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🚨 BREAKING NEWS | FCT CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL INTRODUCES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND DIGITAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

  🚨 BREAKING NEWS | FCT CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL INTRODUCES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND DIGITAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Federal Capital Territory Customary Court of Appeal, Utako, Abuja , has introduced a first-of-its-kind Marriage Certificate for persons whose marriages are conducted under native law, custom and tradition anywhere in Nigeria . The innovative certificate features a unique barcode for digital verification , enabling the authenticity of the certificate to be electronically verified. The initiative is expected to provide greater formal recognition, documentation and verification of marriages contracted under Nigeria's diverse customary traditions. 📍 WHERE TO OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE Interested persons may visit the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court of Appeal at: No. 36, POW Mafemi Crescent, Utako, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. For further information and online enquiries, visit the official Court website: FCT Customary Court of Appeal Official Website https...

DIVORCE (TALAAQ) AND THE RIGHTS OF DIVORCED WOMEN UNDER ISLAMIC LAW By Hon. Amina Salihu Ingawa

  DIVORCE (TALAAQ) AND THE RIGHTS OF DIVORCED WOMEN UNDER ISLAMIC LAW BY Hon. Amina Salihu Ingawa * 1.Introduction D ivorce in Islam though legally allowed, is the permissible thing most detested by Allah (The Most High). Despite its distaste in Islam, divorce is allowed because it may be the only solution to some marital problems. It is also conceivable because Islam, being a religion of peace that strives to make life easier and not difficult for Muslims, would not insist that a man and a woman remain together in perpetual bondage or hardship in order to sustain a marriage. Therefore, divorce is provided for to the extent that a whole chapter of the Quran is named after it. Several other verses of the Quran also address the issue of divorce exclusively. In that regard a lot of regulations have been stipulated in order to govern the manner in which divorce should be handled. Sadly, a lot of times divorce occurs without recourse to these laid down procedures; and this disre...