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Nigerian granted divorce over wife’s late meals
A Nigerian court granted a 57-year-old man a divorce after hearing that his wife often brought his meals to him too late in the evening, local media reported today. PHOTO| FILE| NATION MEDIA GROUP
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It is thought to be the first time a husband has been granted a legal separation over his domestic meal time arrangements, although Nigeria is no stranger to bizarre divorce cases.
In 2008 a Nigerian pensioner bowed to pressure from local Islamic leaders to divorce 82 of his 86 wives to avoid an eviction order under the sharia legal system.
The Nigerian society website Sugar Daily has compiled a number of equally unusual applications it says were made to Nigerian courts in recent years.
A Nigerian court granted a 57-year-old man a divorce after hearing that his wife often brought his meals to him too late in the evening, local media reported today.
A court in Lagos heard that Mr Olufade Adekoya was at the end of his tether after Olusola, his spouse of 25 years, refused to serve him when he demanded, the Vanguard national daily said.
