Tag: Marriage
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How my involvement in politics, decision to run for U.S. President ruined my marriage – Kanye West
Kanye West has an idea as to why his marriage is ending: his involvement in politics and decision to run for the presidency. On Friday, news broke that West’s wife, reality star Kim Kardashian, had filed for divorce after nearly seven years of marriage. While previous reports indicated that there were a handful of factors…
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Court dissolves 7-year-old marriage on grounds of abandonment
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Tuesday dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between Zainab Ozigi and Abubakar on grounds of abandonment. Ozigi in her petition, prayed the court to dissolve her marriage on grounds that Abubakar abandoned her for three years. Delivering judgment, the Presiding judge, Muhammad Adamu ordered the petitioner to observe…
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Princess Shyngle ties the knot with ‘childhood crush’
Controversial Gambia-born Ghanaian actress, Princess Shyngle, has tied the knot with her lover whom she described as her “childhood crush”. TheNewsGuru recalls that in September 2019, the movie star had announced her engagement to Frederic Badji, her Senegalese boyfriend.The relationship hit the rocks for some time as the actress re-engaged Frederic in January 2020. Fans…
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Court dissolves 38-year-old marriage, asks husband to vacate home
A Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 38-year-old marriage between a trader, Justina Bassey and her estranged husband, Evans, over financial exploitation and a threat to life. Delivering judgment, the court’s President, Chief Ademola Odunade, said that evil could not strive forever, due to Justina’s eventual realisation that her husband was exploiting her.…
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Yemi Alade, Patoranking spark dating rumour [Photos]
While it may turn out to be another music video scene, popular Nigeria music stars, Patoranking and Yemi Alade are keeping their fans guessing about what they could be up to in a new set of pictures released on their social media platforms. The duo have been trending on social media following the viral pictures…
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How my husband lured me into marrying him – Woman
An herb dealer, Rofiat Biliameen, has petitioned a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her two and a half-year-old marriage to estranged husband, Ahmed Biliameen. Rofiat is seeking the divorce on grounds of deception and distrust. Rofiat, a resident of Ayegun-Olomi area in Ibadan, gave the evidence before Chief Ademola Odunade, the court’s President,…
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DNA: Nemesis of Infidelity, Agony of Innocence – Michael West
By Michael West Unfolding dramas of paternity frauds seem to be endless. While we are still grappling with the Late Tunde and Moyo Thomas’ issue, several others are surfacing. It is becoming so scary that a reader told me on Tuesday that “Though I have no reason to doubt or suspect my wife but the…
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Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba confirms crash of 10-year-old marriage
African football icon, Didier Drogba said today that his ten year-old marriage to Lalla Diakate is over. The Ivorian retired footballer broke the news on Instagram following a viral video, which captured him in bed with a mystery woman. The Chelsea legend, 42, met Lalla Diakate in the late 1990s in Paris and they tied…
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Court dissolves 15-year-old marriage over ‘witchcraft’
A Customary Court sitting in Mapo in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between a mother of two, Olubunmi Faseyitan, and her husband, Kolawole, over ”witchcraft” suspicion. President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, dissolved the marriage after Faseyitan admitted that she asked a witch doctor to ”tie her husband spiritually to milk him…
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‘DNA test? Why not? But…’ – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Recent developments in our space have brought up the issue of doing DNA tests on children to the fore. The DNA test is meant to confirm the paternity of the children. What is DNA? DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid. Both parents supply the DNA of a child; that is where the genes of…