MAROON INK

              Growing up in a community in the Eastern part of Nigeria where men could take wives as they pleased without being questioned, heightened my quest for in-depth knowledge of polygamy in the global world, and why morality and religion have still not curbed it out totally. Different societies perceive polygamy to be a showcase of one's wealth and social status, while some other societies see it as a necessary evil to be curbed off the face of the earth. Different religions too view polygamy as an evil such that anyone who involves himself in it is always ex-communicated. On the other hand, others argue that no portion of the Christian Bible bans polygamy so it could be said to not be non-doctrinal, so they go ahead to practice polygamy. And the big question is: why have religion and morality not been able to curb polygamy in Africa- particularly, Nigeria?           This article, therefore, seeks to fill you in on...

  Does Incest have to be wrong because the Law says so?               We may have come across this issue of Incest being a crime or not, and you do not know what it entails. You've probably sought answers and haven't found.     This article seeks to inform you about all that there is to know about Incest as a crime, what Nigerian law and other foreign laws say about it, and why it should be prohibited or not.                   What is Incest?         According to the Eighth Edition of the Black's Law Dictionary, page 776, "Incest Is the sexual relationship between family members or close relatives, including children related by adoption(ie. through consanguinity or affinity).     The Online Webster Dictionary defines Incest as "sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry".      Collins English Dictio...