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The Nigerian Woman And Nobel Laureates

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The African woman can be considered an embodiment of grace and beauty, above all, the African woman is an embodiment of peace. It therefore, comes as no surprise that two Nobel Laureates came from two Liberian women; Ellen Sirleaf Johnson and Leymah Gbowee, they were both awarded a Nobel Laureate for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace building work.

Liberia is a country recovering from the ravages of war, a female president was sworn in at the wake of a post-war campaign, the presidency was given to a woman even in a male-dominated society not different from our beloved Nigeria.

We also had late Wangari Matthai, an environmentalist involved in forest conservation, she received a Nobel Laureate for Green Peace, and she died at the age of 71 while undergoing a cancer treatment. She wil1 be missed. There is the faith that more African women will emulate her dogged determination to preserve the rain forest in Kenya even in the midst of adversaries and tribulations, she stood out in the International community.

The Nigerian woman can also lead a non violent demonstration for instance the women that had a silent demonstration at the House of Representatives in Abuja, to protest the happenings in Jos. The impact of their demonstration led to a full awareness of the true situation of things in Jos. We also have the historical Aba Women’s riot in 1929 that engendered a change in issues that affected women adversely in their society.

It is a known fact that any society that has a people or a group with poor political participation or prowess, like children or youths, they are considered a minority, which is the position of women in the Nigerian society, this is because they do not have female governors or vice presidents, or even presidents. Yes in the west and east we have had female deputy governors, which is a plus, because we see their men encourage them at all times.

Nigeria is blessed with women of high repute, who have very strong intellectual capabilities; these women have also been the reason behind some great ideas in both the state and federal governments. Even after the 35% affirmative action, women are yet to be less cult figures and more of heroines in developmental issues of both infrastructure and the development of the well being of members of the Nigerian society.

Women in Nigeria, even after the realisation of their freedom to vote and be voted for, still act as figureheads in their political pursuits. Women’s involvement in politics is an issue that has been reiterated constantly by Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), United Nations, Women bodies and other women’s rights groups. Still the effect of most of these campaigns is yet to be realized in our Nigerian society. Women are their own problems because they portray themselves as the weaker sex, and are treated as such.

The Nigerian women have to take charge of the situation they find themselves in, to be relevant in the developmental process of their society. It is of great importance that the Nigerian woman realises she gave birth to the Nigerian society therefore whatever affects the society is her business. The vices the youths indulge in are her business, especially the misplaced use of the social network which is inimical to the image of our country, is the Nigerian woman’s business; it is left for her to arm herself with the knowledge of the use of the social network to checkmate the excesses of her children, grandchildren and wards in general.

The newly sworn-in members of the executive heading the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Rivers State Chapter have embarked on a sensitisation tour of the rural areas where they believe women with potentials dwell in, but are wallowing in ignorance. These women will be armed with the knowledge of developmental facilities and policies to guide them on how to access what government has for their well being, in terms of health and education.

The journalists are the watchdogs of the society, it will therefore, be unfortunate if the watchdog sleeps while things go wrong in its society. If these functions are carried out properly, Nigeria will produce a lot more female Nobel Laureates in the 21st century.

Enale Ndubere Kodu, Chairman  Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Rivers State

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The Wise Woman

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The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance,  it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire  shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has,  traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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A woman needs a man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money,  it is always difficult.


Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire  shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things.   A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has.  Traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.


According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.


The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

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