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Court quashes 8-yr-old marriage after wife starved husband of $3x for 4 years
By Ojomah Austin.
A High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has dissolved an eight-year-old marriage after a woman refused to make love with her husband for about four years.
The petitioner in the suit marked HAB/7D/2021, Egbunam Friday dragged his wife, Egbunam Ann to court for starving him of sex and disrespecting him.
The man further accused his wife of threatening his life, disrespectfulness, nagging, being wasteful, quarrelsome, insulting, breaking into his room, ransacking and removing his belongings most times and gave some out without his consent among other allegations.
Friday explained that Ann starved him of sexual intercourse for about four years, adding that “Since December 2020, my wife has denied me my conjugal right.”
Swiftly reacting, the wife informed the court that since the year 2020, Friday has refused to cater for her needs and those of their two children.
The petitioner asked court for four reliefs which includes dissolution of the marriage between him and his wife on grounds that the marriage has broken-down irretrievably.
Other prayers of Friday included an order of court granting custody of the two children in the marriage to the petitioner, an order preventing the respondent from taking the children outside Ebonyi State without due notice and written consent of the petitioner as well as an order directing the respondent to stop using the surname of the petitioner, and for Ann to revert to her maiden name or any other name she prefers.
The woman, who had no legal representation during the matter, denied all the accusations and rather accused the husband of committing adultery persistently with different women.
She told the court how she found used condoms in Friday’s pocket repeatedly, adding that he excuses himself to answer suspicious phone calls most times at home.
Ann insisted that the petitioner started denying her and their two children aged 6 and 4 years old basic necessities of life from the year 2020.
Delivering judgment on the matter, Justice Chima Iheanacho of Abakaliki High Court, annulled the union and ordered the petitioner to pay the sum of N50,000 monthly to the respondent for the children’s welfare until they are 18 years of age as well as pay their school fees up to University level among other orders.
“Accordingly, in granting the reliefs sought by the petitioner though in part, this court hereby makes the following orders: That upon and subject to the decree of this court becoming absolute, the marriage between the petitioner and respondent at the Abakaliki Marriage Registry on 10th day of October 2016 is hereby dissolved.
“That the respondent shall have custody of the two children until they attain the age of 18. That the petitioner shall pay all the school fees of the two children of the dissolved marriage up to University level.
“That the petitioner shall pay the sum of (N50, 000.00) fifty thousand naira monthly to the respondent for the welfare and upkeep of the children until they attain 18 years of age.
“That the petitioner shall have unimpeded access to the children and if the respondent decides to relocate outside Ebonyi State, the petitioner shall take over custody of the two children,” Justice Iheanacho ordered.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has began airlifting the sensitive election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, Edo State, ahead of the upcoming governorship election scheduled for September 21, 2024.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali.
The operation is part of the NAF’s efforts to ensure the timely and secure delivery of materials necessary for a smooth electoral process.
This development reinforces the collaboration between NAF and INEC to facilitate logistics and ensure a peaceful election in Edo State.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, had previously reiterated NAF’s commitment to providing airlift support for the swift movement of electoral materials during a meeting with INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu.
This airlift operation is a crucial aspect of NAF’s constitutional responsibility to provide Military Aid to Civil Authority, underscoring the force’s dedication to supporting democratic processes in Nigeria. With the election just days away, the NAF’s timely intervention will help ensure the successful conduct of the governorship elections in Edo State.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State had earlier accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hunt the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members and supporters in the state and force them into hiding ahead of September 21 governorship election.
Obaseki, who made the allegation when a delegation led by the former Head of State, Abdusalam Abubakar, met with him to get the governor and his party to sign peace accord, said that the IGP had made nonsense of his (Obaseki’s) role as the chief security officer of the state.
The governor had said that the police chief obtained a warrant to arrest 60 members and supporters of PDP in Edo and that the IGP sent an armed “gang” of policemen who invaded the state, attacked PDP members, shot at a local government chairman and arrested 10 persons who are currently being detained in Abuja without charges.
Asked by the former head of state if his party would sign the peace accord, Obaseki said, “The person who is supposed to enforce the peace accord is now an active participant in creating a destructive environment.
“We are now in a situation where from the Inspector General’s office, there are armed gang policemen who came into Edo State, invaded, arrested and took away PDP members.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has given reasons why he loves dancing.
The ‘Dancing Governor’, as he is fondly called, revealed this on Wednesday while responding to a tweet on X.
An X user, @Iwogoke, while praising the governor, stated that Adeleke has been busy fulfilling his electoral promises to the people of Osun State, while his political opponents believe he is only good at dancing.
Iwogoke tweeted, “I’m not flattering you, Your Excellency, your opponents think you can only dance but while they are busy shouting and calling you ‘Dancing Governor’, you are busy fulfilling your electoral promises to the people.”
Responding to the tweet via his verified X account, Adeleke explained that he loves dancing because it brings him joy.
Speaking further on his love for dancing, Adeleke highlighted that while dancing brings him immense happiness, his greater fulfilment comes from delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Osun.
Outlining his administration’s efforts to enhance the state’s infrastructure, he noted that primary health centre rehabilitation is underway in at least 200 out of the 332 wards across Osun State, adding that road construction projects are also progressing in every local government area.
He wrote, “Dancing gives me joy, but delivering on my electoral promises and providing the dividends of democracy to the good people of Osun gives me even greater joy. Rehabilitation of primary health centers is ongoing in at least 200 out of 332 wards, and road construction is progressing in every Local Government!”
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