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Can a Man Rape his Wife?

By  Nwokocha Chidinma Grace Benny sat on the bed lost in thoughts. It was 2:00am and he was finding it very difficult to sleep. The previous night was the worst ever. His wife had once again denied him sexual intercourse. What could possibly be wrong with him? Wasn’t he man enough or was he not good enough for her? He has tried his best to be romantic.  Before his attempt to demand his right, he had decorated the room with flowers and ribbons and had installed party lights in the room. But she was unyielding, and had fought him off violently.  He had sustained injuries in the process, but the injuries did not bother him. His manhood was hurting and he knew sooner or later, he would have to do something to quench the fire in his bossom. There was however something Benny did not know about his wife or any other person for that matter. It was something she had kept secret for long. If Benny knew about it, he would probably have not contracted the marriage. This is what

The Dance of the Python: How Legal is it?

By E. S. O. Ogholaja, Delta State The Nigerian legal airspace is once again disturbed by the activities of the executive arm of government. About a week ago, the Nigerian military acting on orders from ABOVE stormed Abia state in the eastern part of the country, in a bid to cleanse the state from the agitations for the sovereign state of Biafra anchored by IPOB (indigenous people of Biafra) under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The military code named the cleansing as " operation Python dance 11 (Egwu Eke 11). In furtherance of the operation, innocent citizens were injured or killed by the kaki boys. We are of the humble view that the " egwu eke 11" is not only illegal but also a stentorian breach of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended. Our view is fortified by these following reasons: Firstly, the military is not saddled with such duty by our constitution. Section 215(3) of the 1999 constitution provide that : " the president or such other mini