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‘Our Husbands Don’t Touch Us At Night Because Of Heat’, Rivers Women Protest

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Married women in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday against the prolonged power outage in some parts of the state capital, prompting their husbands to avoid having romance with them at night due to the excruciating heat.

The protesting women drawn from the Mile 2 and Mile 3 axes of the densely populated Diobu settlement barricaded the office of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, near the popular Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, lamenting that their husbands have refused to have sex with them at night due to intense heat waves caused by the power outage.

The placard-carrying protesters marched through major streets in Diobu, including Wokoma, Dim, Wokoma Lane, Obaziolu, Dim Lane, Egbuagu, Azikiwe, and Ojoto Streets, before heading to the PHED office to make their anger known.

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On the placards were different inscriptions like: “We lack romance with our husbands’, ‘Our husbands no longer touch us at night’, no light, no payment’, ‘The heat is too much,’ ‘PHED help us to sleep well with our husbands’, and many more.

The angry women said that they also find it difficult to preserve cooked foods for weeks, pointing out that their businesses have been grounded due to alleged poor power supply by the Port Harcourt distribution firm.

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According to them, the most affected areas include Dim, Wokama, Azikiwe, Ojoto streets, Rainbow, Amadi, and Abuloms, among others, adding that they pay light bills monthly without a corresponding power supply.

“This lack of light (electricity) is making our soup sour. Even when our husbands want to make love to us, the heat will not allow it. We can’t even charge our phones or preserve our food. We are worried,” one of the women who will not want her name printed said.

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“This protest is for PHED to give us light. We are paying bills but not seeing light. Our pot of soup is getting bad, and even having sex with our husbands is a problem because of the heat.

“Last night, my husband wanted to have fun with me, but the heat was too much; I could not. We could not do anything. So PHED should give us light, or else we will not pay the bill for this month.”

The public relations officer with the PEHD, Livingstone Koko, was quoted as saying that the current power situation was beyond the control of the company, saying it was a value change issue.

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“It is a value chain constraint. It is beyond our control. However, we also share their sentiments and try to let them know that we are working with other players in the industry to ensure that supply is restored.

“It is nothing short of what is being experienced around the country. So we are aware of the challenge, and we apologise and ask them to bear with us.

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My Husband Started Coming Home Late, Dated Other Women After He Bought BMW

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Kabushi Local Government, Zambia, has heard how a married man changed after buying a BMW vehicle as it gave him confidence to go after other women.

In this case, Veronica Chiluya 30, , sued Sammy Shapi, 40, for divorce due to marital disputes.

Veronica told the court that the two got married in 2014 after Sammy paid K400 as dowry and together they have two children.

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According to Zambia Daily Mail, she said all was well until 2021 when her husband bought a car after he went to do some work outside the country.

He started coming back home late and sometimes he would come the next day around 14:00 hours.

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“He used to be a good husband, but the moment he bought a car, things changed in the house as he now started seeing other women.”

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My Husband Seized My Wedding Gifts, Threw Me Out — Wife

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…I’m sorry —Husband

A Sharia Court in Kaduna, Kaduna State, has dissolved a two-year-old marriage between a couple, Harira Sanusi and Aliyu Yunusa.

The judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta dissolved their marriage following a petition for divorce filed by Harira.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Harira accused Aliyu of calling her parents names and humiliating her.

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He will often throw out my suitcases and other belongings.

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“He seized my wedding gifts and humiliates me,” she said.

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She prayed the court to order Aliyu to allow her access to her belongings.

On his part, Aliyu who did not deny the allegations apologized to her in court.

Aliyu granted the request of Sanusi and made one pronouncement of divorce to her.

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My Husband Threw Me Out After 17yrs of Marriage —Wife

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…I still love her —Husband

A housewife, Lawal Modupe, has approached an Upper Area Court sitting at Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seeking the dissolution of her 17-year-old marriage to her husband, Ismaila on the grounds of lack of love and affection.

Modupe told the court that she got married Ismaila according to Islamic laws.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of three stated that her husband sent her out of their matrimonial home on June 17, 2023.

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“I do not love him anymore and I want the court to dissolve our marriage,” she said.

The respondent, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

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He pleaded with the court to call for a mediation involving his family and that of the wife.

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The judge, Mohammed Wakli, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

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He pleaded with the court to call or a mediation involving his family and that of his wife.

The judge, Mohammed Wakili, however, advised the respondent to make efforts to win his wife’s love back and the couple two weeks to settle their differences and report back to the court.

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