Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- A Lagos State High Court on Thursday ruled in favour of fitness entrepreneur, Maje Ayida, over a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Toke Makinwa.

Ayida had asked his ex-wife to stop the sale and promotion of her tell-all memoir, 'On Becoming', which detailed the topsy-turvy relationship between them. The book was launched in 2016 while the lawsuit was filed in 2017.

Their union was dissolved by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Thursday.

Makinwa filed for divorce in March 2016 on grounds that her husband committed adultery.

A Lagos State High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square presided by Olukayode Ogunjobi in its judgment held that after careful consideration of the evidence before the court, it finds only the co...