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 ...

ANGRY STRIKING WORKERS CHASE FCT MINISTER, NYESOM WIKE’S MOTORCADE. (VIDEO/PHOTO).



Angry striking workers chase FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s motorcade


There was tension in Abuja on Monday, January 26, when a group of aggrieved workers chased the motorcade of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during a protest over unresolved welfare and salary issues.


Videos shared online showed the aggrieved workers pursuing a car WIke was allegedly riding in.


The protesters were heard chanting and moving toward the vehicles while calling for attention to their grievances.


Earlier today, the striking workers backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), picketed the National Industrial Court in Abuja on Monday as part of their ongoing indefinite strike, demanding the removal of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and payment of outstanding entitlements.


The protesters carried placards reading “Wike must go!!”, “Abuja no be Rivers”, “Pay promotion arrears”, “Enough is Enough” and “No working tools” as they massed at the court entrance, witnesses and pictures from the scene showed.


The workers embarked on the strike over alleged unresolved welfare issues, including five months of unpaid salaries, long-outstanding promotion arrears, and poor working conditions.


Minister Wike dragged the striking unions before the National Industrial Court requesting an order to stop them from continuing with the strike action.

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