KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).
Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwnmi Ambode on tuesday inaugurated a Special Committee saddled with the responsibility of restoring the original master plan of Ikoyi,Victoria Island and Lekki areas of the State,just as he vowed to bring environmental sanity to all nooks and crannies of the State.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja,said his administration was passionately determined to rescue the fragile environments in the State from avoidable impediments,adding that his resolve was non-negotiable.The Governor said over time,government had observed gross abuse of urban planning and environmental laws which necessitated the decision to embark on a major clean-up of the environment to restore it to its desired form.Ambode said ''Cases of abandoned properties have become very rampant with miscreants and criminal elements taking over these properties as their base to cause havoc.The neat road sides of the the past now parade pockets of kiosks,illegal parking lots,unapproved mechanic workshops,roadside beer parlours and commercial centres.In addition,originally residential area now have industrial and commercial concerns located there,distorting the balance of the environment.These bad environmental practices,thriving in these prime ares,can no longer be tolerated and will be brought to an end immediately.These areas MUST regain their lost glory as this administration demands a return of environmental normalcy.A safe,clean and prosperous Lagos is non-negotiable; that is the commitment of our administration.We will not allow these environmental infractions to continue.We cannot allow our beautiful environment to be destroyed by people who have no regard for beauty,serenity,law and order.This is not a one-off exercise.The Victoria Island Ikoyi and Lekki clean-up is the pilot scheme and this rescue operation has come to stay until we achieve the Lagos of our dreams''.More photos below.
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