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Court Orders Man to Stop Entering Ex-Wife’s Bedroom

A man identified as Aminu Adamu, was on Thursday, ordered by a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari Kaduna state not to enter his former wife’s bedroom to meet his children. The judge, Anas Khalifa, gave the ruling after confirming the three divorce pronouncements Adamu made to his former wife, Jamila Sani. “There is no […]

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Registrar, Others Escape D3ath from Fire Incident in Court Premises

The Chief Registrar of the Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Hajia Hassanat Mustapha, has escaped d3ath from a fire incident on the court premises. Others who escaped were her personal assistant and the driver of an 18-seater bus with registration number SCA 13 SJ belonging to the court. Reports say that the incident resulted […]

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Man Remanded for Having an Affair with Neighbour’s Wife

A Kano state Sharia court has remanded a man from Dorayi Quarters, Gwale LGA in a custodial centre for allegedly having an affair with his neighbour’s wife. The man was accused of taking the wife on outings whenever her husband was not around and convincing her to dump her husband for him. During the court […]

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Nigerian Man Demands N320 Thousand From His Wife to Grant Her Divorce

A Nigerian businessman, identified as Musa Usman, on Wednesday prayed a Sharia Court in Kaduna to order his divorce-seeking wife, Aisha Umar to pay him some money. He requested that his wife pay him N320,000 in exchange for her freedom. Speaking through his counsel, Safiyanu Saleh, Usman said that though he still loved his wife, […]

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Woman Returns Box of Clothes, Dowry, Files for Divorce from 1-Month-Old Marriage

Woman Returns Box of Clothes, Dowry, Files for Divorce from 1-Month-Old Marriage

A woman identified as Maryam Dahiru has approached the Sharia Court in Kaduna State seeking a divorce from her husband of 1 month. The court headed her plea and granted her request therefore terminating her marriage to one Salihu Yakubu. Dahiru had on October 12, through her counsel Murtala Gyallesu, filed a suit against Yakubu, […]

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Court Orders Woman to Sweep Street for 30 Days For Insulting Neighbour

Woman to Sweep Street for 30 Days For Insulting Neighbour

A sharia court sitting in the Rijiyar Zaki area of Kano has ordered a woman to sweep the street for 30 days for insulting her neighbour. Mallama Rabi was sentenced to community service for calling her neighbour a “prostitute.” Presiding judge, Halhalatul Khuza’l of the Sharia court, on Wednesday, 26th of January, found Rabi guilty […]

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Newly Wedded Woman Begs Court to Dissolve Marriage over Husband’s Big Manhood

A newly wedded woman has begged the Samaru, Gusau Sharia court in Zamfara State to dissolve her 1-week marriage over her husband’s big manhood. Aisha Dannupuwa, a mother of three told the court that she chose to marry a second time after her previous marriage failed. She added that as tradition demanded, she moved into […]

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