Tag: Customary Court
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Delta gets new Customary Court of Appeal President
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday swore in Justice Catherine Ojugbana-Orishedere as the Acting President of the state Customary Court of Appeal.
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Insecurity: Imo Police commence manhunt for killers of Customary Court Chairman
The Imo Police Command has confirmed Thursday’s killing of a Customary Court Judge, Mr Nnaemeka Ugboma, while presiding over a matter. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident in Owerri on Friday. Okoye said that the incident happened at Ejemekwuru, under Obudi-Agwa Division, in Oguta Local Government Area…
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Edo judge rescued in gun battle, policeman killed
The abducted President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs. Precious Aigbonoga, has been rescued while a policeman lost his life in the process. She was rescued in the early hours of Thursday by a combined team of military operatives and police special anti-kidnapping squad attached to the police headquarters in Benin City, at a place…
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My husband wants to kill me with charm on our bed, woman tells court
A middle aged woman, Maria Yakubu, has on Friday, dragged her husband, Gana Yakubu, to a Customary Court sitting in Nyanya, Abuja, for allegedly spreading charm on her bed. The businesswoman said this in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in court. According to her, “Since we finished building our new house and…
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Lagos govt fires judge who dissolved marriage, snatched complainants’ wife
The Lagos State Government has fired a customary court member, Ishola Razaki Adeyemi for a gross misconduct and violations of rules. Seven years ago , Adeyemi allegedly dissolved a marriage and afterwards engaged the wife of the complainant, Olayemi Ayeni.
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Polygamy: Marrying another wife is allowed – Court rules
An Igando Customary Court has ruled that marrying another wife is allowed in African tradition, especially when the parties were married under the native law and tradition.
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“My wife is stronger than I am, she beats me at will,” husband tells court
“My wife is stronger than me and she has turned me into a punching bag,” a man, Lukman Owolabi, told a Customary Court sitting in Ikole in Ekiti State on Thursday. The wife had filed a suit seeking the dissolution of their 23-year-old marriage over constant fighting and threat to life. However, the husband, who…
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Court dissolves 9-year-old marriage for frequent provocation, beating
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Tuesday dissolved a nine-year-old marriage between Yemi Lawrence and her husband, Alaba, for frequent provocation, beating, and molestation. The President of the court, Mr. Joseph Ogunsemi, held that the marriage had broken down and consequently dissolved the marriage. Ogunsemi awarded custody of the three male children to the petitioner and…