13-year-old marriage crashes as woman abandons hubby for impregnating mad woman

A housewife, Mrs Titi Kareem, has dumped her husband, Rafiu after he reportedly impregnated a mentally sick woman.

However, it was learnt that the sick woman later died due to pregnancy-related complications in Lagos State, western Nigeria.

Consequently, the 13-year-old marriage crashed and the wife moved out of her matrimonial home at Igando Road, Ikotun, Lagos.

'Nightmare': Woman files for divorce after one week of marriage – because sex with her new husband was 'unbearable'

Mother-of-three, Aisha Dannupawa, from Nigeria's Zamfara State told a Sharia court that sex with her spouse was "too much to bear" - even after she had taken drugs to help with the pain.

She filed for divorce after claiming she could not cope with the size of her husband's huge penis.

Aisha Dannupawa had been married to Ali Maizinari for just one-week when she asked the Sharia court for an annulment.

Court dissolves 8-year-old marriage over sex denial

An Igando Customary Court, Lagos, on Wednesday dissolved an eight-year-old marriage between Mr Musiliu Abdul and his wife, Bisola, for sex denial.

The President of the court, Mr Rasak Adeyeri, while delivering judgment, said Abdul and Bisola were no longer husband and wife.

Abdul,49, businessman, has urged the court to dissolve the marriage, alleging that his wife starved him of sex.

Court dissolves marriage over change of Church

A Yaba Customary Court on Thursday dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between one Okechukwu Ikechukwu and his wife, Nkechi, for alleged change of Church, threats to life and irreconcilable differences.

The President of the Church, Chief Rahim Dawodu, in his judgment, dissolved the marriage and warned them to let peace reign.

Alcoholic stupor, hemp-smoking crash 2-year-old marriage in Lagos

After about two years of irreconcilable differences orchestrated by the husband’s excessive alcoholism and hemp smoking, a Lagos court on Tuesday dissolved the marriage between Segun Falaye and his wife, Celestina.

A Lagos suburb Igando Customary Court ordered that the couple should cease to be husband and wife immediately.

Court dissolves pastor's 18-year-old marriage over infidelity

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos has dissolved the 18-year-old marriage of Pastor Chris Maku and Augusta, on grounds of infidelity.

Maku, 45, told the court that his estranged wife, Augusta, slept with her lover in their matrimonial home, got pregnant and thereafter packed out of the house.

Woman seeks dissolution of one-year-old marriage over alleged abandonment, battery

A 20-year-old housewife, Vivian Camillo, on Tuesday urged an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State, to dissolve her one-year-old marriage over alleged abandonment and battery.

Vivian told the court that her husband, Carlo Camillo, 31, abandoned her since she got pregnant.

She alleged that her husband usually beats her, even when she was pregnant.

Court dissolves 18-year-old marriage over starvation of husband

An Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State yesterday dissolved the 18-year-old marriage, between a transporter, Mr Idowu Adekunle, and the wife, Oluwatoyin, over wife’s ` food starvation.’

Granting Adekunle’s prayers, the court’s president, Mr Olu Adebiyi, said that all efforts by the court and family members to reconcile both parties had failed, as Adekunle insisted on divorce.

“From today, you ceased to be husband and wife; this court will rest further deliberations and declare free divorce to both parties.

Sokoto, Bayelsa, others record highest adolescent marriage - NGO

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), No to Violence Initiative (NOTVI), on Monday said Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Yobe and Sokoto states have the highest percentage of adolescent marriage in Nigeria.

The NOTVI National Advocacy Officer, Armstrong Ukwuoma, said the states also had the highest number of females who gave birth at ages below 18 years.

Ukwuoma said that the information was obtained from a recent report released by the African Health, Human and Social Development Information Service.

Wife seeks dissolution of 5 years old marriage

A 25-year old housewife, Damilola, approached an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Friday seeking dissolution of her five years old marriage to Dare Adepoju.

Damilola is seeking the dissolution on grounds of frequent fighting and lack of care for her only child by her husband.

She said her husband always beat her up whenever they had misunderstanding.

Damilola, the mother of one, said since she left her husband's house, he had not been taking care of the child.

She claimed that her husband sent her packing and efforts made by her father's sister to intervene proved abortive.

She, therefore, prayed the court to dissolve the marriage and award her the custody of the child.

But the respondent, Dare, 32, denied the allegations, saying he had never beaten her.

He said his wife and her brother staying with them always caused trouble in the neighbourhood.

Dare said he always took care of her and the child until when he stopped due to public embarrassment caused by his wife.

He prayed the court to dissolve the marriage and award him the custody of the child.

President of the court, Mr Joseph Ogunsemi, adjourned the case to Dec. 1, for judgment.

Funke Akindele’s marriage truly crashes?

Star actress, Funke Akindele’s one year old marriage to Kehinde Adeola Oloyede is currently threatened.

A section of social media has been going about with the news that the husband has announced via facebook that he is no longer interested in the marriage. According to rumour-mongers, if what her hubby’s message on Facebook is anything to go by, the marriage might have collapsed irreconcilably.