KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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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 ...

ACTOR 'JAMES SIKKING PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 90.(PHOTO).


 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' and 'Hill Street Blues' star James Sikking dead at 90



James Sikking, who starred in shows like "Doogie Howser, M.D." and "Hill Street Blues" has died at age 90.


In a statement Sunday evening, Sikking's publicist Cynthia Snyder said the actor died of complications from dementia.


Snyder shared with Fox News Digital, "In a remarkable career, Sikking’s wonderfully exciting face gave us drama, comedy, tragedy and hilarious farse. His career spanned over six decades in television, film and on stage."


She added, "His talent, integrity and imagination intrigued and delighted audiences."


On "Doogie Howser, M.D.," Sikking played Dr. David Howser, father to the title character of the series, played by Neil Patrick Harris.


Before that, he starred as Lt. Howard Hunter on "Hill Street Blues," a clean-cut Vietnam War veteran who headed the Emergency Action Team of the Metropolitan Police Department.


Sikiking based his character's uptight and quirky nature on a drill instructor he'd had at basic training when military service cut through his time at the University of California, Los Angeles, from which he graduated in 1959.


"The drill instructor looked like he had steel for hair and his uniform had so much starch in it, you knew it would sit in the corner when he took it off in the barracks," he told The Fresno Bee in 2014.




He earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a drama in 1984.


Apart from his work in "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, M.D.," Sikking also appeared in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock."


In his later career, he had guest spots on shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Closer," as well as parts in films like "Fever Pitch" and "Made of Honor."


Sikking was born the youngest of five in 1934 in Los Angeles. Some of his early work includes an uncredited part in Roger Corman's "Five Guns West" and a small part in an episode of "Perry Mason."


He also had guest starring roles on several series like "Mission: Impossible," "M*A*S*H," "The F.B.I.," "The Rockford Files," "Hawaii Five-O" and "Charlie's Angels" before landing his role on "Hill Street Blues."


Sikking married Florine Caplan, with whom he had two children and four grandchildren.

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