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DO YOU HAVE AN ENEMY? THEY ARE FRIENDS IN DISGUISE - SEE HOW

According to the Bible verse in  2 Corinthians 12:10; when you are insulted, persecuted, hated for no reason, it makes you strong and there is always a lesson to learn from every adversity. Paul took pleasure in his weaknesses, in the insults howled at him because he believed that Christ's power rests on him to overcome and triumph. The power of Christ is available to make every weakness perfect and his grace abounds forever for when you are weak, then you are strong. We all have that one or two persons in our life we see as our enemy or maybe ''haters'' like we call it now. But do you know they are our friends in disguise? God uses them to hew us through our character and response to their gimmicks.  When you are insulted, you can retaliate with a pricking revenge or learn something and see it as a growth opportunity. In the book of Psalm 119:71, David admitted that it is good for him to be afflicted so that he might learn God's mandate. In other

TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE IN HAUSALAND - THE PROCESS AND RITES

The Hausa are one of the most congested ethnic groups in Africa. They are heterogeneous in nature but culturally homogeneous people. They reside mostly in the Northern part of the country known to them as ''Arewa'' which is translated as Northern Nigeria. They are primarily Muslims while few are Christians. Although a great number of people in this region speak the Hausa language, different tribes among them have their own unique dialects. The Hausa traditional marriage is not as time consuming or expensive like the Yoruba and Igbo traditional marriage rites. Unlike in other culture where you are allowed some kind of freedom with the opposite sex, a Hausa man and woman don't have such freedom and the only thing that will bring about sexual contact between them is marriage. The Na Gani Ina  is the first stage where the groom with his male friends and kinsmen visit the bride's family house to make their intention known. They also go along with gifts. The