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BlueRayDick:


Na wa o. Dem still carry that master-slave mentality go abroad

Some people are very stubborn.

BlueRayDick:
Swiz123 I a while ago we had a discussion on female child not being entitled to inheritance in some cultures (including the Igbo culture). You seem to hold a belief that the culture is sacrosanct (if I can Correctly)

Do u know that there's actually a landmark case ; " Mojekwu v Mojekwu" that went up to supreme court and pronounce that the custom is repugnant to discriminate against the female child and that a female child has as much right as the male child when it comes to inheritance?

You can look this up and tell me what U think.

Well, the woman had a grandson from her deceased son, so it’s clear why the court ruled in her favor.

Unless the deceased has a will stating clearly how his estate should be treated, the traditional law will supersede.

You look at it wrongly from a gender perspective but it’s actually based on “name”. Women get married and lose the name unlike men who maintain the family name and true identity.

For example, a plot of land owned by the blueray family could later be owned by swiz family simply because I have married your sister.

raumdeuter:


Over time the thing will die

Think of a rich educated man who has only daughters knowing what the culture says. He will already use legal system and will to protect his daughters

E.g Give all your property to a Trust, then make your daughters directors of the trust

God help Seankafor make he born only girls, na him sef go carry machete face any uncle wey Wan collect his properties and deny his daughters

Most men even Seankafor usually like their daughters a lot

The issue is that in this part of the world, most men don't prepare for death. They do not write will or have trusts set up before death comes knocking and the the uncles start talking about an archaic culture.

If most people act like Wigwe, then most of those uncles and àgbàyanu family would keep their distance

swiz123:


Well, the woman had a grandson from her deceased son, so it’s clear why the court ruled in her favor.

Unless the deceased has a will stating clearly how his estate should be treated, the traditional law will supersede.

You look at it wrongly from a gender perspective but it’s actually based on “name”. Women get married and lose the name unlike men who maintain the family name and true identity.

For example, a plot of land owned by the blueray family could later be owned by swiz family simply because I have married your sister.

Which case are u referring to here?

BlueRayDick:


Which case are u referring to here?

Mojekwu V Mojekwu. I read it up.

I don’t really see why you think a woman who changes name should be entitled to properties. So if I marry your sister, my family name automatically own an estate in your hometown.

swiz123:


Mojekwu V Mojekwu. I read it up.

I don’t really see why you think a woman who changes name should be entitled to properties. So if I marry your sister, my family name automatically own an estate in your hometown.

Did u read the supreme court judgement?

The premise upon which the judgement was made is that the custom is discriminatory. It is discriminatory for a female to be denied right of inheritance based on gender.

By the way, to answer Ur question : it is my sister that owns whatever she inherits from my parents' properties, not her husband family name.

Individuals (as in humans) inherit properties, not names (inanimate objects/abstract stuff).

What kind of thinking is that? Like u are more concerned about the name of who gets a property than the actual relationship between the owner of the property and the person who inherits it? 😲

BlueRayDick:


Did u read the supreme court judgement?

The premise upon which the judgement was made is that the custom is discriminatory. It is discriminatory for a female to be denied right of inheritance based on gender.

By the way, to answer Ur question : it is my sister that owns whatever she inherits from my parents' properties, not her husband family name.

Individuals (as in humans) inherit properties, not names (inanimate objects/abstract stuff).

What kind of thinking is that? Like u are more concerned about the name of who gets a property than the actual relationship between the owner of the property and the person who inherits it? 😲

I can already deduce from Mrs Mojekwu’s argument that she wants her husband’s property handed over to her grandson which is right.

It is undeniable that in villages, traditional law is supreme. Even age grades can settle land disputes. Plots of land in villages belongs to families which is represented by “a name”. If a woman gets married, she bears a new name and all her inheritance belongs to her family and a new name. Lands belonging to the Okafors in Awka could become lands owned by the Osas from Edo.

BlueRayDick:


The issue is that in this part of the world, most men don't prepare for death. They do not write will or have trusts set up before death comes knocking and the the uncles start talking about an archaic culture.

If most people act like Wigwe, then most of those uncles and àgbàyanu family would keep their distance

keep what distance?

did you not see how the family still tried to fight it?

if wigwe had no will, by now those kids would likely have nothing

i have said it more than once - in awolowos memoirs, he recounted how his dad dies when awo was 10 years old. his dad had money. but his dad's brother descended and shared the money and assets among themselves . in his words, they were instantly destitute. one brother even anted to inherit the mother. all awo got was a shirt because he was acknowledged as his fathers favorite

like raum knock oyibo culture in the name of sharing your prick, they did us a solid with inheritance rights.

GloriousGbola:



keep what distance?

did you not see how the family still tried to fight it?

if wigwe had no will, by now those kids would likely have nothing

i have said it more than once - in awolowos memoirs, he recounted how his dad dies when awo was 10 years old. his dad had money. but his dad's brother descended and shared the money and assets among themselves . in his words, they were instantly destitute. one brother even anted to inherit the mother. all awo got was a shirt because he was acknowledged as his fathers favorite

like raum knock oyibo culture in the name of sharing your prick, they did us a solid with inheritance rights.

You will now notice that the type of injustice Awolowo faced in 1919, 100yrs ago is now reducing and rarely heard of again

It will take time but the culture will correct itself

BlueRayDick in Yoruba land if you are monogamous most people dont even bother preparing a will. The father's property directly goes to the mother, who is expected to treat her own children fairly,

When both parents die the children share. My mom got from her father. Maybe it won't have been that way 150yrs ago

Monsieurcoder TemporaryHansel LordAdam16

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raumdeuter:
Monsieurcoder TemporaryHansel LordAdam16

What do you think of this

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/8433903/2027-ill-run-labour-party

I think there's a coalition, and they don't want to make it known yet.

He himself has also said they are all going to unite to remove APC.

This one na whining. A new party is already in place for them to port to.

swiz123:


I can already deduce from Mrs Mojekwu’s argument that she wants her husband’s property handed over to her grandson which is right.

[b]It is undeniable that in villages, traditional law is supreme.[b] Even age grades can settle land disputes. Plots of land in villages belongs to families which is represented by “a name”. If a woman gets married, she bears a new name and all her inheritance belongs to her family and a new name. Lands belonging to the Okafors in Awka could become lands owned by the Osas from Edo.

The pronouncement of supreme court (case law) is actually superior to customary/traditional law.

Well, maybe in Ur culture land belongs to families but in normal settings a land purchased by a man belongs to him and he can always it on to his kids whether male or female. Any custom that forbids him ing it down to his female kids is discriminatory and has no leg to stand on in the face of the law

GloriousGbola:



keep what distance?

did you not see how the family still tried to fight it?

if wigwe had no will, by now those kids would likely have nothing

i have said it more than once - in awolowos memoirs, he recounted how his dad dies when awo was 10 years old. his dad had money. but his dad's brother descended and shared the money and assets among themselves . in his words, they were instantly destitute. one brother even anted to inherit the mother. all awo got was a shirt because he was acknowledged as his fathers favorite

like raum knock oyibo culture in the name of sharing your prick, they did us a solid with inheritance rights.

Na olden days people dey try all those nonsense. Nowadays with people rallying round u, they will fail of they make such moves.

izzou:


I think there's a coalition, and they don't want to make it known yet.

He himself has also said they are all going to unite to remove APC.

This one na whining. A new party is already in place for them to port to.

Unless na LP all of them wan move to

raumdeuter:


You will now notice that the type of injustice Awolowo faced in 1919, 100yrs ago is now reducing and rarely heard of again

It will take time but the culture will correct itself

BlueRayDick in Yoruba land if you are monogamous most people dont even bother preparing a will. The father's property directly goes to the mother, who is expected to treat her own children fairly,

When both parents die the children share. My mom got from her father. Maybe it won't have been that way 150yrs ago

True Sha. It's the polygamous families that always have issues like dem MKO Abiola's family

izzou:


I think there's a coalition, and they don't want to make it known yet.

He himself has also said they are all going to unite to remove APC.

This one na whining. A new party is already in place for them to port to.

If this one na whining and he eventually ports, that means he Don provide dragging materials for his opps with this position he just took in the video. It will only cause more problem for him.

BlueRayDick:


The pronouncement of supreme court (case law) is actually superior to customary/traditional law.

Well, maybe in Ur culture land belongs to families but in normal settings a land purchased by a man belongs to him and he can always it on to his kids whether male or female. Any custom that forbids him ing it down to his female kids is discriminatory and has no leg to stand on in the face of the law

These things are gradually changing with time, irrespective of whether there's a law or not.

Back then, a woman's job is to stay at home and cater for the family

Today, men are going through life, ensuring that their daughters do Masters and get good jobs..Na those ones go stay house?

I have never heard about sharing another person's property in my own family. Everybody is busy thinking of how to excel before they die. Na those days all those ones dey happen.

My children's generation and beyond will most likely not hear all these stories in their prime

BlueRayDick:


If this one na whining and he eventually ports, that means he Don provide dragging materials for his opps with this position he just took in the video. It will only cause more problem for him.

I think they are intentionally doing it.

Atiku still dey parade as PDP candidate, even with how the whole stacks are against him internally.

There's a new party, and they have decided to wait till when they want to announce

Theflint1:
While the sentiment is understandable, there are ways he could have ed the information more professionally and he wouldn't have needed to mention Nigeria.

BlueRayDick:


The Interviewer messed up. There's no need saying all that since he knew they would do background checks.

Honestly, this is really sad. There’s absolutely no justification for the interviewer’s behaviour. If the roles were reversed—if someone from a different racial background had made the same comment—there would be a public outcry over racial discrimination, bias, and profiling.

This is exactly why most Western societies strive to build diverse interview s with people from various racial and cultural backgrounds. It’s also why they place a strong emphasis on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). Frankly, I suspect the only reason someone with his kind of reasoning and loose tongue was even included on the is because of diversity quotas—not because he possesses the qualifications or professionalism expected of someone in that position. Acting so uncouth in a professional setting is a fast track to serious consequences, and I sincerely hope the interviewee takes steps to hold him able.

I also get the sense that he’s projecting—accusing the interviewee of something he himself is guilty of. That’s likely the only reason he had the audacity to bring it up in that setting. In fact, if a proper background check were run on him today, I’d bet he has skeletons in his closet—just like we’ve come to realise that some of our so-called moral policemen on this thread aren’t who they claim to be.

You can’t boast about every intangible thing in your life, then suddenly claim you’re “just comfortable” when it comes to money, using that as an excuse not to talk about it. Broke is broke—and that’s okay.

And you definitely can’t claim to dislike Yahoo boys and corruption, only to turn around and mock a hardworking man for earning an honest living—just because you think his job is beneath you. No sir, that makes you a hypocrite.

raumdeuter:
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What do you think of this

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izzou:


These things are gradually changing with time, irrespective of whether there's a law or not.

Back then, a woman's job is to stay at home and cater for the family

Today, men are going through life, ensuring that their daughters do Masters and get good jobs..Na those ones go stay house?

I have never heard about sharing another person's property in my own family. Everybody is busy thinking of how to excel before they die. Na those days all those ones dey happen.

My children's generation and beyond will most likely not hear all these stories in their prime

I hope it stops. But recently I still had to deal with such issue on my desk.

The deceased guy was just 30, he worked with one of our subsidiaries as a junior staff before his demise. He left behind a young wife and daughter who is about a year old or thereabouts.

By company policy, a deceased staff's dependants are entitled to his death benefits which runs into millions depending on the deceased staff's level. All the dependants need to do is provide his death certificate and few other documents.

I learnt this guy's elder sister had carried his bike while the wife was still mourning and she was already making moves to gun for the death certificate and other documents so she can corner the wife and go directly to HR to get the brother's death benefits.

The person in HR reached out to me and narrated the whole issue to me. He made known of his desire to have the widow get the benefits instead of the sister who had already carried his bike, clothes and few electronics claiming she paid his school fees so she deserves to reap from his sweat.

Long story short, the wife got the death benefits eventually based on some of the advise I gave the HR person and the steps I asked him to follow. But the whole thing just made me shudder at the thought that there are indeed people who still think a woman with a kid should be thrown out to suffer. This particular lady married the guy against her own parents' wishes o; she abandoned her college of education Programe in her final year due to the pregnancy.

These things still dey happen o; na earlier this year the whole matter sup.

izzou:


I think they are intentionally doing it.

Atiku still dey parade as PDP candidate, even with how the whole stacks are against him internally.

There's a new party, and they have decided to wait till when they want to announce

Which party do they now want to use?

I hope it's not SDP because the old of the party can also cause problem in the party like what happened in Labour Party. All they just need is sumptuous offer from APC to 4ck things up and u will start seeing lawsuit flying left, right and center

diggz:




Honestly, this is really sad. There’s absolutely no justification for the interviewer’s behaviour. If the roles were reversed—if someone from a different racial background had made the same comment—there would be a public outcry over racial discrimination, bias, and profiling.

This is exactly why most Western societies strive to build diverse interview s with people from various racial and cultural backgrounds. It’s also why they place a strong emphasis on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). Frankly, I suspect the only reason someone with his kind of reasoning and loose tongue was even included on the is because of diversity quotas—not because he possesses the qualifications or professionalism expected of someone in that position. Acting so uncouth in a professional setting is a fast track to serious consequences, and I sincerely hope the interviewee takes steps to hold him able.

I also get the sense that he’s projecting—accusing the interviewee of something he himself is guilty of. That’s likely the only reason he had the audacity to bring it up in that setting. In fact, if a proper background check were run on him today, I’d bet he has skeletons in his closet—just like we’ve come to realise that some of our so-called moral policemen on this thread aren’t who they claim to be.

You can’t boast about every intangible thing in your life, then suddenly claim you’re “just comfortable” when it comes to money, using that as an excuse not to talk about it. Broke is broke—and that’s okay.

And you definitely can’t claim to dislike Yahoo boys and corruption, only to turn around and mock a hardworking man for earning an honest living—just because you think his job is beneath you. No sir, that makes you a hypocrite.

I dislike people in the work place who judge others based on their bias rather than what they can do on the job. U know the kind of people that will be in the interview , see a lady without earrings due to her religious beliefs(maybe deeper life) and u suddenly don't think she's fit for the job because u dont like deeper life.

And some people actually don't know it's not everything u think in Ur head u must say out to people. Knowing things not to say to people is actually a gift not most people have

raumdeuter:


Not that section Egbon diggz sent one guy out of the forum permanently when he brought out a bundle of $120,000 and the guy funlord fainted

Since then, If egbon diggz talk we dey hold biro write am down

Always wondered what happened to him. Dude just went ghost. Lol

Kaycee54321:
Everybody don "mature".

Someone should roll back the good old d.ick measuring days where men dey pictures of bundles and doings - with the proof of nairaland moniker and timestamp written on a piece of paper as evidence say you no thief the picture as borrow pose...

Those "show me your environment" days...

Lol.

Those days. All the drinks and chow and whatever, Dem don sheet am out tey tey. Lol

BlueRayDick:


I hope it stops. But recently I still had to deal with such issue on my desk.

The deceased guy was just 30, he worked with one of our subsidiaries as a junior staff before his demise. He left behind a young wife and daughter who is about a year old or thereabouts.

By company policy, a deceased staff's dependants are entitled to his death benefits which runs into millions depending on the deceased staff's level. All the dependants need to do is provide his death certificate and few other documents.

I learnt this guy's elder sister had carried his bike while the wife was still mourning and she was already making moves to gun for the death certificate and other documents so she can corner the wife and go directly to HR to get the brother's death benefits.

The person in HR reached out to me and narrated the whole issue to me. He made known of his desire to have the widow get the benefits instead of the sister who had already carried his bike, clothes and few electronics claiming she paid his school fees so she deserves to reap from his sweat.

Long story short, the wife got the death benefits eventually based on some of the advise I gave the HR person and the steps I asked him to follow. But the whole thing just made me shudder at the thought that there are indeed people who still think a woman with a kid should be thrown out to suffer. This particular lady married the guy against her own parents' wishes o; she abandoned her college of education Programe in her final year due to the pregnancy.

These things still dey happen o; na earlier this year the whole matter sup.

This one na just heartlessness, and not really about culture.

The woman learnt the hard way; Married into a wicked family and got first hand experience.

I really hope her family came through for her.

BlueRayDick:


Which party do they now want to use?

I hope it's not SDP because the old of the party can also cause problem in the party like what happened in Labour Party. All they just need is sumptuous offer from APC to 4ck things up and u will start seeing lawsuit flying left, right and center

Definitely not SDP.

BlueRayDick:


True Sha. It's the polygamous families that always have issues like dem MKO Abiola's family

One of the 1000+ ills of polygamy.

izzou:


Definitely not SDP.

ADC is the vehicle the oppositon has commandeered to do their bidding if they fail to solidify candidacy through either LP or PDP.

izzou:


This one na just heartlessness, and not really about culture.

The woman learnt the hard way; Married into a wicked family and got first hand experience.

I really hope her family came through for her.

Hopefully they take her back Sha because it seems she abandoned her family just to be with him only for him to wound up dead after few years of marriage.

My hope is that she uses the money well ; most likely start a business that can cater for her and kee kid's needs.

Theflint1:
ADC is the vehicle the oppositon has commandeered to do their bidding if they fail to solidify candidacy through either LP or PDP.

Shey people no dey inside ADC before ni?

They are better off ing a new party like APC did back then instead of using an existing party which it's existing can drag the soup of the party with them through a gazzilion of court cases funded by the ruling party APC

BlueRayDick:


Hopefully they take her back Sha because it seems she abandoned her family just to be with him only for him to wound up dead after few years of marriage.

My hope is that she uses the money well ; most likely start a business that can cater for her and kee kid's needs.

Unless one comes from a wicked family, I don't see why anyone should cancel their family because of marriage.

I can never do that, and my wife shouldn't.

When all the chips are down in life, it is your family that will have your back.

She learnt a very bitter lesson at a young age.