On Thursday 5th of October 2017, an Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved the marriage of OAP and author, Toke Makinwa and her husband Maje Ayida, citing husband’s adulterous lifestyle, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

She had on March 9, 2016, asked the court to dissolve the marriage on the grounds that the husband committed adultery.

Justice Morenike Obadina, while delivering judgment held that Ayida filed an answer to the petition but did not give oral evidence in support of it.

She said the position of the law was settled as pleadings did not amount to evidence.

“Pleadings on which no evidence was led are deemed abandoned. Therefore, Ayida’s evidence is deemed abandoned.

“The effect being that the petitioner’s evidence is unchallenged and uncontroverted,’’ she ruled.

The judge said the issue of cruelty which the petitioner (Makinwa) relied on, was established because of the “mental and emotional stress” she was subjected to by her husband.

She said Makinwa had sufficiently proven that the husband committed adultery and continued to flaunt his adulterous relationships even to her face.

“I hold that the marriage has broken down on grounds of intolerable behaviour.

“I hereby pronounce a `Decree Nisi’ dissolving the marriage between Makinwa and Ayida which was administered at the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Jan. 15, 2014.

“The order Nisi shall become absolute three months from today unless within that period sufficient cause is shown why it should not be made absolute,” Obadina said.

Makinwa had told the court that her husband committed adultery with his mistress, Anita Solomon, adding that the relationship produced a child.

She said since their marriage was contracted, the husband had “behaved in a way she could not reasonably be expected to continue to bear”.

She also said the husband was cruel towards her, adding that their differences became irreconcilable.

NAN also reports that during the trial, the petitioner (Makinwa) testified in court and tendered some documents including their marriage certificate which were admitted in evidence.

In her testimony, she said that after their marriage was contracted in 2014, cohabitation with her husband ceased on Nov. 8, 2015, without any child from the marriage.

She also told the court of an instance where her husband threatened separation and even drafted a separation agreement because she discovered that he bought a ticket for his mistress to travel to London.

The first respondent (Ayida) who replied to the petition when served, however, instructed his counsel, Mr T. O. Lawal, not to continue with the defence.

Ayida through his counsel, therefore, foreclosed all evidence.

The mistress (Solomon), who is the second respondent, refused to join issues with the petitioner.

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IG user Seun Obajolu is celebrating her 16th wedding anniversary with her husband, Tunde, today October 4th and she has taken to her IG page to share their love story. The couple met in 2001 and Tunde proposed to Seun three days after meeting her.

She wrote;

“We are not the typical love story ! You proposed 3 days after we met, convinced I was the one for you while I’m thinking, “who is this crazy guy”? Yet, still going with the flow but with peace within that I was NOT making a mistake . We were married in 10 months and 16 years on, we are still here! You, sure that I’m still the one for you and I, super convinced that you were meant for me. Our marriage has not been perfect but all of the imperfections has taught us to love each other even better and brought us even closer. Here’s toasting to 16 more years and lots more with you my “crazy lover”, my husband, baby daddy, father and friend Tunde Obajolu Thank you for being my back bone, working with my imperfections and supporting my dreams! Happy 16th year Wedding Anniversary to us!!!!!”. ” 

London-born chef and entrepreneur, Tokunbo Koiki, who spent her formative years in Nigeria, moved back to London at the age of 12. She started cooking at that young age- starting off starting off with fried eggs and plantain and later moving on to tougher dishes like pounded yam and okra stew (which is now one of her signature dishes).

Two years ago, she launched Tokunbo’s Kitchen, which is a private chef and supper club service that allows Nigerians living in London and people from different cultures to experience and enjoy authentic Nigerian food.

After many years of cooking for family members and close friends, Tokunbo finally decided to turn her passion into a business by launching Tee’s Food Corner, a pop-up Nigerian street food stall in London.

While speaking with Okay Africa, Tokunbo said:

“There are about 1 million Nigerians in London alone, but if you ask the average Londoner about Nigerian food, they don’t even know what it is. I didn’t want to just open a restaurant for Nigerians and other Africans.

I want to introduce Nigerian food on a gradual basis to a global audience. Whether it’s London or Barcelona, I can travel the world introducing people to the colorful flavors of Nigerian food.”

Since the launch of Tokunbo’s Kitchen, Tokunbo has managed to feed over 5000 people – having successfully operated at different street food festivals, pop-ups and chef residencies.

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A recent study from Oxford’s department of Economics, has revealed that students who watched the movie ‘Queen Of Katwe’, before their national exams performed better than the students who didn’t.

The movie, which starred David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, and Madina Nalwanga, followed the real life of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl living in a slum in Katwe, who learns to play chess and becomes a world champion.

For the study, 1,500 secondary students in Kampala – one week and one month away from taking their national qualifying exams – were taken to watch either Queen of Katwe or a placebo film, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.

According to the study, students completing their final year of school who watched Queen of Katwe were more likely to get the required grades to get into university; and younger students completing their 4th year of school also improved their overall scores.

The benefits of this experiment were the most pronounced for female students and students at lower-ranked schools. Concluding the study, Riley said:

“This paper stresses the importance of role models for raising students’ aspirations about what they can achieve and calibrating the potential returns to education.

Through this, a role model can have significant effects on students’ educational attainment.”

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Actress and entrepreneur, Annie Idibia, took to her IG page to celebrate her mum whose birthday was yesterday October 2, 2017. She also thanked her for all her sacrifices and prayers for the family.

She wrote;

”Dear Mother..
Thank You For Being So Selflessness All The Time.. Thank You Ma For Making My Life So Much Easier… For Being My Favourite Girl In The World.. For Loving Me Unconditionally.. For Putting Me And My Needs First B4 Yours Till Date.. My Biggest Cheerleader..My Number 1 Fan..Your Love And Prayers Is What Have Gotten Me And My Family Here.. Thank You For Being A Big N Major Part Of Our Lives…Thank You For Being The best Grandma Any Child Can Ask For..Thank You 4 Being The Best Mother inlaw Any Man Can Ask For..Thank You For Being The Best Mother In The World And Thank You Sooooooo Much For Being A Good Woman And All The Good Qualities You Taught Me.. Thank u “sista” For The Prayers,Day And Night. I Wish You Good Health And Long Life So You Can Contiune To Reap The Fruit Of All Your Labour. I LOVE YOU MOTHER. My “sista” Happy Birthday.❤❤❤”