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@Alabiyemmy, dont you consider it a waste of time, that you accepted the scholarship to study abroad instead of pursuing your PG studies in Nigeria? Abi, you like awuff?

abortion is murder, period!!!

Wife gets the property, because she was by hubby's side, either physically, or emotionally, or both. I can see our African side handing out the property to the first son, because they dont want another man (an outsider) to inherit their brother's sweat, if the woman decides to marry. No wonder why our tradition always ask the woman to choose one of her deceased's husband's brother to marry.

Interesting!!!

I still prefer the American education. It involves hands on experience, ranging from internships to class discussions. Ours is just note and handout, that's it. I have no doubt whatsoever that Nigerian students are known for their academic intellect, and some of them have made waves out here and even back home. Case in point: A Nigerian student, emerged the best African student because he had the highest grade in his SSCE. An accomplishment indeed.

But my misgivings with our curriculum, or sylabus is that it is stuck in the past. The culprit is the govt, for paying lip service to Education. I finished college in Naija and it is no brainer that American education wins hands down, no comparison whatsoever. That does not mean that we are dunces, far from it, some of our students have the intellect to compete with their peers globally, even with our staid curriculum, and deplorable facilities for learning and an an outdated laboratory for science students. Tell me, have you not heard of computer students graduating back home with no knowledge whatsoever of computers? Lets get with the times.

What helps out here is that the education here runs smoothly. Rarely do teachers go on strike. There is right about every department to cater to your needs, is it counselling, finances, homework, difficult teacher? The environment is conducive. Course work? It is very involving, but access to textbooks and journals make it a bit easier for students.

@alabiyemi, I just can't grasp it when people put down western education while extolling Nigerian education. For goodness sake, look around the business world, and read stories of graduates of colleges, like American colleges, who made made a turn around of a moribund industry. If Nigerian education is superior to the western education, can somebody please tell me, why our industries are not upto par with their counterparts in the western world? I completely disagree with the notion that western education is simpler than Nigerian education. Education is not about quoting formulas or handing out recycled term papers for students to study. It involves research, class participation, internships, to give students the overall package of their future career. I used to have discussions with my professors on global issues pertaining to my career, whereas that was almost non-existent in Naija.

Then research itself is no brainer than America is better equipped than Naija. In Naija, nearly all students would cite a text book for their research paper, whereas in the USA, you have plethora of materials to use for your assignment. It is easier out here, not so in Naija. At the end of the day, invite both the Nigerian graduate and the American graduate and interview them on their respective fields. In most cases, the American student would emerge the winner.

P/S: I am not putting down the graduates of our institution. I am impressed by their accomplishments, in the face of deplorable facilities in colleges.

The way some people interprete the word LOVE is really sickening. There are certain laid down standards in life that help in establishing a society. When we start tampering with these standards then we are destroying the very frabic of the society. One day, some people are going to ask their husbands to get pregnant for them.

There are some certain things I will never do if it's a requirement to prove my love. Too me it's like the devil tempting Jesus by asking him to jump if he's truly the son of God. It was pure temptation. The devil himself knew that Jesus is the true son of God.

Any day my wife begins to doubt my love and ask me to fulfil certain conditions in order to prove it, I WILL NOT DO IT.


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@Rotweiller, you cant even compare the temptation of Jesus Christ by satan with a woman's insistence that a man should change his name to her last name. Vastly different, and not worth comparing. True, we live in a paternalistic society, but this trend of adopting both names is not uncommon nowadays in the USA. Of course, I dont endorse it, it is an anomaly.

Mandela, of course.

Interesting.

@the poster, thanks for sharing.

Does the same treatment apply to men also, I mean, the culture of shaving one's head in the event of one's spouse's death. If not, that is another double standard practice.

My misgivings with such customs is that it dictates how a woman should mourn for the husband. It shouldnt be that way. One should be at liberty to grieve in whatever manner that they choose to do so.

shaving one's hair is not the only way to mourn for the demise of one's spouse. There are other ways.

I am glad to be a Nigerian and I wont trade my nationality for any other nation in this world.

Down with archaic tradition that diminishes our persona and shackles our mindset.

Take back their daughter? Cant women make their own independent decision, without being bounced from place to place to place, like a football?

Very interesting.

Spouse.

Not a big deal for a woman to combine her maiden name with her husband's last name. My mom did so, and I am referring to a couple who got married decades ago.

@Jigoo. Good answer. A woman can own properties, but she needs to tell her husband. Without doing so, means trust is lacking in the marriage. Moreoever, any man who embarks on the acquisition of property without consulting his wife is also disrespecting her.

Not tasteful.

I wonder@redish. I read earlier that some of those students were orphaned, so parents being in the picture is a surprise to me. Let them do their kids a favor by withdrawing them from the school. I lived in boarding school for 6 years, and did not have the luxuries that the students are enjoying. What did they expect? To be pampered and coddled by Oprah. Goes to show you that some humans are ungrateful. Let them pack out to local schools, so they will be given access to see their parents

@mamaput, land ownership for women is a very controversial issue. As you may realize, we live in a paternalistic society, that bequeaths inheritance to the surviving male child, because of the belief that women would inherit their husband's property. In addition to this, some husbands sometimes feel that their position as the head of the household is threatened, and would veto their wife's decision to buy a land. So, women go behind their husband's back to buy land. Sometimes (and I have read it in the papers), such transactions are conducted secretly, for fear of a backlash from hubby and unscrupulous landowners, noticing the desperation of their buyers could swindle them.


For all men on this board, how would you feel if the house that you are living in, was financed100 % by your wife? Would you feel threatened, or would you not care?

Remember, talk is cheap!!!

@mandi, read my discourse again, I wrote that pimples, most times disappear with age, not all times.

The issue of women, unable to buy property in Nigeria may still be common, but dont forget that it was also common place in the USA. Women were denied loans to purchase a house, unless they were married. I read that in Ebony magazine. As of today, I am not aware of such trends occuring in Nigeria. My mother owned plots of land in my hometown, and yeah, it was purchased under her name.

benzyl peroxide dries your face. Stay away from it.

I miss yam porridge a lot. Dang, I even try it out here with potatoes and spinach. The flavor comes close, though to Yam porridge, but just cant compete with it overall. The one that I like especially is when there is dried fish in the yam porridge.

What's up with all this bragging on this board? Like who really cares if you ate chocolates everyday, or not? Bragging on a, mostly faceless webboard? Childish!!!

@the poster, pimples most times disappears with age, so dont stress over it. Moreso, stay away from drugs, that claim to provide a cure, for some of them have been linked to depression. Also, stay away from alcohol based astringent, for it will dry your face. I think they are just a waste of money, including the famous ten o-six. Drink lots of water, eat lots of salad, greens and all that stuff, for it clears the system and the effect may show on your face.

Ungrateful bunch of people. If they dont like the school, let them pack out. That's the school rule, minimized visiting days for students, to cut the number of loittering on campus. This goes to show you that some humans would always complain, no matter what.

Very funny answer@asoderock

Culled this from a website associated with Christianity.

http://www.gotquestions.org/search.php?zoom_sort=0&zoom_query=Forbidden+fruit

Tlops, good one, that's why I stated that there are certain events that occur in the Holy Bible that may defy human reasoning, but nothing puzzles God. Who are we in the first place to question God's motives in our life? His Will is Supreme!!!