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If They Prove Stubborn, Go To Court – Nigerian Lady Calls On Women To Demand For Equal Share In Family Properties

For generations, many women in Nigeria have been excluded from inheriting family property, especially in places like Igboland, where cultural practices denied daughters the right to their father’s estate. However, in 2014, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled that these traditions are discriminatory and unconstitutional. A five-man panel of Justices declared that the practice violated […]