by Rachel Ogbu

We hear of the term “housewife” all the time but there is a growing number of men switching roles to become “house-husbands.”

In many parts of the world, this is common practice but it seems rare in Nigeria so Battabox this week decided to go out into in the street to ask  if a  Nigerian man can be a house husband.

“Ah! my religion does not permit that!” says one man sincerely. “The church says a man should go and look for money to feed his wife,” one man said.

“I cannot be a house husband because that’s not the purpose of a real man,” says another Lagosian. “A real man is supposed to be bringing money home for the woman. That’s what makes you a real man.”

He then goes on to add – “as a wife she needs to be submissive.”

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