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Why is this topic springing up again on Nairaland?

Read this one:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=639608.msg8059773#msg8059773

The dipo rites of Ghana, where young girls, prior to their marriage are made to vouch that they are still virgins in a fetish ceremony. The ones who arent or are pregnant are subsequently ostracized in the community. It was started according to what I read in the 11th century and the fetish ceremony is still held among the Krobo ethnic group.

I first read about this ceremony in the novel, "Harvest of Love" by Sam Aryeetey.

Timehin:
The ressurection of christ is not physical! What d disciples saw is not a physical body but an ethereal one and that is why thomas couldnt recognise him 1st.

Thomas did not believe that He was resurrected when the disciples told him so. He said "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe" (John 20:25). When Jesus Christ appeared before him days later, He instructed Thomas, (John 20:-27) "Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing". The following conversation ensued Verse 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."

A wife asked her husband to describe her.

He said, 'You're A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K.

She asked, 'What does that mean?'

He said, 'Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Foxy, Gorgeous, Hot.'

She said, Oh that's so lovely. And what about I, J, K?'

, He said, 'I'm Just Kidding,

The husband is still recovering,

May her soul rest in peace, Amen.
May God comfort her family in Jesus Name, Amen.

I thought about her mother, HID Awolowo and noticed some coincidences in her life.

1963. Segun Awolowo dies

1987. Obafemi Awolo dies (24 years after the death of their first son)

2011 Ayodele Soyode dies (24 years after the death of her father, and 48 years after Segun.)

The one that I heard which was scary and practised in the past was a potential groom being flogged by the relatives of the bride before giving her out to him. If he cried from the strokes of the cane, he is sent home without the bride. It was practised in the Northern part of Nigeria.

Siena:
No, I'm not, though I can identify with Igbos, we've always got on well, still do. A lot of my friends are Igbo. 

Then again, you look like Karim Wade, the son of the current president of Senegal.

Sweetnecta:
@Olaadegbu; Yahweh is not the father of no one. And Jesus being the way to Almighty has a time allotted to it; when Jesus started his ministry ending when another prophet [Muhammad [as]] arrived.

Jesus couldn't have been the general blanket in being the only way. Was he the way when Moses was the prophet?

Absolutely not. No one new anything about Jesus then. Those who were against Moses missed the way and so Pharaoh perished. He didn't perish under the ticket 'way' of Jesus, but Moses.

And there was no greater tyrant than Pharaoh. Even Hitler or Ariel Sharon were boys scout in comparison.

In the old testament, God spoke to mankind through the prophets like Moses and Elijah. In the New Testament, He speaks to us through Jesus Christ, for He is the mediator of mankkind through His shed blood. The killings of animals to atone for sins in the past was a foreshadowing of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That is why the Holy Bible says that His blood speaks better things than the blood of Abel.  As for mohammed being a prophet? lets not go there, the quran itself is full of contraditions for anybody to take it seriously.

anybody who doubts the Resurrection of Jesus Christ should read this book, "More than a carpenter" by Josh McDowell.

beautyline:
I heard that in Ghana, the children answer the mother's family name and not the father's. That's strange to me!

Dunno about answering their mother's family name, but I know among the Ashanti's, the children hail from the mothers side, and not from the fathers village.

superboi:
When people like you realize that transplanting western system to people with different values and customs is like giving a goat a human heart or vice versa then we would have a Government models that works. This western democracy thing can't work in our society not because we are less or more superior, but it not just our thing.

So, which is the best form of political government might be best suited to the interests of Africa?

Whether the French want Ouattra or not, let him be the president, because the people voted for him over Gbagbo

Thirst4Lif:
There's nothing you should do. It wasn't your home.

Perhaps the man was disrespectful and deserved to

be slapped. Ever think of that? The man being rich

does not insure he's a good guy.

Being slapped as an adult is one thing, being slapped in your own house by a visitor is an INSULT!

Busy_body:
I don't think I can give my child up, I can't, the fear that he will be maltreated will forever haunt me I will not hesitate to abduct my child and flee the Country in this case

Awww, you must love children by the way, most of your topics are always centred around them

Thanks for the compliment. Yeah, I do love them, babies are so cute and innocent.

Allta:
Very interesting article, need to print this when I get to office tomorrow. Thanks @Ndipe

You are welcome.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/07/survey-minority-of-evangelical-leaders-say-bible-requires-tithing/?hpt=C2

Read the story of olumba obu and then, you can conclude if it conforms with the teachings of Jesus Christ. For me, I say, scram from the organization.

http://www.reachouttrust.org/articleView.php?id=283

Siena:


[b]A prenuptial agreement brings you back to the same issue - trust. Unless you go into a marriage, with the thought of divorce on your mind, why would you need one? Are money and other material assets more important than your relationship with your wife and kids, should you have any?[/b]If you're going to live in constant fear of your wife making off with your money and property, before it actually happens, you might as well remain single, than worry yourself silly on a daily basis. It's like buying a coffin for yourself, and maintaining a freshly-dug grave, "just in case you die".

I'm happily married, and love my wife. Should the unexpected happen, I would be more interested in trying to save my marriage, than claw back money and property. And if it can't be saved, then I wouldn't have any reservations about splitting our assets down the middle, and moving on with my life.

Tell that to the likes of Paul McCartney who lost a significant chunk of his fortune to Heather Mills when she divorced him, due to his refusal to have her sign a prenup. While Mills was portrayed as a gold digger in the press, still, others may have wondered why he did not have her sign a prenup.

Still on the discussion of DNA, read this letter to an agony aunt.

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/abby/4550480-417/ex-wifes-affairs-prompt-doubts-about-paternity.html

Siena:
Igbo Kwenu! Kwezuo!!

I'm not Igbo, though grew up hearing Igbo being spoken on a regular basis, as my mom spoke fluent Igbo, most Igbo traders back in the day thought she was actually an Igbo lady! 

Thought you were Igbo

An eye opener. Thanks for this information.

Here is another one that I found about the belief in the Supreme God before the advent of Christianity. Arochukwu is given that name because the founders believed in the existence of the Supreme God. Here is the link.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arochukwu

Nekai:
Mr. Siena you don't belong on this thread. Your baby is your carbon copy!

But yes, you are right. Why get into a marriage where there is no trust in the first place.

Someone just mentioned trust as the underlying reason for their decision not to have a DNA test done on their child. I also have to direct this question to them: Would you have your wife sign a prenuptial agreement before marrying her, or would you forego it, because of trust?

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-13568.0.html

Yes, He is!

John 10:30

Very insightful article and will be a great blessing to those struggling with this undiagnosed learning disorder. For sometime now I have been wondering how to publicize this learning disorder in Nigeria now, because a lot of kids suffer from it, but we dont have the facilities to diagnose it. Rather, people would ignorantly comment, "Him no sabi book." For the child, it's very embarrassing, particularly if they come from a high achieving family. I dont know how it can be remedied, but thanks a lot for bringing it up on nairaland. Every problem has a solution.

stillwater:
Well we could use those indigenous tribes such as the Andamanese people in India, Bushmen of Namibia, even the Koma people of Nigeria as a case in point. That is how most of Africa would still look like till date.

I dont think you are right. Prior to colonialism, our forefathers tied loincloth around their waist and though they walked barefoot, but at least they were properly attired.

AjanleKoko:
lekside,
Far from it. I think people are lazy. Your comment regarding 'our leaders' even confirms it. The average Nigerian, nay African, appears to be waiting to be told what to do by a 'leader'. We have a leadership crisis in Nigeria primarily because nobody sees themselves as leaders. People sit and dream of a utopia that they expect a leader figure to provide, rather than than them rising vertically where they are.

For example, you hardly see a plumber putting everything into his plumbing profession, till he rises above other plumbers. Instead what you see is a plumber who prefers to maintain status quo, and when things go sour, blame someone else or even blame the plumbing profession. In Africa, you hardly see consistency. What you see is people stubbornly sticking to doing the same thing the same way year in year out, and when things go sour, they blame everything under the sun.

It's part of why I said earlier that colonialism was inevitable for Africa. The West needed resources, they turned to Africa, and deployed the only tool at their disposal - brute force. We were not ready, so we couldn't protect our motherland.

And we are still not ready to protect our motherland, otherwise, we would have shunned China from invading our continent. I was reading a publication the other day and it mentioned that the Chinese have taken over some of the the agrarian business that they not only hire the indigenes (Zambians), but also maltreat them too.