Tag: Family
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Duties of a mother to her children – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A mother’s duties to her children start from conception. There are certain foods recommended for pregnant women at each stage of the development of the foetus for the proper formation and health of the baby. These foods include sweet potatoes, lean meat, berries, avocados, dairy products, fish liver oil, dried fruits, amongst…
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The mistake of Abram – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido And it happened that Abram (later Abraham) had to temporarily relocate to Egypt with his wife, Sarai (later Sarah), due to famine in Canaan. Just before they got to Egypt, Abram became worried that the Egyptians could kill him if they knew Sarai was his wife because she was beautiful. And it…
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Duties of the father to his children – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Fatherhood goes beyond the ability to get a woman (wife) pregnant. Fatherhood goes with continuous and enormous responsibilities. One, the father is the leader of his household. To be an effective leader, there are three domains of leadership in which every father must play. They are the ability to lead self, the…
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Families in Tears, Anguish over SARS Atrocities, By Michael West
By Michael West The appearance of scruffy looking, gun trotting rude guys on patrol in hijacked commercial or private vehicles do send jitters down the spines of Nigerians especially the youths. It is not because there’s any reported crime or breakdown of law and order but for the likelihood of being caught as preys in…
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Family honours J.P. Clark’s last wishes, buries him three days after death
The family of the late renowned emeritus professor of literature and poet, Professor John Pepper Clark on Thursday honoured the final wishes of the literary giant that his body should be interred within three days of his death without any form of fanfare. As the late Clark would want it, his body was committed to…
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Duties of the wife -Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A marriage is a union of a man and a woman (women in cases of polygamy), with the woman being the wife. Each spouse in a marriage has duties he/she has to fulfil for the marriage to run smoothly. Shirking of responsibilities by spouses is one of the major reasons why marriages…
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Family sacks’mother of 8-year old rape victim for seeking justice
Ifeyinwa Ezukamma, a 40-year old mother of five has been chased out of her matrimonial home by her husband’s family, for insisting on justice for her 8-year-old daughter, raped by her tenant. Ezukamma told newsmen that the incident took place in their country home, Ogidi, Idemili North Council Area of Anambra. She said though she…
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Creating a safe home for the children – Ozioma Onyeweaku
By Ozioma Onyeweaku It is no longer news that greater number of sexual abuses happen in the homes. We all weep at the fact that the homes are no longer safe for the children. One other case of serious concern going on in homes is sibling incest. This happens where an older or more powerful…
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Who goes first – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A friend and big brother had a private birthday celebration for his wife recently. In the course of the ceremony, he spoke glowingly about his wife and prayed for her. He also prayed for long life for both of them. What struck me most during the prayer was when he called the…
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Run your race, maintain your lane – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido A few Saturdays ago, a friend was doing his usual exercise around his estate. Another man, who was also doing his work out, breezed past him. The other man was walking faster. For every three laps (about 350 metres) he did, the other man overtook him. By the time he did 13…