DIVORCE

The coronavirus pandemic could lead to married couples who were previously considering divorce to delay proceedings, a survey has suggested. In April, YouGov carried out a poll of more than 1,000 adults across the UK who had previously been divorced. The participants were asked whether the virus outbreak would influence their decision to divorce their partner ...

An estranged wife, Modupe Daisi, at a recent court sitting, told the Customary in Aiyedun-Ekiti, that her husband ,Sunday Owolabi, 75, consented to her dating their farm labourer; only for him to accuse her of adultery. The plaintiff was seeking an order of the court to retrieve the N50,000 receipt ...

An Igando customary court in Lagos State has dissolved the 11-year-old marriage between Azeez Ige and his wife, Bola, over alleged sex starvation. While dissolving the union, the court’s president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said in his judgement that the court was convinced the estranged couple was tired of the union, ...

After several adjournments for possible settlement between Theresa George and her husband, Augustine George, a three-man panel of judges led by Mr Ramoni Lafenwa, of Grade ‘C’ customary court, Inalende, Ibadan,Oyo State, has dissolved their 25-year-old marriage. The plaintiff, Teresa, a 37-year-old trader who filed a divorce suit against her ...