Some Abuja residents have said that hair braiding makes men appear irresponsible and that the practice is foreign to Nigerian culture.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hair braiding or weaving is popular among African women as they use it to maintain their natural hair textures.
Some Nigerian men have lately also adopted it as a fashion statement, especially footballers and those in the entertainment business as a way of creating a unique identity for themselves in society.
But a cross-section of Abuja residents interviewed by NAN in Abuja said hair braiding should be restricted to women alone, as it is their exclusive reserve.
Mr Vincent Chukwuebuka, a resident of Wuse 2, said that “society sees men who engage in hair braiding as people who deviate from societal norms and values and as such have nothing to offer to the society.
“ People tend to see them as being irresponsible in society because they tend to look rough and unkempt.
“The African culture does not accept men braiding their hair, men who braid their hair are mostly moved by the trends just to fit in.
“Though braiding was once seen as a social act in Nigeria, our present culture does not accept it. ” I personally do not like judging people by the way they look, but I think we should follow the rules guiding our society,’’ Chukwuebuka said.
Mr Collins Okoroafor, a resident of Kubwa, supported the claim, adding that the reason why men braid their hair is to copy from celebrities.
He said they are trying to imitate the popular culture of the current time, to look stylish and feel belong. “Celebrities have a great influence on people, they see their favourite artist on braids and they do the same, though it is not part of our culture.
“ The conservative nature of the Nigerian culture does not accept male braiding hair.
” Once a typical Nigerian sees someone who braids hair, they think he is into music or a gang member or he is not someone you can look up to as a responsible person.
“ I also do not think that is a way to judge someone though, but our culture is too conservative to accept it,’’ he said.
However, Mr Michael Okoye, a resident of Gwarimpa, there is nothing wrong with hair braiding for men, saying he braids his hair because he is an artist and needs to portray what he does.
“I think males keeping their hair is part of our culture, our forefathers kept their hair so I do not get the hate on it by people this present time. We cannot change that part of our culture, cutting off your hair to me is slavery.
“We are only mimicking the western culture by cutting our hair. Keeping or braiding my hair is my choice, our culture should accept it because it was once a part of us,’’ Okoye said.
Ms Esther Joseph, a resident of Dei-Dei said that there is always a wrong impression of those who braid their hair.
She said that they are either seen as thugs or yahoo boys. “ Men who braid their hair always get the wrong impression from people, though they might be responsible individuals, people would not know until after a one-on-one conversation with them.
“ Though I do not think one should be portrayed by the way they look, everyone has a culture and African culture is not in support of it,’’ she said.(NAN
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Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on October 26 begin a full hearing of the petition filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor-elect.
Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the tribunal made this pronouncement after concluding the pre-hearing session on Thursday.
The tribunal was asked to dismiss the applications of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking the discontinuation of the petition brought to it by Governor Oyetola.
Counsel for Oyetola and the APC, Lasun Sanusi, SAN, at the sitting of the tribunal argued that Adeleke’s, PDP’s and INEC’s reliance on a Federal Court High judgment was nothing but an abuse of court process.
Sanusi argued this while replying to separate applications of the trio, seeking the dismissal of the petition based on the already appealed Federal High Court judgment disqualifying Oyetola from contesting the election.
Citing Supreme Court decisions in the case of Jegede Vs INEC, 2021, 14NWLR, Pt 1797, page 409, the counsel said the court had ruled that the signatories to the letter conveying the nomination of a candidate were not the nominators; rather, the nomination was done by party members at the congress, hence, the judgment could not stand.
Meanwhile, the counsel for INEC, Prof. Paul Ananaba, SAN; counsel for Adeleke, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN and counsel for the PDP, Dr. Alex Izinyon, SAN, agreed that any decision the tribunal would take on the matter would have to wait until the Appeal Court and the Supreme Court decided on it.
They noted that they just decided to argue the applications to have it on record, a position which the tribunal agreed with and put on record.
Also, in other applications totalling nine by the three respondents, they asked the tribunal to strike out some paragraphs of the petition on the grounds that they were either lumped together or not related to the 2022 election.
In response to each of the applications, Sanusi said all the cases cited by the respondents were misconceived, adding that they were not applicable in the instance case.
He cited the case of INEC Vs Otti, 2016, 8NWLR, where the Supreme Court hinted that INEC was supposed to be neutral, arguing that all the processes filed before the panel have not portrayed the commission’s neutrality.
Sanusi further argued that the applications filed by the respondents were only meant to prevent the tribunal from focusing on hearing the petition on merit, asking the panel to dismiss the applications.
Subsequently, counsel for all parties in the matter agreed to begin the full hearing starting with the calling of witnesses on October 26.
In his ruling, the tribunal declared the pre-hearing session concluded and announced that the pre-hearing conference report would be presented on October 17.
NEWS UPDATE?Nigeria Air Force who died in the crashed NAF Alpha-jet that crashed in Borno state laid to rest (photos)
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The remains of Flight Lieutenant Chapele Ebiakpo, one of the pilots of the NAF Alpha-Jet aircraft that crashed in Maiduguri, Borno state on March 31, 2021, have been laid to rest.
It will be recalled that the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet was declared missing on 31 March 2021 after losing radar contact. The crash site was later discovered and the bodies of the two pilots onboard the ill-fated jet were recovered. The pilots were on the battlefield fight Boko Haram members when the jet crashed.
On Thursday, October 13, friends and family members of the Late Ebiakpo gathered together at the National Military cemetery to bid him farewell. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.
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