Law/Judiciary
Man drags wife to court for attempting to stab him with a knife
An automobile mechanic, Mr Sammul Salisu, on Monday dragged his wife Blessing, before a Customary court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, for...
Read moreMy wife is secretly planning to marry another man – man alleges in court
A civil servant, Moses Ojo, on Monday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to grant him divorce, on grounds...
Read moreCourt orders NCS to evacuate El-Zakzaky’s wife to COVID-19 treatment centre
A Kaduna State High Court, on Monday, ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service to evacuate the wife of the leader of...
Read moreLack of food: Mother of 8 seeks dissolution of 19-year-old marriage
A 38-year-old housewife, Hafsat Muazu, on Monday prayed a Shari’a Court at Rigasa, Kaduna, to dissolve her 19-year-old marriage to...
Read moreMy wife is too disrespectful, divorce-seeking husband tells court
A teacher, Mr Onaola Yewande, on Monday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 11-year-old marriage to...
Read moreTeacher secures divorce over disrespect and infidelity by wife of 11 years
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Monday dissolved 11-year-old marriage of a teacher, Mr Yewande Onaola, on grounds of...
Read moreCourt remands man, 55, over alleged rape of 12-year-old girl, abortion of pregnancy
A Dutse Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 55-year-old man, Ibrahim Jallo, in a correctional centre...
Read moreBlasphemy: Court orders retrial of Sharif’s death sentence
A Kano State High Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered the retrial of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, 30, who was sentenced to...
Read moreCCB, INEC Chairman dragged to court over asset declaration
The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu have...
Read moreBusinesswoman defrauded job seekers of N32m for fictitious NNPC jobs-EFCC operative alleges
An EFCC Investigation Officer, Ms Sekinat Badamasi, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court in Kubwa that a businesswoman, Uju...
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