Tag: Marriage
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Failed marriage: I was stupid, women should be like Tiwa Savage, Funke Akindele –Princess
Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess has taken the blame for her failed marriage and has advised any woman facing a marital challenge to be like Tiwa Savage and Funke Akindele. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Princess’s marriage crashed in less than 2 weeks after the wedding ceremony in Lagos back in 2013. According to her,…
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Caution! Paternity ‘Fraud’ Cases Turning Suicidal – Michael West
By Michael West Troubled marriages are fertile grounds for extramarital affairs. The ‘conditional’ illicit affairs often breed children whose paternity issues often generate controversy, litigation and scandal. Only few of such cases occur as a result of sheer indulgence and sexual adventures. Fathers are the sources of life to children and fortresses to their women.…
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Most times people don’t end up marrying who they love-Diane Russet
Since leaving the Big Brother Naija reality show that shot her into the limelight, Diane Yashim, better known as Diane Russet, has been one of the most enterprising housemates. In a recent episode of her vlog, Russet was asked who had dated his girlfriend for seven years and suddenly realizes their blood genotype isn’t compatible.…
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Court dissolves 16-year-old marriage over husband’s infertility
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday, dissolved a 16-year-old marriage between a businesswoman, Toyin Bello, and her husband, Dotun over his infertility. Bello petitioned the court, seeking divorce on grounds that her husband starved her of sex for 10 years. Delivering judgment, the President of the court, Chief Henry Agbaje held that he…
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Marriage: Wrong Choice, a “Killer” Pitfall, By Michael West
By Michael West The season is here again. Adult singles are usually in frenzied mood for life partners or companions, as it were, during yuletide. Festive periods seem to spike anxiety as pressure on them by family members, parents in particular, do increase. It is legitimate to be married, happy and be fulfilled but…
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Sex-starved woman seeks dissolution of 16 year-old marriage
A fish trader, Mrs Toyin Bello, has petitioned an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 16-year-old marriage to Mr Dotun Bello on grounds of 10 years of sex starvation, lack of productivity and irresponsibility. Toyin, a resident of Soka area in Ibadan, told the court that when she could no longer bear the…
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Secret behind my successful marriage–Ufuoma Mcdermott
Popular actress, Ufuoma Mcdermott has shared the secret behind her successful marriage. The beautiful mother of two said tolerance and understanding is needed to make a marriage work. Speaking in a chat with Punch, she said: “The first thing we should understand is that everybody just wants to be happy. I think people should work…
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Nuclear family and extended family – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A nuclear family comprises father, mother and the children, while an extended family comprises nuclear family (ies), grandparents, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and others. The transition from being a member of a nuclear family to a member of an extended family is so swift that many people, especially in this part of…
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Marriage is not do or die-Tacha
Reality Tv star, Natacha Akide also known as Tacha has shared her thoughts on the institution of marriage. Tacha urged Nigerians to stop pushing the narrative that women need marriage more than men. The outspoken influence made this known via her Instagram Stories on Monday, December 7, 2020. “Stop pushing the narrative that women need…
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Cleric “caught in bed with married woman” loses 15-year-old marriage
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos State on Monday dissolved the 15-year-old marriage of a cleric, Yusuf Adeniyi, over infidelity. Yusuf’s wife, Rebecca, 44, sought the dissolution of the marriage, saying that she caught him cheating on her. Rebecca claimed that she caught her 47-year-old husband with a married woman on their matrimonial bed. The…