.

    He said, “Modinat is a shameless woman. I was not aware that she still dates Saheed until I met him in the apartment I rented for her and she did not see anything bad in her action.

    “I just pray the court to allow the first child be in my custody so that I can properly take care of the child and I promise to support her for the care of my second child,” Mufutau said.

    President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, and the court’s assessors, Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao, agreed and dissolved the union.

    The court awarded the custody of their first child to the respondent and the second child to the petitioner.

    Balogun ordered Mufutau to pay N3,500 as monthly allowance for the upkeep of the second child and warned both parties against fomenting trouble.

  • My husband deserts home when Eid-el-Kabr draws nearer, divorce-seeking wife tells court

    My husband deserts home when Eid-el-Kabr draws nearer, divorce-seeking wife tells court

    A divorce-seeking housewife, Risikat Ojo, says her husband, Mathew Ojo, deserts home whenever Eid-el-Kabr and other festivals draw nearer in order not to spend money during the festival periods.

    Risikat testified on Tuesday in an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, in a divorce suit she filed against her husband.

    “My lord, Ojo did not pay my dowry and was in the habit of abandoning me at home and pack out to unknown destination whenever Ileya festival and other festivals draw nearer.

    “He will stay away throughout the period and return a week after the festival, just to avoid buying clothes, food items and other expenses.

    “He is a woman in man’s form, because I clothe him, feed him, pay house rent and shoulder all his responsibilities.

    “The only role he plays is sex, but am no longer interested in sex without responsibility, because I used the proceeds of my business to cater for him and this has wreaked my business.

    “He has left home again as Eid-el-Kabr is coming up soon, but I will not wait in his house till he returns as he always do,“ Risikat stated.

    Ojo , a panel-beater, in his defence, denied all the allegations, but blamed his wife for deserting her.

    “Risikat is a troublesome woman and I decided to stay away from home whenever she troubles him.

    “She used to fight me at the slightest provocation; she also fights neigbours.

    “I support the divorce and I urge the court to grant her request so that I can have rest of mind; I am ready to support her for the care of the only child we have,’’ Ojo stated.

    President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun and the court’s assessors, Ganiyu Alao and Aare Samotu, resolved that there was no more love between the parties.

    “Parties are to go their separate ways, they stand unmarried since evidence has proved that the respondent did not pay dowry.

    “Custody of the only child of the union is to remain with the petitioner and N4, 000 is awarded against the respondent on monthly basis, being money for the care and maintenance of the child, “ the court ruled.

  • Court dissolves eight-year-old marriage as a result of loneliness

    Court dissolves eight-year-old marriage as a result of loneliness

    A customary court sitting at Agodi in Ibadan has dissolved an eight-year-old marriage on the grounds of abandonment and depression.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, said the testimony of the plaintiff coupled with the refusal of the defendant to appear before the court had shown that the husband, Abel Ajayi, did not have interest in reconciling with his wife, Kemi.

    “I hereby dissolve the marriage,” he ruled, and directed the court’s registrar to send a copy of the judgment to the defendant and warned the both parties to maintain peace.

    He ordered the defendant to pay N3, 500 monthly allowance for the upkeep of the only child of the union.

    Kemi had told the court:“I am tired of living a lonely life, my husband has abandoned me and has failed in his duties to take care of her.

    “I beg the court to dissolve the eight-year–old marriage with my husband, Abel Ajayi.”

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kemi, a hair dresser, had approached the court for the dissolution of the marriage blessed with a child on the grounds of abandonment and lack of care.

    She said she married Ajayi in 2009, but moved out of her matrimonial home in 2011 after she gave birth to her child.

    “I left his house when he refused to take care of me and the only child of the marriage, my intention was to stay with my relatives pending when he would come back to apologise.

    “But he did not show up since I left six years ago because he has another woman, who has five children in his life; so, I have decided to call it quits as I can no longer endure the loneliness.

    “I am still young to stay without a man, so the court should end the union and order him to be responsible for the welfare of the only child I have for him,” she said.

    NAN also reports that Ajayi failed to show up in court in spite of the three summonses served on him.

  • Drama in court as woman rejects custody of her three children

    There was a mid drama at an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan on Tuesday when a woman, Suriat Adewale, rejected custody of her three children including a 12-month-old baby.

    Suriat had protested the decision of the court, granting her custody of the children in a divorce suit instituted by her husband, Suleiman Adewale, saying she had no means of livelihood and would not be able to cater for them.

    The two other children are aged five and three.

    The court did not, however, entertain her plea, a situation which made her to attempt to abandon the kids in court but was prevented.

    Earlier, Chief Mukaila Balogun, the president of the court, had dissolved the union and ordered the three kids of the couple to be in the custody of Suriat.

    Balogun said the kids were too young to be left in the custody of the husband, stressing that at that age, the mother was in the best position to take care of them effectively.

    He also ordered the plaintiff to pay N10, 000 monthly to Suriat for the upkeep of the three children and for both parties to take responsibility of the kids’ welfare.

    In the suit, the husband asked the court to dissolve the 15-year-old union on the grounds that Suriat was disrespectful and had abandoned her matrimonial home for five months, leaving behind the three children.

    Adewale told the court that Suriat packed out of her matrimonial home sometimes in September 2016 with the kids but returned them last February.

    “I pleaded with her to allow the children stay with her for proper care but she refused and asked me to look for a nanny who would take care of the children.

    “It has not been easy for me since, because the third child was just seven months old when she abandoned the kids for me.

    “I pray the court to dissolve the union and also give her custody of the children so that I would be able to face my business and have money to take care of the children,“ he pleaded.

    In her defence, Suriat prayed the court not to dissolve the marriage, saying she was forced to leave her matrimonial home nine months ago to avoid untimely death due to inhuman treatment by her husband.

    “Adewale was in the habit of beating and accusing me of committing adultery; I decided to stay away from him, I intend going back to him when I see changes in his character,“ the woman said.

  • My mother knows of my infidelity, divorce-seeking wife tells court

    My mother knows of my infidelity, divorce-seeking wife tells court

    A divorce-seeking wife, Bola James, on Thursday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, that her mother was aware of her extra marital affair.

    Bola is seeking divorce on the grounds of joblessness and laziness on the part of her husband, Gbenga.

    She prayed the court to end her 23-year-old marriage, saying that she had made up her mind to love another  man.

    “My lord, my husband’s laziness made me to be having an affair with another man who is assisting me to cater for my family.

    “Mother even knows about the affair.

    “Gbenga lives with me in a house I built with my sweat; he is jobless and not ready to do any work. I shoulder all the family responsibilities.

    “I can no longer cope with his laziness,’’ she said.

    Responding, Gbenga,  pleaded with the court not to grant the request.

    “My lord, I still love my wife; my love for her is still intact. Don’t grant her request for divorce.

    “It is the current economic situation that is affecting my business and finances; I promise to find another means of livelihood,’’ the electronic repairer told the court.

    The first child of the couple, Lara, also pleaded with the court not to dissolve the marriage.

    She appealed to her mother  to forgive her father for her sake and that of her three siblings.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, urged the couple to resolve the matter amicably.

    He appealed to the petitioner to put the welfare of the four children into consideration.

    Balogun adjourned the case to Aug. 2 for report of settlement or continuation of hearing.

  • Woman loses marriage for cooking pork for Muslim mother-in-law

    Woman loses marriage for cooking pork for Muslim mother-in-law

    An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 16-year-old marriage, following a petition that the woman’s offered pork as meal to her Muslim mother-in-law.

    A fashion designer, Mr Kolawole Adegoke, sought the divorce, accusing his wife, Adeyinka, of deliberately flouting his instructions.

    In his evidence on Friday, Kolawole said: “My lord, the major grudge I have against her is that she intentionally bought and cooked pork for my mother who is a Muslim.

    “Her action is disgusting; I see no reason for her to cook such meat which is forbidden for my mother, a Muslim.

    “The court should separate us to avoid unpleasant occurrence because I can no longer stay with a woman who perpetrates such a thing.“

    He said that Adeyinka lacked respect for him and was being controlled by her parents.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeyinka was not in court.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, ruled that the respondent had failed to honour the summons of the court.

    Balogun held that the court would dissolve the union based on the evidence given by the plaintiff.

    “Parties cease to be husband and wife henceforth, and the court registrar should serve the defendant a copy of the judgment,” he ruled.

  • My wife is fetish and an adulterer, divorce-seeking man tells court

    My wife is fetish and an adulterer, divorce-seeking man tells court

    A beans  seller, Owoseni Alade, has dragged his wife of 24 years, Emily Alade, before a Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, seeking  divorce for being fetish.

    Alade also accused his wife of being a drunk  who lived an adulterous life.

    He said that he had caught her with men in hotels  on several occasions.

    In his testimony on Tuesday before the president of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, the complainant said his wife “loves  juju too much.’’

    “She depends on charms and was in the habit of performing fetish acts; I did not understand her way of life.

    “I have assisted her with over N1 million,  apart from the two deep freezers I bought for her to enhance her trade,  but she was not contented.

    “She is a drunk and used to follow other men to hotels. My patience has reached a climax and I am not ready to tolerate all her shameful acts anymore.

    “This honourable court should separate us because I am tired of her bad character  but I pray the court to allow me have our three kids in my custody,” Alade said.

    Emily, in her defence, denied the allegations and instead described the plaintiff as “an unrepentant womaniser and irresponsible husband.’’

    She accused him of beating her and burning her property when they had a misunderstanding, adding that she was ready for divorce.

    The court upheld the dissolution of the marriage as requested by the plaintiff  but gave the custody of the three children to the respondent.

    Balogun also ordered the plaintiff to pay N9, 000 monthly allowance to support the upkeep of the three children.

  • Housewife gets divorce for husband’s addiction to gambling, alcohol

    Housewife gets divorce for husband’s addiction to gambling, alcohol

    A housewife, Funmi Sangogade, has urged a Grade C Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, to dissolve her 17 year-old marriage to one Kunmi Sangogade, for alleged addiction to gambling and alcohol.

    Funmi filed the divorce suit against her estranged husband for his failure in parental responsibilities, drunkenness and constant beating.

    In her testimony before the court on Thursday, the plaintiff said her husband was an addicted gambler and drunkard.

    “His love for alcohol and addiction to Baba-Ijebu can never be cured because I have tried all efforts to discourage him from gambling and excessive alcohol consumption but all efforts were in vain.

    “I solely shouldered the responsibilities of our two kids; in fact, I cannot remember when he assisted me in paying their school fees.

    “The worse is that my husband’s father used to support his addiction to gambling and even threatened to beat me whenever I have misunderstanding with him.

    “The court should dissolve the union, in view of the threat of my father-in-law and the incurable gambling addiction of my husband,” Funmi prayed the court.

    In his defence, Kunmi accused the plaintiff of having extra marital affair and that she had left his house since 2015.

    He prayed the court to uphold the request of the plaintiff, saying that he supported the marriage dissolution.

    The president of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, however, dissolved the marriage and ordered the two children to remain in the custody of the plaintiff.

    Balogun directed the defendant to pay N6, 000 monthly as allowances for the upkeep of the two children.

  • Man seeks divorce over wife’s inability to cook decent meal

    Man seeks divorce over wife’s inability to cook decent meal

    One Ajumoti Ajibola, on Friday approached an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi Ibadan, seeking dissolution of his three-year-old marriage with his wife, Bolaji, over her inability to cook decent meal.

    Testifying before the court, Ajibola described the defendant as a disobedient wife, who hardly obey instruction and did not know how to do domestic works.

    “She is not respectful and her mother, who is in the position to correct her mistake, always supports her whenever I report my wife to her.

    “Also she cannot prepare decent meal and I can no longer eat tasteless meal, so the court should end our union of three years, to enable me marry a woman that can gook good food for me,’’ he pleaded.

    The defendant, however, informed the court that she did court marriage, hence the customary court has no jurisdiction to entertain the case.

    “Though I agreed with the dissolution of the marriage, but we did court marriage at Ibadan North Local Government Registry when we married,’’ Bolaji said.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, struck out the case, saying that evidence of both parties proved that they did court marriage.

    Balogun advised the couple to proceed to high court for dissolution of their marriage.