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Olufunmilola Adekiitan Omotayo
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

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Women and Customary Inheritance in Nigeria: A Critical Appraisal Olufunmilola Adekiitan Omotayo
Matondang Journal Vol 3 No 2 (2024): Màtondàng Journal
Publisher : Britain International for Academic Research (BIAR) Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/matondang.v3i2.1049

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This paper examines the inheritance and succession rights of women in Nigeria in relation to customary law. Using a critical appraisal approach, the study delves into the complexities and nuances of customary law and its impact on women's inheritance and succession rights. It analyses the various customary practices and cultural beliefs that affect women's rights to inheritance and succession. It provides a critical evaluation of the current practices and laws surrounding inheritance and succession rights for women in Nigeria. It reveals that the traditional inheritance system in Nigeria often favours male heirs and excludes women from inheriting properties or assets. This has resulted in persistent gender inequalities and discrimination against women in terms of land and property ownership. Furthermore, issues relating to succession in Nigeria are often based on customary practices and are largely patriarchal, which further exacerbates the issue of unequal inheritance rights for women. This poses a significant challenge to the empowerment and economic stability of women in Nigeria. The paper argues for the need for a shift in traditional and cultural practices that discriminate against women, hindering them from exercising their rights to inheritance and succession. It also suggests a need for legal and policy reforms that can promote gender equality and protect the rights of women in terms of inheritance and succession.
Traditional Marriage In Yoruba Culture: An Exploration Of Male Dominance Olufunmilola Adekiitan Omotayo
Lakhomi Journal Scientific Journal of Culture Vol 4 No 3 (2023): Lakhomi Journal : Scientific Journal of Culture, September
Publisher : Britain International for Academic Research (BIAR-Publisher)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/lakhomi.v4i3.1023

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This paper seeks to examine the structure of traditional marriage in the Yoruba culture and to explore how issues of bride price, virginity and fertility are used to reinforce male dominance. In the Yoruba culture, marriage is seen as a very important institution and it is regarded as a union between two families. Traditionally, the groom's family is responsible for providing a bride price to the bride's family. Bride price is seen as a bargaining chip, conferring rights to the husband to control the wife while also legitimizing her place in his family. Virginity is associated with purity and good character, with faithfulness to the husband being prerequisite for a good marriage. Fertility is seen as a duty of the wife and necessary for the continuity of the husband’s lineage. Failure to fulfil these roles was seen as grounds for divorce or repudiation. The paper adopts critical and reflective methods to explain male dominance as related to the issues of bride price, virginity and fertility in Yoruba traditional marriage and concludes that the traditional marriage practices that dictate these values are a source of inequality and oppression that reinforces male dominance in Yoruba society.
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