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Lagos Talks 91.3
DIRECTIONS | Inheritance, Gender and the Cost of Tradition
33 minutes Posted Feb 8, 2026 at 12:23 pm.
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On this episode of Directions, the ladies unpack a deeply troubling family dilemma involving inheritance, gender bias, and cultural practice. The discussion centres on a man who married multiple wives and had children with them, but after his death, the family refused to allocate property to the wife whose children were all female.

Through thoughtful conversation, the episode examines patriarchy, the place of women and female children in inheritance matters, and the emotional and legal consequences of denying rights based on gender. Honest, reflective, and necessary, this episode confronts the human cost of tradition when fairness is left out of the equation.