Logan23:


Shut up u Moronic maggot, Desist from igbo cultural matters, its above u.
Only an idiot can indulge in a topic he has ZERO knowledge about.

CzarChris:
This is as real as daylight, my guy bought a full box of george wrappers and they called the fattest woman in the community to stand on top of it and compress it further to make space for more wrappers. Before they accepted to box of wrapper.

Which kin virgin? They divorced after 3years of marriage.

Logan23:


Keep quiet.

slawormiir:
Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright ....
Ogbeni forget all this long bla bla
What shall it profit a man to pay 200 naira for bride price

But last last them go still come shock you with list way you nor fit afford

coolangel54:
In my hometown of Amaekpu, Ohafia, brideprice is just #60. The items on the list were all monetized and beat down. My husband's people came prepared and bargained very well the items on the list and my father was very firm with his kinsmen that he isn't selling his daughter.

In all, both wedding and traditional, we didn't spend above #600,000. Dowry was paid a day before the wedding and the next day being Saturday, both ceremonies were done officially.


In all, do not generalize as tradition differs from one place to another. Secondly, if the father of the bride is the best father in the world, he won't sell off his daughter and will pre-warn his kinsmen not to over task his inlaws.



Otutuoma ndioma!

NAETTE:

To move the yams to their barns

Logan23:



I have more than enough grounds to correct very stupid and idiotic comments as long as concerns anyone saying rubbish about my tribe, culture and tradition

PerfectlyPerfect:

The list is usually high but very very negotiable. You can be asked to bring 20 tubers of yam and you'll negotiate to 10 tubers. The fact is that you're not even expected to buy everything on the list

Ebubeokoro:
With the big list your Yoruba brothers still run to Ibo land to marry.... receive sense

Logan23:

Dont be a fool.
If u cant read n understand english language, then stay clear

Igbochief001:
Finally someone talks about this

1) in igbo land ...your village and your mom's village owns u , not your family ...your family is just caretakers ...so u must marry her from the village then family

2) most of the list given to you would be used for your traditional marriage , rice , drinks , and the rest

3) the list is made big very big like in my village so that u can't pay all , it's believed once u pay all the woman is yours for ever and u can do what ever u like

The idea is to give u a big list u can't pay ...so that u can owe your in-laws ...and with that treat your wife well

All you have to say is my in-laws this is what I have for now ...we know they don't complete the marriage of a woman ...we would keep paying the debt as long as I'm alive ...simple

4) it's insulting to pay the bride price that I are told , u should bargain it and beg them to accept what u have

Infact as a man your people would from vex and leave u would go and beg them and beg them to come back , and so forth it's just ceremony to show u are paying from your noise to get the beautiful flower

5) no body talks about what the girls people give to her , in my place mbaise , we buy her all her kitchen equipments , from the smallest to the biggest after her white weeding or her first delivery

Two for each delivery we go for omugu , they carry everything she and her husband people would eat for 3 months



Finally igbo weeding is nothing compared to kalabari, opobo bonny and okrika

nijabazaar:


Peace..

thatigboman:
I want to create this post in order to disabuse the minds of nairalanders on the misconceptions about much-talked about igbo bride prices.
Contrary to the belief that igbo bride prices run into millions, the bride prices are usually a token. In my hometown in Arondizuogu, Imo State, it is about N200.

The misconception arises from the list given to family of the intending groom. That list is far different from the bride price.
Different people in igboland give different lists in igboland for the different groups in the village they come to marry - the daughters of the family (my 2 year old children get their shares in my place), the women, the youths and the elders. And there are options. You either bring the items or bring the money. Example, u can go to a community and they ask you to bring 10 big yams, another can ask for 20 kegs of palm wine, others can ask for coconut. And youths in my place must ask for a roll of cigarettes, benson or rothmas. And the groom has an option, either to buy them and bring according to specifications or just drop money.

Buying the items usually bring problem. U can buy 10 big yams, and they tell u that it is only 2 that are big, you have to pay for the other 8 'small ones'. U can buy Life and Hero drinks, and they say no, one must be Star, so some people will prefer to pay cash and will be taxed heavily.
All in all, all the issues will be settled, so no worries.

let other igbos and other nairalanders contribute.

Jefferyhi86:
Oga suit urself oooo, tribal advocate

golddare:


Must your conversation start with insults?

Even the op did not argue with expensive list of items rather he only differentiate list from bride price.

It's your type that will be shouting and complaining about Police brutality but enjoys cyber bullying, I know your type.

Amotekun777:
I'll rather remain single if the ONLY availoble option for me is Igbo. No way in the world would I engage with pple that place excessive value on money and materiality. Such pple can and will do anything for money.

Okoro pple and their love for money. They literally sell their daughters $$$ to the highest bidder claiming some stupid traditions. Anything that involves excessive $$$$ ain't no tradition but, GREED! I was a best man at one of my childhood's wedding to an Igbo chic in Chicago some years back. We all waited for >4hrs while they're busy deliberating the bride price. Just imagine! Everyone was frustrated!

My friend's mom told me, that's what she's been warning my friend about. She kept wondering how people can ever place monetary value on their daughters?

I can have Igbos as friends NOT as family!

Amotekun777:


WRONG! Igbos girls run to Yoruba guys to be civilized. After all 90% of Igbos already ran away to Yoruba lands for better living.

Logan23:



Keep mute n quit talking more trash that u know nothing about

Logan23:



It is actually yoruba boys that rush after igbo women. Davido is rushing an igbo girl, davidos grand dad rushed an igbo woman, FFK rushed an igbo woman, Gov of ondo state rushed an igbo woman too

Yoruba men know d worth of igbo women, that's why they rush them everyday

Logan23:


IGBO masturbator.

Have u ever seen an IGBO MAN commenting on anything relating with yoruba culture The answer is NO.

Same way, Keep away from IGBO cculture,U have zero knowledge about it.

Logan23:



Shut up. What concerns u in this thread discussing about igbos? Why are u here crying n making animal noises? Did we call u? Goan handle ur shiit and get away from.here

Gracchus:
You be very stupid. Why did your tribeman tried to drag yoruba into this, you actually think I would have Comme nted on the thread if that dude didn't bring Yoru a into this. You people should handle your shit yourself, stop trying to involve other tribes, it's your headache.

pietrodark:
Cultures are different. I agree, piling up items on a list like you're selling your daughter doesn't make any sense.

But then, not all Igbo towns are the same, there are towns where you won't spend more than 100k on items on the list, and there are towns where you'll spend up to 500k, and even more.

I've attended a traditional wedding at Nnobi, the items they asked for were not up to 80k and the girls family handled the cooking for the event.

It's a serious concern everywhere, in Tiv I hear the traditional ruler made a decree that any family that takes anything more than 200k for everything concerning a traditional marriage would be in trouble.

This is how bad it's gotten, some families will use that chance to make every penny back. But then if the guy is calm with the girls father, he can get a lifeline. My uncle married from Amucha in Imo state. His wife's dad practically told him the things he should bring and asked him to forget the rest, that he would insist to the family elders that he doesn't want that.

Last last, na to pray say make ground soft for all men sha so we go fit marry wife wey God don ordain for person, because finally life no balance...