Tag: Marriage
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Love ‘wahala’ : PhD student sets self ablaze, hugs woman for rejecting marriage proposal
A 30-year-old PhD student died after setting himself ablaze and trying to kill a woman for allegedly turning down his marriage proposal at Government Institute of Science (GIS) in Aurangabad Monday afternoon, the police said. The deceased was identified as Gajanan Munde. According to the police, he followed the woman to the college where…
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Happy 10th anniversary to Marriage & Family column – By Francis Ewherido
My first article on this column was published in Saturday Vanguard of Nov. 17, 2013. That was 10 years ago. I say happy 10th anniversary to the Marriage and Family Column. The list of those who made this column possible and have helped to sustain it is long. I have an overwhelming urge to mention…
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Women deserve better treatment – By Francis Ewherido
I am not into women liberation the way it is seen in the Western world. For some westerners, the African culture is inferior, so we should scrap it and replace it with the Western culture. I was born in Africa and grew up in Urhobo land, to be specific. I am a typical Urhobo man,…
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“I caught my wife pants down with my cousin“
A businessman, Mr Justine Onu on Monday, urged a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Joyce, alleging that he caught her having sexual intercourse with his cousin.
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Marriage is practical, not theory – By Francis Ewherido
I was at a wedding reception. When it was time for the groom to give a vote of thanks, instead of thanking his guests who left other important activities to celebrate with him and his new wife, he went into a lecture on marriage and self-adulation. Some of us were bemused, but the chairman waited…
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Former African track queen, Ojokolo set to marry Delta politician
Former African track queen, Endurance Ojokolo, who specialized in the 100 metres is set to marry her heartthrob, Anthony Akpeki, a politician based in Delta State, Nigeria.
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Pete Edochie, wife imparted Apostolic blessing by Pope Francis
As veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie and his wife, Barrister Mrs Josephine Edochie celebrate their 53 years of marital bliss, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis has imparted apostolic blessing on them.
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Why young people are having issues in marriage – Registrar
Mr Akinwumi Akintayo, Chief Marriage Registrar of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Marriage Registry has said young people have a particular thing in mind about marriage and that when they get inside and don’t get that thing they are expecting, they will start having issues.
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Silent killers and suspicious spouses – By Francis Ewherido
When you are in the marriage and family business, you come across all kinds of questions and situations. Somebody asked me, “How is it that the men always die first in marriages?” I have always felt that the men are older, so they should naturally die first. That is one of the major factors in…
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How I married my wife, Gloria with help from family, friends – Mike Bamiloye
As Mike Bamiloye looks forward to marking his 34th wedding anniversary, the popular Nigerian Christian film actor has narrated how he married his wife, Gloria with help from family and friends.