bigfrancis21:


From the way you're sounding, I don't think you're grounded well enough in the state of Igbo matters. I am an Igbo myself and I won't lie on the internet just to pretend that the system no longer exists. Yes, the osu system in Igboland has been reduced immensely and nobody discriminates openly against an osu in Igboland. Nobody can tell between an osu and diala in Igboland, especially in the township areas because nobody cares. The issue of osu mainly comes up when it is time for marriage or kingship in a village. This is when the groom's family (if dialas) go to find out about the bride's family (iju ese). This has been the cause of the end of several to-be marriages in Igboland, when the bride's family is discovered to have osu status. Many times, Igbo kids born and bred outside Igboland barely know they are one and they only find out when they are engaged already and their fiance's family does the asking around (iju ese) and discovers her status. This can be very heart-wrenching for the bride most times. According to the way it is done, a diala (freeborn) who marries an osu automatically becomes an osu. Several efforts have been made to stop this practice, especially by religious figures, but then which diala families are willing to be bold to marry an osu family because rumour will spread around the village that they are no longer dialas but osus by marriage. This leaves ladies with osu status in a tight position to seek out marriage strictly to osu guys (reducing their dating pool in Igboland) or marry outside to other tribes where no one cares about their osu status.

But from the way it is mentioned here on nairaland, one would think that the osu system is very bad in Igboland. However, it is not. I spent over 11 years in Imo state and did my entire secondary school there and I never came across an osu (doesn't mean they did not exist but nobody cared or knew who was one or not), not even once nor I heard anyone call another person an 'osu'. Infact you could be reported or charged for openly calling someone an 'osu'. Everyone intermingled freely - at school, in the market, at work, in the public place etc. Due to urbanization/westernization now, Igbos predominantly live in the city where they intermingle thus no one would know who is osu or diala. Only the villagers in the village still know which families or sections or villages are diala or osu.

DaFlash:
Afonjas transforming the lives of f|atheads since beginning of time.

waternogetenemy:


I am glad u know.

As 4 the rest, keep talking trash. If any igbo guy wants to get married today, it is done, most times dey dont want to get married until later. Is Jim Iyke broke?

Do u want me to run their names and u will find that money is never a factor. These igbo girls are so important to u, go and have them all.


Stop disturbing our peace.

CandyDiamond:

In Anambra state there nothing like OSU,in fact some families answer OSU as surname, like Bravery OSU, Chioma OSU, OSU things is no longer relevant in Igboland with white men Christianity, remember that OSU is somebody that committed a big crime or abomination somewhere and seek refuge in another community or a migrant that settled in another village or somebody that committed a crime and run to Oracle for protection against punishment, so all this things don't happen in Igboland again with Christianity, people don't worship idols in igboland again, so where is osu things coming from again after almost 200years of Christianity in Igboland

waternogetenemy:


Who do the igbo men in southest marry, if i may ask? U marry the left overs.

Secondly, my sisters is a no go area for non-igbos, we are the serious ones that take our culture too seriously.

I am really sorry to have to turn u down. Any of dem would not even entertain such idea, dey love being igbo so much.

Besides, the type of money, care and material things they receive from Dad and Brother puts us in a strategic position to select(hand pick) their husband as we deem fit.

My sisters are really spoilt.

Twistaray:


Hehehehe

C'on don't be angry nah

Let me explain. From what we've all observed here ibo people detest, infact do not want anything to do with yorubas.

Now, at the rate at which inter marriage between ibo women and yoruba men right now it's obvious that yoruba have nothing to loose because once a typical ibo hear name such as " Chima babalola et al the child in question is tag mix or osu. What this means is that you will have 99% of those mix more into SW thereby adopting yoruba way of life,culture,language above ibo. Yoruba being the land of the freeborn--no osu et al

Onelove

Israelfx2:
I maintain that the election ought to have been postponed in the spirit of fairness. jegede won his last appeal at supreme court on Thursday and the election held on Saturday,just 2 days. but then again u look at our electoral laws, it bans campaign 48 hours to the election, 2 days. which time was given to jegede to campaign? congrats to Akeredolu shall. God gives power

gbosaa:


Afonja committing plagiarism since the beginning of time.

Did you get permission to use that line? The things we do for all you afonjaaaaaas.

Igbo women rock. IGbo women Bleep a lot.

Beautiful Chioma from the land of the beautiful red soil has transformed Mr Ake by the moderate use of red oil, banning of gbegiri, ewedu, watery beans, green slimy algae from her kitchen.

Look at mr Ake's beard glowing. What a happy family.

waternogetenemy:


The bolded is damn right and for good reason too, intertribal marriages is not a factor or good reason.

Secondly u talk about taking the igbo man place, let me ask u, can u in this life and the next ever be Eze Nri?

Which place are u talking about? Is that woman in the picture the most beautiful woman in the world or is it just the brand and tag igbo that gets u so excited?

I have always said that yoruba tribalism is the worst in Nigeria and it is true.

The rest that u wrote are area of concern 4 you and not anybody else. U think after u as a father marry igbo, the child will now be the one to respect culture. lolllz u are hilarious.

Igbo man place is of limited to the far lands of the East. We no dey marry yoruba, we prefer white women, even south african women to anything Nigeria has to offer outside the SS/SE.

bigfrancis21:

1)With the rate of east-west marriages going on in the west, the west is gradually being saturated with Igbo blood/DNA with so many half-Igbos littered across south west. In no time the amount of pure Yorubas may be minority. Probably, DNA studies of Yorubas will take on a new dimension with a great many having maternal DNA (mitochondrial DNA - the mitochondria is something every child inherits exclusively from the mother) from Igboland.
2)PS: I don't mean to discriminate but I would like to add here that majority of Igbo ladies (especially from Imo state) that marry outside are those who faced discrimination or little chances of marrying within Igboland due to an 'osu' status thus the preference to marry outside. These ladies who marry outside do so primarily out of internal pressures. If the osu caste system were to be stopped in Igboland completely, majority of the few percentage of Igbo ladies marrying outside would prefer to marry within the tribe.

Twistaray:


#Spits#
What sort of evil wish is that? Gerrahere mehnnn.

Nooooooooooooo

But don't worry one of these days one of our sons aka aka " Ikechkwu bamidele will do justice to that.

Onelove oo

SaffronSpice:

1) Not to worry,they get raised in Yorubaland, so epigenetics will surely have its way.

2)Love has a mind of its own.
Why are you trying to make it sound like the 'Yoruba demons' are not walking down the aisle with some of the best Igbo chics out there?
C'mon, we know better.

waternogetenemy:


LIKE U SAID, WE WILL SEND HIM BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST FASTER THAN HIS LEGS CAN TOUCH THE GROUND. IGBO MEN IN LAGOS MARRY IGBO WOMEN IN LAGOS.

Israelfx2:
I maintain that the election ought to have been postponed in the spirit of fairness. jegede won his last appeal at supreme court on Thursday and the election held on Saturday,just 2 days. but then again u look at our electoral laws, it bans campaign 48 hours to the election, 2 days. which time was given to jegede to campaign? congrats to Akeredolu shall. God gives power

Twistaray:



Gbamiiiii

You've done justice to this tete'atete between I and I.



More grease to yoruba demons

More and bigger population for yoruba.

Wataguaniiii

AnnaKareninaFan:
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waternogetenemy:


Guy, go back, and repost, i edited it.

Twistaray:



Heheheheh
Ifayeeeiiii

Anyway I don't think that would make any difference afterall.
The truth has force itself on your finger

obataokenwa:
She's from my state. igbos are doing well. Madam, congratulations. may God be with you.

waternogetenemy:


Dude, tell ur people to never leave tribalism, it will keep bearing all types of fruit. Enjoy!

Twistaray:

But if we hate you people that much I doubt yoruba people,men would want to have anything to do with your women?

Forget NL. Everything ain't the reality.

Everyday life for naija, lagos na hustle abeg

bigfrancis21:


@no 2...not really. Igbo ladies with osu status have difficult times marrying within Igboland thus their preference to marry outside, and Yoruba guys have this crazy penchant for Igbo ladies, thus it falls in well for these two groups. At least 70% of Igbo ladies married outside tend to have an osu status.

DaFlash:
Afonjas transforming the lives of f|atheads since beginning of time.