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I hope she is not pregnant yet, because that would make things so much easier. She should leave the Union. A man who would lie about such things, can kill. A better man for her is out there

SIRTee15:
Pls explain tax stuff or u meant tax return.
But I thought tax return is for low income earners ........security guard no be low income earner?
So why should his ex report him, besides I doubt she qualifies since she be nurse.
Then why is it tied with kids?

Everyone has to file their taxes. Being able to claim a dependent (child/children) helps since it reduces a persons tax liability or may even help you to get money back from the IRS. A single person who earns $100K and paid $25K in taxes may still owe the IRS come tax filing season. But claiming a dependent on their tax form may reduce that liability to zero or may even entitle them to get some of the taxes they paid, back.
Now only the parent that lives/ has lived with the child for 7 months out of the preceding year, can claim the child.
Muhammadu Igomigoh claimed the 3 children of his wife that he brought from Nigeria. He obviously had no right to claim/attempt to claim the children of his girlfriend, who reside at a different address and are not part of his household. He was being greedy and what he did was illegal

Innoson doing big things. Kudo's to them

EzePromoe:
[color=#DC143C]This particular phrase looks somehow o. I don't think there's any replacement for the 'gh' sound else you will be saying another thing. BTW the word in bold translates to 'I was bitten by a frog'. [/color]

He knows it's is spelt as aghotara'm. It was explained to him earlier in the thread. He just wrote it the way it is pronounced in that axis. He is just learning. Please do not confuse him.

pashaun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuiKY2A-UVI

@ Pashaun: Una is from the Igbo language (formerly known as Ibo or Eboe) and means, You.

Do you guys (I am assuming you are Gullah) eat Okro which is the Igbo name for Lady Fingers?

Ngalaba1:
Little did I know until I went for a burial this past Christmas Holiday in Igboland. I thought having money was enough to make burial happen as people come to eat and drink basically in this part of the world during burials. The ‘’Umu-Ada’’ and Co. were so problematic and difficult that I was very angry to comprehend their issues. They fine you for anyone passing by without greeting those dug the grave ‘’Daalu Oru’’ meaning- ‘’well done’’. They fine the children for building beautiful houses in thier father’s compound/land (where the mother lived and took care of obviously); this fine is because you did not build any special house for your mother with a modern kitchen too....and they ask you to build it before she is buried oo on the day of the burial!? Like seriously? Thank God everything went well eventually; they had everything provided for them but were unsatisfied. They claimed it was their last opportunity to be appreciated since their sister, daughter, niece/nephew had embarked on a journey of no return.
This nasty experience led me to asking more questions from those who live in the village and I discovered it is same in all Igbo culture. In fact, I thought it was only marrying in Igbo land that was hectic, burial is twice hectic and may be more difficult especially when you are based outside of the eastern territories- ‘’Abroad People’’ as they refer to those not living in the eastern Nigeria.
I heard a shocking story of how a woman whom I knew as a growing child those days in the village died sometime in 2015 and how the casket had to be changed as the burial did not hold on the date scheduled, neither did it hold the day after. Hence, Caskets had to be changed because they could not drive the long distance to return her to the mortuary or were thinking the issues would be resolved sooner than it had taken. WhAT A STRESS THE CHILDREN MUST HAVE SUFFERED!!
WHAT HAPPENED? Their mother was not properly married according to tradition. He found her somewhere and they began living together and they began bearing children. She gave the man 7 BOYS, ONE GIRL! It was all good, the children were grown and living well, until the woman died. Obviously, in Igboland you CANNOT bury a woman’s corpse without the knowledge of the family, IF YOU LOVE YOURSELF. That was the genesis of the revelation. The woman’s family (immediate and extended) said they were not aware their daughter was even married, let alone having children. How can their daughter be down with sickness or even that she went somewhere and has refused to return. The Man had to marry her in the FULL traditional way IN DEATH and of course was made to Kiss her Corpse as a newly married in death!! Then they went on to burying the deceased grandmother, mother and father who died donkey years ago before they could bury their mother . I was also told that if a man/woman dies, you dare not inform the family directly of the news, you keep beating about the bush until the message is received. If you break it directly, you would explain what killed the son/daughter to them and this is a VERY SERIOUS MATTER!!
This is a First hand information of what happened in my State in the Eastern Coast of Nigeria..
If you are living with an Igbo lady/woman and she is bearing you children, you have not married her properly just co-habitation, please; it is not just God you are sinning against, YOU MIGHT JUST BE in for something that would become complicated in future! IF THAT LADY/WOMAN dies living with you, you are in a VERY BIG TROUBLE.
Thought I should update those who might be less updated like me until I experienced it as a grown up now. Feel free to counter whatever was said if your own culture is different and you are Igbo or better still, share your knowledge about burials in Igbo Land. IGBO KWENU!! NIGERIA KWE ZU O NU!!!HIAAA!!!



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