Nigeria, June 19 -- The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has declared Adenike Ajayi as the sole lawful widow of the late founder and Chief Executive Officer of First Foundation Hospital, Tosin Ajayi, a popular medical doctor.

a pivotal judicial decision in the long-running dispute over his marital status and estate. Delivering judgement on Wednesday, the judge, Oluwayoyin Odusanya, granted all the prayers out forward by Mrs Ajayi and her children.

The judge dismissed the competing claims filed by former beauty queen, Helen Prest, who also asserted that she was married to the late medical doctor.

The ruling was a decisive judgement in a case that began shortly after Mr Ajayi died on 26 April 2020, although aggrieved parties have the righ...