France’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a transgender woman cannot be officially recognised as the biological mother of the child she conceived with her wife, in a ruling described as “scandalous” by her lawyer. To become one of the six-year-old girl’s two legal mothers, the 51-year-old transgender woman would have to adopt her, the Cour … Continue reading French Court Says Transgender Woman Cannot Be Child’s ‘Mother’
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Disqualification suit: Court orders substituted service on Ize-Iyamu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered substituted service of a suit seeking the disqualification of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election in Edo State, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and his running mate, Audu Ganiyu. Justice Taiwo Taiwo gave the order on Tuesday after granting the plaintiffs’ … Continue reading Court Orders Substituted Service Of Disqualification Suit On Ize-Iyamu
Read More »Court dismisses suit against Oshiomhole over APC leadership
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) presided over by Justice Danlami Senchi has dismissed a suit filed against the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, and three others. Justice Senchi dismissed the suit on Thursday at the request of the applicants during the resumption … Continue reading Court Dismisses Suit Against Oshiomhole Over APC Leadership
Read More »Police arrest two fathers for raping daughters in Lagos
Police in Lagos have arrested a 61-year-old man accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his 19-year-old daughter. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Bala Elkana, noted that Eke Kanu was apprehended following a complaint from a female lawyer at the Ikorodu Police Station. According to him, … Continue reading Police Arrest Two Fathers For Raping Daughters In Lagos
Read More »Refund N400,000 bride price before you get divorce, Husband tells Wife
A 30-year-old lawyer, Usman Ahmed, on Tuesday asked his 25-year-old wife, Zainab Abdulkadir, to refund N400,000 bride price paid on her as a pre-condition for granting his wife divorce which she seeks.
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