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ASUU Strike: Protest Rocks Edo

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3 years ago

July 26, 2022

The organised labour in Edo State on Tuesday joined their colleagues nationwide to support the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest against the prolonged closure of public universities across the country.

Joined in the protest were employees from various affiliate unions in tertiary institutions, the National Union of Teachers (NUT), health workers, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) among other participants.

The two-day nationwide protest is coming as a result of the Federal Government failure to resolve the persistent issues with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in tertiary institutions.

The labour unions, in a rally to air their grievances over the lingering issues between the Federal Government and the academic body, marched round Benin City and terminated at the government house, where they submitted a letter to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.

The protesters displayed placards with various inscriptions such as “University teachers deserve a living wage; our children have been at home for too long government; stop playing with the lives of our future leaders, and stopping our salaries won’t deter us from fighting for our rights”.

Odion Olaye, acting NLC chairman, Edo State Council, while adressing protesters, said: “We are here on a solidarity protest on behalf of the affiliate unions in universities that have been on strike for the past five months.

“The NLC president called an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, where the congress took a resolution that they have put so many efforts at the apex to address the issue by writing to the ministers involved but all to no avail.

“Hence, we decided to go on a solidarity protest with the affiliate unions operating in universities with a view to providing solution,” Olaye said.

On his part, Broderick Osewa, chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), University of Benin chapter, commended the organised labour for the support, urging well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on government to do the needful.

Receiving the protesters and their petition on behalf of the state governor, Osaigbovo Iyoha, Chief of Staff to Edo State governor, assured that the letter would be forwarded to the governor for a possible intervention to the lingering disputes between the Federal Government and the striking workers.

“It is a shame that the Federal Government, even though at the state level, we have tried to talk them for intervention, but today, after five months, our sons and daughters are still at home after our universities pressed for a betterment in their environment.”

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My Husband Doesn’t Love Me, I Want Divorce —Wife

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2 hours ago

October 18, 2025

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…I ‘m still interested in her —Husband

A woman, Mrs Hajara Busari, has asked an Area Court Centre Igboro in Ilorin, Kwara State, to dissolve her six-year-old marriage to her husband, Mr Mumini Anafi, over lack of love.

The petitioner told the court that she is no longer interested in the Islamic marriage with her husband, and urged the court to dissolve it.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), she is seeking an order for marriage dissolution, custody of their three children, as well as the sum of N50,000, being cost of maintenance of the children.

Meanwhile, the respondent told the court that he is still interested in their marriage and urged the court not to grant the reliefs sought by the petitioner.

The presiding judge, Mr Toyin Aluko, urged the husband to explore every opportunity within his reach to achieve amicable settlement of any dispute with his wife.

The court adjourned the case until December 17.

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Woman Divorces Husband For Smashing Her Phone, Refusing To Repair It

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2 hours ago

October 18, 2025

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A woman, Zainab Alhassan, has divorced her husband, Tijjani Muhammad, over his refusal to repair her damaged cell phone worth N70,000.

She told the court that she was no longer interested in their marriage and was ready to divorce him through Khul’i, (a type of divorce where a woman returns the dowry she received to her husband.)

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Alhassan told the court that she was ready to return the N30,000 dowry to regain her freedom.

She told the court that she was watching a movie on her phone when her husband started fighting her, collected her phone and allegedly smashed it.

She, however, noted that she does not have a witness to prove her claims.

On his part, the defendant said he does not have a problem with her divorce plea but disagreed with the claim that he damaged her phone.

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The judge, Malam Mu’awiyya Shehu, dissolved their marriage on the basis of Khul’i and dismissed the complainant’s plea for the repair of the phone.

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I Want Divorce, N50,000 For Our Children’s Upkeep, Woman Tells Court

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2 hours ago

October 18, 2025

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A woman, Mrs Hajara Busari, has asked an Area Court Centre-igboro in Ilorin, Kwara State, to dissolve her six-year-old marriage with her husband, Mr Mumini Anafi, over lack of love.

The petitioner told the court that she is no more interested in the Islamic marriage with her husband and urged the court to dissolve same.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), she is seeking an order for marriage dissolution, custody of her three children, as well as the sum of N50,000, being cost of maintenance of her children.

Meanwhile, the respondent, told the court that he is still interested in his marriage with his wife, and urged the court not to grant the reliefs sought by the petitioner.

The presiding Judge, Mr Toyin Aluko, urged the husband to explore every opportunity within his reach, to achieve amicable settlement of any dispute with his wife.

The court adjourned the case until December 17, for either report of settlement or for hearing.