From my mailbox

It is quite a pity that out of desperation, politicians are ready to put to ridicule the great religion of Islam because there is nothing Islamic about either the APC or PDP. And I wonder if the PDP is already  for Christians if another party is trying to Islamise Nigeria as claimed by Olisa Metuh. Ignorant […]

It is quite a pity that out of desperation, politicians are ready to put to ridicule the great religion of Islam because there is nothing Islamic about either the APC or PDP. And I wonder if the PDP is already  for Christians if another party is trying to Islamise Nigeria as claimed by Olisa Metuh.
 Ignorant people must desist from associating Islam with Nigeria’s dirty politics and it is the duty of all Muslims to call on Olisa Metuh to tender apology and desist from such unwarranted provocation of Muslims.
 I am surprised that a lot of Muslims that ought to speak against the provocation have decided to keep sealed lips as if they have all been cowed.
 Let me remind all of us that great nations are only built when citizens respect the religions and cultural values of one another and Nigeria cannot be an exception if we aspire to join the comity of such countries.
Idris Mohammed

Re- Men need marriage advice too
We must understand that marriage is a mutual agreement and way of life but, not a one sided or dictator sort of living. We are to live together and make each other happy and enjoy the institution.
It should be known that before getting married,  a person was  first attracted by certain things in his /her partner, so the attraction should  be nurtured always, which would make the husband and wife to live in harmony and  continue to cherish each other.
Men, this is a challenge.  Therefore take note of hair grooming, shaving, using perfume, dressing nicely as if you are still in courtship and all sorts of good manners of oral hygiene.
Mohammed Suleiman

I   concur with your submission 100 per cent. I can attest to many personal experiences on this ugly habit of my fellow men. I have come across some in the work place where you can hardly stand doing a one-on-one conversation with them due to the pungent odour that oozes from their mouth. In fact most co-workers avoid them unless where necessary.
It is the same experience at worship centres like mosque, because when you stand near such people (especially during Fajr/dawn prayer), you feel like vomiting due to the terrible bad breathe from them.
You forgot to mention other dirty habits common with men; these are: picking their nose with their fingers, cleaning their ears with pen/pencil/toothpick or using their fingers directly; sneezing or coughing without covering the mouth with a  handkerchief, blowing their nose with their hands directly instead of using tissue or handkerchief, etc.
 I pray my fellow men will be guided by the etiquettes of Islamic  guidance which clearly spelt out how we should maintain clean and healthy life styles. I stand to be corrected.
 Umar Abdulla

Re- coping with difficult neighbours
This article made laugh, particularly when I remember the case of one man that had lived in a rented house where tenantts shared a toilet. He said he couldn’t bear it as some were not cleaning the toilet. So he had to find another house.
On the issue of some housewives that are fond of asking for food items from their neighbours, the habit is so rampant that some are purported to   ‘borrow’ cups of rice, which they never pay of course. And some women don’t want to be cautioned by their husbands on that, they would say they pity those housewives as their husbands are neglecting them, or have travelled, so they have to help them.
Sanusi Nguru

Re-When parents beat children to death
I think many of these incidences we see where parents beat their children to death happen by mistake and not intentional. The source of the error may include anger, influence of drugs such as alcohol and under rating the consequence of reckless beating among others.
 The way forward is for parents to be cautious and avoid excessive beating as a form of discipline. They can avoid corporal punishment entirely on minors especially when they are very angry, as anger can make you  do terrible things that you may regret later, such as inflicting injury.
Likewise, parents should avoid beating the children with hard or sharp objects that can inflict severe pains and injury easily. Moreover, children should not be hit on delicate parts like the face and others.
Bagudu, Minna