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Expert Urges Women To Participate In Peace-Building

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Women the world over have been advised to actively participate in peace-building checking acts that could trigger crises in their respective communities.
Speaking with The Tide in Oyigbo last Tuesday, in an interview on the need for women’s contribution in peace-building globally, a renowned education expert and zonal Director of Ministry of Education, Oyigbo Local Government Area, Dr Mrs Christiana Sibor, said “women have the best source of information regarding the unpleasant activities of youths that could serve as a useful tool to enhance security in Nigeria”.
According to her, “the European Union (EU) funded project in partnership with the Federal and state, Ministries of Women Affairs and social Development is aimed at promoting women engagement in peace and security in Nigeria”.
As she puts it, “since women and children are more vulnerable in crises situations, it will not be out of place for women to be involved in peace-building in their communities”.
She said in every crisis, women and children are more vulnerable, stressing that, “they often are the majority of the people we see in internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp after any crisis. This is always the situations”.
The expert noted that when there is peace in any community, this class of people benefit more, adding that children can go to schools while the women can engage in several societal activities to keep their homes.
On the benefit of peace, Dr Sibor, explained that if the women benefit more when there is peace, it will be plausible for the people to be agents of peace-building in our communities”.
She further said that women must do everything possible to sustain peace and prevent crises. “Every conflict has indicators that mature with time and if not checked snowballs into crisis. Women are more observant when it comes to raising children. This makes them better placed to provide vital information”.
The educationist, however, said that if the women report unpleasant activities of their children that are being used by enemies of peace to security personnel, it would benefit the security personnel to nip the ugly scenario in the bud.
Here her: “Today, some women cover up for children r youths in their communities who engage in acts that jeopardize peace or could accelerate an already volatile situation”.
On roles of women in the society, Sibor called on government at all levels to organize aggressive seminar and workshop for women to enable them show-case their roles in order to prevent conflicts in their communities, appealing to them to be vigilant, sensitive and report any unpleasant acts to the security personnel as timely as possible.
Meanwhile, Int’l Widows Day is a global awareness day that takes place annual on 23rd June. The day was launched by the United Nations in 2010 to raise awareness of the violation of human rights that widows suffer in many countries following the death of their spouse.
In many countries with traditional societies, women find themselves left in poverty when their husbands die. In some countries, these women find themselves denied of inheritance and land rights, evicted from their homes, ostracized and abused.
The children of widows also often find themselves affected, withdrawn from school and more vulnerable to abuse, especially the girls.
Thus, International Widows Day works to encourage action in achieving full rights for widows, high lighting the need for more research and statistics into violence, discrimination and poverty suffered by widows. This is geared towards developing policies and programmes to address the problem.
The ultimate goal of the day is to develop resources and policies to empower widows and allow them have access to education, work, health care and lives free of violence and abuse. Enabling them to create a life for themselves and their children following the death of their husbands as well as ending a cycle of poverty and abuse.
Meanwhile, Int’l Widows Day is a global awareness day that takes place annual on 23rd June. The day was launched by the United Nations in 2010 to raise awareness of the violation of human rights that widows suffer in many countries following the death of their spouse.
In many countries with traditional societies, women find themselves left in poverty when their husbands die. In some countries, these women find themselves denied of inheritance and land rights, evicted from their homes, ostracized and abused.
The children of widows also often find themselves affected, withdrawn from school and more vulnerable to abuse, especially the girls.

 

Bethel Toby & Okoh Ekene

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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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