Nigeria, July 9 -- Miss Nigeria and lawyer Helen Prest has broken her silence after a Lagos State High Court recognised Adenike Ajayi as the sole lawful widow of the late Tosin Ajayi, founder of First Foundation Hospital.

In a video posted on her Instagram page on Tuesday, Ms Prest vowed to continue defending what she described as her late husband's legacy, saying she could not remain silent while his reputation, their life together and their children's names were "trashed."

The ruling, delivered by Justice Oluwayoyin Odusanya of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on 17 June dismissed Ms Prest's claim that she was also legally married to the late physician and granted all the reliefs sought by Mrs Ajayi and her children.

Mr Ajayi, a p...