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A Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Monday dissolved a 45-year-old marriage between Alhaji Ilani and Halima Ilani over alleged infidelity.   The judge, Anas Khalifa, confirmed the one pronouncement of divorce made by the defendant after efforts to settle out of court proved abortive.   Earlier, the complainant prayed court to dissolve her union with Mr …

Tennis star, Novak Djokovic has announced that long time rival, Andy Murray will be joining his coaching team for the offseason and Australian Open.   Murray, who retired following the 2024 Olympic Games, will team up with his former competitor in this new role.   “We played each other since we were boys. Twenty-five years of being rivals, of pushing …

Nigerian politician, Ned Nwoko’s Moroccan wife, Laila, has continued to gush about their marriage.    In a post shared on her Instastories, Laila said the billionaire will forever be in her heart as she celebrated their 14th year together. read previous post here    Her ‘’forever’’ post about Nwoko comes hours after his youngest wife, actress Regina Daniels shared a …

A Nigerian man, identified as Junior, has been released from prison after spending 10 years behind bars in what many are calling a tragic miscarriage of justice.    Junior’s ordeal began a decade ago when he was arrested at a friend’s house while charging his laptop during a power outage.   In a heartfelt post shared on social media, a …

A 54-year-old Nigerian man, Ifeanyi Ozoh, has been sentenced following his conviction for conspiring to pay and receive health care kickbacks and payment of kickbacks to marketers.    This was announced in a statement by US Attorney Alambar Hamdani, published on the UD Department of Justice website.    A federal jury deliberated for an hour following a three-day trial before …

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud.       The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned …

Justice Ayokunle Faji of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has sentenced a 36-year-old man, Nnamani Sunday Sunny, to four years imprisonment for attempting to export 800 grams of Cannabis Sativa, also called Marijuana, to United Kingdom.    Sunday was sentenced on Monday, November 18, 2024, without an option of a fine.   Earlier, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency prosecutor, …

 Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has announced that his country will be reducing the number of immigrants that will come to Canada in the next three years to address the challenges of rapid population growth. Trudeau made the remarks in a video posted on Trudeau’s YouTube channel on Sunday night, November 17. “In the last two years, our population has …

McIlroy finished two strokes ahead of Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard at Jumeirah Golf Estates after a three-under-par 69 in his final round and appeared emotional when interviewed on the 18th green. It was his third consecutive time topping the DP World Tour’s rankings, with his sixth overall title drawing him level with the mark set by Seve Ballesteros. Although many will …

A 73-year-old fitness enthusiast has gone viral after stating that she can never be submissive in marriage and did not teach her daughters to be so.  Rosalind Umar,  who has been married for 42 years, said this while appearing on the Honest Bunch Podcast.  She said: “I can never be submissive to a man, neither my six daughters.  “Submissive? Total …