Nana Oye Sues Ex-Husband Tony Lithur For $1.5m, Accuses Him Of Spreading Lies About Her

• Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has sued her ex-husband for defamation, accusing him of tarnishing her image
• Addo is demanding general damages of $500,000 and further exemplary damages of $1 million
• Addo was described as an irresponsible mother, adulterous, cruel and violent person in the divorce petition

Nana Oye Bampoe Addo sued her ex-husband, Tony Lithur, for defamation, accusing him of slandering her image in Ghana and abroad.

According to The Chronicle, Addo is demanding general damages of $500,000 and exemplary damages of $1 million.

Addo, a former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, divorced her husband in 2018.

Lithur filed on May 2, 2018, to end their 27-year-old marriage, which she said has caused her reputational damage.

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She contends that Lithur’s divorce petition contained lies, which embarrassed her in the public eye.

Addo was described as an irresponsible mother, adulterous, cruel and violent person in the divorce petition.

She also said her ex-husband's claim that she travelled to South Africa to buy property between $350,000 and $500,000 as soon as she left office in 2017 suggested she was corrupt.

Addo said this led to the Office of the Special Prosecutor investigating her for corruption and corruption-related offences, money laundering, and illegal acquisition of property in South Africa.

She wants a retraction and apology published on social media and some prominent news sites, among other things.

Suggestion of infidelity

In Lithur's petition, he claimed Nana Oye has been receiving calls at odd hours that last longer than ordinary calls.

Initially, he claimed, the calls had been from Samuel Cudjoe, but later, another man known as James Yankah, whom he described as Nana Oye's 'childhood sweetheart', also started calling her at such times.

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Lithur claimed that his wife invited Samuel Cudjoe to their house while he travelled abroad.

After he returned, he was told that the two were seen in a compromising position after they had dined together and alone.

The incident, he said, was common knowledge in their household.

Man divorces wife for refusing to resume work after maternity leave

YEN.com.gh reported that two college sweethearts who've been married for five years recently broke up over a disagreement regarding house chores.

The bone of contention was the wife's refusal to resume work after completing her maternity leave, insisting he take on more jobs to support them.

Due to the increased workload, the husband was struggling to balance work and parenting and decided to let his wife go.

Source: YEN.com.gh