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Wrappers and Blouses– (George/Hollandis/Nigerian Wax)
Jewelry – (Gold plated earings, necklaces)
Head ties and Shoes (Different types and colours)
Hand bags and wrist watches (Different types and colours)
Toiletries (Body creams, bathing soaps, washing detergents, etc.)
Beverages and food items
Cash gift (lump sum) –Ogwe ego
Drinks (Malt & Minerals)
SECTION B: NMANYA UKWU (BIG WINE) – KINSMEN (UMUNNA)
The items in this category will be shared amongst the heads of the extended family of the bride to be.
Bottles of Seaman’s Schnapps (millennium brand)
Kolanuts
Gallons of Palmwine
Cartons of Beer, Malt and Mineral drinks
Heads of Tobacco with potash
Rolls of cigarettes
1 goat
Cash gift (Lump sum) – Ego Umu’Nna
OTHER CASH GIFTS THAT MAY BE DEMANDED DURING THE COURSE OF THE CEREMONY
“Ego nfotu ite” (cash to bring down symbolic cooking pot) – ₦ 1,000
“Ncha kishi udu” (Toasting of wine) – ₦ 1,000
“Ego Ogo cherem” (money for the inlaws) – ₦ 50,000
“Ego maternity” (money for future maternity) – ₦ 1,000
“Ego Onye Eze” (money for village chief) – ₦ 1,500
“Ogwe Ego” (lump sum) – ₦ 5,000
SECTION C: N’MEPE UZO (OPENING OF GATE) – GENERAL
30 tubers of Yam
2 bags of Rice
2 bags of Salt
2 cartons of Star Beer
2 cartons of Guinness Stout
2 cartons of Maltina
6 crates of Minerals
3 bottles of Seaman’s Schnapps (millennium brand)
30 bulbs of onions
1 gallon of red Palm oil (10 -25 litres)
1 gallon of Groundnut oil (25 litres)
A basin of Okporoko (Stockfish)
2 pieces of Goat leg (Ukwu Anu ewu)
25 loaves of Bread
1 carton of Tin Tomatoes
1 carton of Tin Milk
1 carton of Tablet soap
20 Pieces of Morning Rose powder
1 gallon of Kerosene
20 heads of Tobacco
10 packets of cigarettes
5 pieces of George/Hollandis/Nigerian Wax
3 pieces of Umbrella
1 Big Box (Apati)
2 Big Basins
2 pieces of Igbo Blouse
2 pieces of Headties
Gold necklaces and Wrist watches (minimum of 2 pieces)
1 piece of Lantern/Lamp
“Ikpo Onu Aku Nwayi” (Bride price) – Negotiable

Usually the UMUADA and UMUNNA’s are quite a number in each clan and a minimum of three pieces/cartons per item above will be demanded before the bride to be is let out of her father’s house on the engagement day. [size=28pt]More often than not, their demands are non-negotiable but can be influenced by the bride to be’s family.[/size]. A sure way of enrichment!

Bolubaba: I want to marry an Igbo girl and I earn 25k per month. How am I going to get this done

When u are 70 the elders and kingsmen will consider your savings!

Sagna of all people, papa God noni ooooo, arsenal I see u lifting the trophy.

Bliss4Lyfe: Igbo girls don't come cheap oh. Parents spend alot for masters programme abroad to say the least. Igbo guys know this and don't complain, but imo is more expensive than anywhere in igboland.

are their bride price graded according to education level attained ?

oddy1113: A house boat houseboat live aboard information costs of ownership for house boats including insurance . In charge of licensing taxing and regulating houseboats in the UK running into hundreds of thousands of pounds this is no small investment .



pikalaina

so what's your take?

Eze Promoe: [color=crimson]Every Igbo lady worth spending such for.
But I'll still advice the price to be cut down for the sake of people who can't afford it.
Mbaise girls and the whole people in general are smart, beautiful and hardworking, I don't blame them much if they tag their daughters with the same price tag as private jet.[/color]

[size=16pt]so bank must be broken to marry? Hmmm babes go old.[/size]

zeelo2014: All these things u listed can be drastically cut down. Afterall very poor still get married daily

what will u say about this group of people that makes a compulsory list for the groom? like mbaise, mbaitolu, mbano

‘Nne, I want my Igba Nkwu to be something to write about’, Ijeoma said to me with so much excitement.

‘Sure, why not? The last time I checked, you made me the sacrificial lamb for a ‘ritualistic marriage ceremony’. Does a man need to rob a bank or be super-duper rich to marry an Igbo girl?’ Adewale cuts in mockingly with his strong ‘britico’ accent.

‘Is it my fault that I am an Igbo girl….eh…Adewale? Why must our own wedding be an issue?’ she snaps back in an angry tone.

‘Enough, both of you’, I quickly chipped in to douse the all too frequent war of words that was about to erupt between the two love birds over the customary Igbo traditional marriage ceremony – popularly referred to as ‘Igba Nkwu Nwanyi’. It means “The Wine Carrying of a Woman” and for many decades has been generally accepted as the Igbo word for traditional marriage.

So what really does an Igbo traditional marriage entail?

Introduction – Ikwu Aka (Knocking)
Marriage in Igboland is not just an affair between the future husband and wife but also involves the parents, the extended family and villages. When you’re planning for the introductory part of your proposed union, you must bear in mind that there are two stages in this process. Depending on the Igbo community involved, the intending groom will be required to make two visits to the bride to be’s family.

First, the intending groom, accompanied by his father or any elder relative or close family friend will visit the father of the bride to be formerly introduced and state their intention. They will then agree on a latter time to meet with other members of the bride to be’s family. No gift is required for this initial visit.

For the return visit, the intending groom’s family (not limited to the parents) will meet with the bride to be’s family and restate their intention. At this stage, it is expected that the bride to be’s family will have had ample time to investigate the groom to be’s family and must have reached a conclusion on the proposal. The prerequisites for this visit may vary from village to village, but, basically some of the key items offered as gift to the host family include Kolanuts, Wines (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) and wrappers (Nigerian/Holland prints). Money (cash gift) is usually not offered at this point in order not to be misrepresented.

Traditional Marriage – Igba Nwku (Engagement)
At this stage, a date has been agreed for the ‘Igba Nkwu’ to hold at the paternal home of the bride to be. The intending groom would have been handed a list of items to present at the engagement. The list usually is communicated after the introduction and is an obligatory part of completing the Igba Nkwu, which could either be a close family event or a big event including the whole “village”. The items on the lists are usually symbolic and cover different sections of the ceremony.
Typical Igbo Traditional List for the Groom
SECTION A : UMUADA (ALL KINDRED DAUGHTERS)
Wrappers and Blouses– (George/Hollandis/Nigerian Wax)
Jewelry – (Gold plated earings, necklaces)
Head ties and Shoes (Different types and colours)
Hand bags and wrist watches (Different types and colours)
Toiletries (Body creams, bathing soaps, washing detergents, etc.)
Beverages and food items
Cash gift (lump sum) –Ogwe ego
Drinks (Malt & Minerals)
SECTION B: NMANYA UKWU (BIG WINE) – KINSMEN (UMUNNA)
The items in this category will be shared amongst the heads of the extended family of the bride to be.
Bottles of Seaman’s Schnapps (millennium brand)
Kolanuts
Gallons of Palmwine
Cartons of Beer, Malt and Mineral drinks
Heads of Tobacco with potash
Rolls of cigarettes
1 goat
Cash gift (Lump sum) – Ego Umu’Nna
OTHER CASH GIFTS THAT MAY BE DEMANDED DURING THE COURSE OF THE CEREMONY
“Ego nfotu ite” (cash to bring down symbolic cooking pot) – ₦ 1,000
“Ncha kishi udu” (Toasting of wine) – ₦ 1,000
“Ego Ogo cherem” (money for the inlaws) – ₦ 50,000
“Ego maternity” (money for future maternity) – ₦ 1,000
“Ego Onye Eze” (money for village chief) – ₦ 1,500
“Ogwe Ego” (lump sum) – ₦ 5,000
SECTION C: N’MEPE UZO (OPENING OF GATE) – GENERAL
30 tubers of Yam
2 bags of Rice
2 bags of Salt
2 cartons of Star Beer
2 cartons of Guinness Stout
2 cartons of Maltina
6 crates of Minerals
3 bottles of Seaman’s Schnapps (millennium brand)
30 bulbs of onions
1 gallon of red Palm oil (10 -25 litres)
1 gallon of Groundnut oil (25 litres)
A basin of Okporoko (Stockfish)
2 pieces of Goat leg (Ukwu Anu ewu)
25 loaves of Bread
1 carton of Tin Tomatoes
1 carton of Tin Milk
1 carton of Tablet soap
20 Pieces of Morning Rose powder
1 gallon of Kerosene
20 heads of Tobacco
10 packets of cigarettes
5 pieces of George/Hollandis/Nigerian Wax
3 pieces of Umbrella
1 Big Box (Apati)
2 Big Basins
2 pieces of Igbo Blouse
2 pieces of Headties
Gold necklaces and Wrist watches (minimum of 2 pieces)
1 piece of Lantern/Lamp
“Ikpo Onu Aku Nwayi” (Bride price) – Negotiable

Usually the UMUADA and UMUNNA’s are quite a number in each clan and a minimum of three pieces/cartons per item above will be demanded before the bride to be is let out of her father’s house on the engagement day. More often than not, their demands are non-negotiable but can be influenced by the bride to be’s family.
 
The items required in the general section vary from village to village and can be negotiated with bride to be’s family. In recent times, the intending bride’s father waives most of the requirements that ordinarily would be meant for him and his immediate family and request the intending groom to provide only the other items required in the first two sections.

Dress and Grooming
At traditional marriage wedding ceremonies, many have adopted the Igbo equivalent for ‘Aso Ebi’ referred to as ‘Akwa Nde Mbiriechi’. Before deciding on your ‘Akwa Nde Mbiriechi’, consideration should be giving to the type of fabric that would be most suitable for the occasion and will harmonize with the overall theme of your ‘Igba Nkwu’ (traditional marriage). 

Bride:
You can either choose the olden attire Igbo maidens adorn at special occasions. You will be beautified in ‘Nzu’ (white clay) painted on your body, while covering your upper body and waist areas with pieces of ‘Akwete’ cloth (African print).
You can equally attend your own ceremony dressed in a contemporary ‘Akwete’. This is a traditional wrapper that some refer to as ‘Abada’ which usually is made up of 5 yards of either a Nigerian Wax fabric (Ankara), Holladis (Holland WAX), or the popularly used George (Mirror George) material and a puffed sleeve blouse sewn with 1½ yards of any laced/hand-cut fabric.  You can even choose to wear both options on your special day.

Accessories: An Igbo bride isn’t fully dressed without adorning some complementing accessories such as ‘Jigida’ (waist beads), ‘Ihe Olu’ (coral beads), ‘Ihe Nti, Ihe Aka’ (wrist chains, rings and earrings - could be made of beads or Gold plated), ‘Akpa Aka’ (clutch bag), ‘Nchafu’ (headtie) and ‘Akpukpu-Ukwu’ (foot-wear) that will match the overall ensemble.
Groom:
Back in the days, the groom wore a pullover shirt called ‘Isiagu’ or ‘Ishi Agu’ (patterned with Lions heads and could be short or long sleeved) on a plain coloured trouser (preferably black). In more recent times, particularly where the groom is not Igbo, the intending groom may choose to wear any other embroidered material including Brocade, Jacquard or Lace over a plain coloured trouser.

Accessories: You can accessorise your attire with the traditional Igbo men’s hat ‘Okpu Agu’ (a red or black hat), coral beads and a fashionable walking stick.

Other party paraphernalia such as catering, decoration, video and still photography, music and a lot more side attractions you get these days at weddings also feature at a traditional Igbo ‘Igba Nkwu’. The most important thing for the prospective couple is to plan out these details in line with their set budget. Just like any other wedding outside Ndigbo, marital expenses are mostly optional. No amount can balance the value of the man or woman you choose to marry, regardless of your race, culture or tribe.

djfiifi: Wow Nigeria and Ghana have more than a lot in common.
We Ghanaians don't have enough water yet we give Cote D'ivore,Burkina Faso,Togo and Benin Republic water.
We don't have enough energy(electricity) yet we give Cote d'Ivoire,Togo and Benin electricity.
We use Tema harbour with Burkina Faso.
WHAT DO POLITICIANS USE ALL THESE GENERATED MONEY FOR?

Sorry friends,you are not in this alone.
Yours is much logical but ours is SENSELESS.

i thought, Ghana celebrated 10years of uninterupted power supply?

Prophecy is my calling. So until you all hear from me,make no mistake.

Strategy flog all d smal team and drop little point frm big team. Because of our defenders oooo. else!

chai i relief

Who dey dominate?

I tire for the matter ooo

More updates pls.

Tambuwal internal APC. External PDP.

House of Representatives speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday admitted that it would be a daunting task for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to record any success in the 2015 general elections if it failed to bring back the seven state governors who broke away from the ruling party at its mini-convention in Abuja last month.

In an address entitled “Leadership in Developing Democracies: A Nigerian Perspective”, which he gave at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC, Hon. Tambuwal said that some Niger Delta militants who had been threatening to create mayhem in the country if President Goodluck Jonathan failed to win the 2015 presidential election were being used by certain individuals for political reasons.

On the PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the speaker declared that he could not be removed as demanded by the G-7 governors and suggested that he (Tukur) could be persuaded to resign so that the party could have a chance in the forthcoming elections. He stated: “Definitely what happened on that convention day is going to influence the turn of events in 2015, especially if the PDP is not able to manage its internal crisis and return those seven governors to the main fold of the party. The challenges that the PDP faces now is how the leadership of Bamanga Tukur will address the points being raised by the aggrieved governors. The agitation is that the leadership of the PDP should allow freedom and aspirations to come out freely so that those that feel strong for some particular positions should be allowed to contest without being hindered.

“So, it is up to the group that is led by Bamanga Tukur to appreciate the implication and the consequence of that action that was taken by the faction that broke away from the party at the mini convention. Tukur must understand what the action of those seven governors will cost the PDP before the 2015 elections, and failure to do that. I am afraid, if we allow that particular group, from what we can see, either to go and form another political party since they are working together or go and join the merger and possibly increase the strength of the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC), the PDP being led by Bamanga Tukur will have a very strong formidable force coming up against it in 2015.”

Tambuwal continued: “The challenge for the Tukur-led PDP is to go and find every means to pacify and bring the seven governors and their people back into the main PDP fold because if you lose just one state, it can be very costly not to talk of seven states, and of those seven, there is Kano that is having a very strong voting population in Nigeria; there is Rivers, and there is also Niger State. They are not states like Nassarawa, Ebonyi or Bayelsa. These seven states are the ones that have significant voting strength and I believe that PDP needs to be more careful in handling this very delicate situation.”

Tambuwal told the audience that it had been one problem after the other in the PDP since Tukur came into office as the party’s national chairman. “First, he started with Adamawa, his home state, and it is clear that it was because he is having his own son in mind to succeed the present governor of the state. Same is happening in some of the states where some of his allies are having interests in who becomes the next governors.”

Tambuwal explained that apart from governors Rotimi Amaechi, Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido, Murtala Nyako, Rabiu Kwakwanso, Abdulfatah Ahmed and Aliyu Wammako who broke away from the ruling party, other governors are uncomfortable with the leadership style of Tukur.

On Boko Haram, he said: “We are doing everything humanly possible to address the insurgence before the next election. We have mapped out strategies on how to combat terrorism. Before 2015, we should be able to have enough degree of peace in the North-East for us to be able to conduct elections in the area. That is why the government had to declare a state of emergency, and from the reports we have been receiving, the problem of terrorism is going down in the area.”

When contacted on the speaker’s fears, PDP’s national publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh, declined comment. Metu said he would only comment when he gets proper information on what Tambuwal said.

“He is the Speaker, so I cannot just respond to what a leader says until I read it. I am yet to read what he has said. I am only hearing it from you, I hope you wouldn’t mine,” he said.

Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to meet with the aggrieved governors tomorrow. The outcome of the meeting might follow the previous ones as the hawks around him have asked the president not to shift ground.

Last week, President Jonathan met with the elders of the party led by former president Olusegun Obasanjo and former military president, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, where they briefed him on the outcome of the meeting they held with the warring factions of the party. They appealed to him to listen to the governors. He also met with some of the governors who also corroborated the elders’ view.

However, LEADERSHIP WEEKEND learnt that tomorrow’s meeting may not end the impasse. A reliable source said all the conditions given by the “new PDP” would not be accepted.

The governors are demanding the removal of Tukur, that Jonathan should honour the one-term pact he reached with them, that Jonathan should allow the governors to be in charge of the state chapters of the party, and that the president should not harass state governors and their supporters with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Our source said: “As far as we are concerned, none of those conditions is worth giving any attention. The presidency believes that it is a ploy to hijack the party because of their inordinate ambition and that would not hold. Mr President has asked Ahmed Gulak to pre-empt the Sunday meeting.”

Another source disclosed that the presidency is happy that the G.7 governors are singing discordant tunes at their meetings with President Goodluck and this is why Jonathan’s aides are asking him to use the carrot-and-stick approach.

A chieftain of the party, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has appealed to those who constituted the new PDP to return to the fold or face imminent failure because history is not on their side. He is optimistic that Jonathan would not only win the PDP presidential primaries but return to the State House come 2015.

Speaking exclusively with our correspondent in Abuja, Babatope went down history lane and concluded that there was never a time when a gang-up against any established party had succeeded.  “Professor Eyo Ita tried it against the leadership of NCNC; he failed and that was the end of his political career. Dr K. O. Mbadiwe led another rebellion against Dr Nnamdi when he led the ‘Zik Must Go’ campaign but he failed; Chief SLA Akintola led his own gang-up against Chief Obafemi Awolowo in the Action Group; he failed,  Alhaji Abubakar Rimi led his own against Mallam Aminu Kano in the PRP; it was a failure; and so on and so forth.”

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Nice idea, my question is hw will u make profit generating light. Will u collect the bills and how feasible is this project. I hav interest. Akobi4u@yahoo.com

[quote author=oko-oloyun]I change them every 2days coz i dnt wear them overnight but d rate at which rat dey vex this days made me change ma mind make dem no think sey ma blokos na suya.[/quote]

Na today them sabi? Abeg make the nPDP park well !

Dat sleeping governor,should listen to the plight of the teachers!

Were ar u located?

dominique: I don't believe this analysis one bit. How on earth could the organisers spend so much on feeding when most of the food stuffs was sponsored? How much revenue was generated from sms votes and sponsorships, was that revealed? I know for a fact that he's lying about the sms cost used for voting. Sms votes went for N75 not 100 and the notion of 5millions people voting is absolute hogwash. How exactly did op come up with his figures?

if they really want to be truthfull probably they made more than that profit because I know for sure that Nigerian youths alone dat voted must be more than or close to 5million Per week.

THE CHASE. (Maybe chasing the gullible humans left) big brother addicts are doomed !

Incredible information has been published in this week's Encomium Magazine.

Many people may not realize it, but the organizers of Big Brother Africa (BBA) TV reality show made a record sum of money from the finished season.

The BBA is one of the most watched television reality shows and this year's own was successful by all ratings. It kicked off on Sunday, May 26, 2013, and ended on Sunday, August 25, 2013, when the winner of the show has been announced.

A brief breakdown structure is given below:

- The Big Brother House (N10Million Spent).

- Feeding (feeding housemates for 3 months - N10Million Spent).

- Make-Up Artiste and Toiletries (N5Million Spent).

- Performing Artistes (Nigerian Artistes - N40Million Spent).

- The Crew [50 Members] - (N50Million).

- Advertisement and Promo [Television, Radio, Billboards, Print Media, Posters] - (N200Million Spent).

- HOST - I.K Osakioduwa (N10Million).

- Cash Prize - All of the USD 300,000 - Dillish Mathews (N45Million).

- Travelling Expenses - (N5Million Spent).

The expenses amount to N375Million.

- How Much They Raked In - (Airtel Charged N100/SMS - Over 5Million People Voted Per Week for their Favorite housemates - 13 Weeks/91Days = Over N7Billion Made (Minus SMS By Regular Fans).

Please note that the above calculations may be rough and not too precise, but at least they will give you an idea of how profitable TV reality shows may be.
Source:http://news.naij.com/46754.html

Nice one

Compare and contrast ur machine to hydraform machine and give me feed back. And more clear pix from works done from this machine. I got a project.

LT SHANGY: I want to believe that the board of directors and everybody concerned knows that this company is still at the toddler stage and TRANSPARENCY is the key word for the growth of this company. therefore, it should be a win-win situation for every partner(pioneer and general partners alike). No side-biz should be allowed. I advocate for a legal action against defaulters. Please kindly send the company's account number to my email m4meks@yahoo.com, thank you.

The companies MOU addresses ur concern, seems u havn't gotten a copy yet ! Leave ur mail and u will get it.

I really dislike the Nigerian Police Force. Silly excuse.

I D pls do u have a cheap plot of land ? And a self contain.

Am glad for the insight pls hw can I start as an enterprenuer and what's the profit margin for this business.

Well,the world is going digital now,my suggestion is for us to have a page on our website like an e-library and data base were every geniun partner can upload relevant detail and scaned copies of the identification materials. This will aid easy accessibilty,prompt responce, reduce carrying papers up and donw.and more secured. this should be made only accessibe to genuin partners with pin login.