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 ...

EDO GOVT ORDERS IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF AAU SATELLITE CAMPUSES. (PHOTO).


 Edo Govt Orders Immediate Closure of AAU Satellite Campuses


The Edo State Government has announced the immediate shutdown of all satellite campuses of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma.


In a statement issued on February 11, 2025, and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, the government mandated that all academic programmes and courses must now be conducted exclusively at the university’s main campus in Ekpoma.


The statement emphasized Governor Monday Okpebholo’s commitment to enhancing the university’s standards, citing the government’s substantial investments in the institution as the reason for the policy change.


Additionally, the university’s Governing Council and management have been instructed to enforce the directive without delay.

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