Court dissolves 14 yrs marriage over alleged spiritual incompatibility

A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday, dissolved the 14-year-old marriage between one John Akinwumi, a commercial driver, and his estranged wife, Toyin. Akinwumi had pleaded with the court to put an end to his 14-year-old marriage with Toyin on grounds of alleged constant domestic violence and spiritual incompatibility.

He said that this was in spite of his estranged wife’s relatives assisting him to start a transport business. Delivering judgement, Akintayo held that there was a valid traditional marriage between Akinwumi and Toyin due to the payment of bride price. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has sent a warning to parents to stop enrolling minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination . The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede issued the warning on Wednesday, 13 March, 2024 while reacting to a suit, filed by one Ifeanyi Eke, against the exam body over alleged inappropriate…

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