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JackBaueress1:
My younger brother is marrying an Mbaise woman.

So I love Mbaise people.

Ndi Mbaise aaaaa!!

Give me Genevieve Nnaji anytime and i will forever remain grateful to u.

N/B: I don't need her money, wealth or connections. She is free to give them to her family members. I just need her alone

My mother is from mbaise so I am half Mbaise. Additionally, my wife is from Mbaise so my daughters are three quarters Mbaise.... Lol.

I can attest to their strong spirit. My mom is a disciplinarian and all my father has he owes to my mum. She pushed him to excel and he did.

My wife is doing the same to me. She pushed me to acquire a piece of land I wasn't quite ready for but which I'm beginning to see the sense in now.
This same spirit runs in all of them including the ones who grew up in lagos (e.g my wife) and overseas.

Anaskie:
I have many Mbaise friends. Really cool people.

But I hear say una bride price na die.

my younger brother is about to spend a whooping 300hundred thousand naira for the customary list items given to him. The refreshments for the traditional marriage never enter o!

My immediate brother married an Obowo woman and he spent like 250k on the list items including a truck load of yams.

I will make sure my kid brother who is the only one still single marries from Orlu.

Enough is enough!!

JackBaueress1:
my younger brother is about to spend a whooping 300hundred thousand naira for the customary list items given to him. The refreshments for the traditional marriage never enter o!

My immediate brother married an Obowo woman and he spent like 250k on the list items including a truck load of yams.

I will make sure my kid brother who is the only one still single marries from Orlu.

Enough is enough!!

and Orlu people like you are saints? 300k customary rights make mbaise people devils? Advice your kid brother to go and marry from Rivers State and know how much real customary rights cost.
I married an ogbaru woman in anambra, the customary rights didn't cost much. They told me about 150k, didn't have time to buy anything. Though when I and my crew arrived and they saw I was a bigger boy, they jacked it to 250k. Didn't feel bitter, just paid and moved on. But went to another part of anambra, adazi, for a cousin's traditional marriage 2 week's ago. The 12 big yams they demanded was 1k each, and it was their cheapest demand. Their customary rights cost nothing less than 400k, but we brought those we brought and paid for those we didn't bring and moved on.
My brother married from my town, Arondizuogu, and the whole customary rights cost about 15k.
Berem, is your husband from Orlu? How much does orlu people charge outsiders for customary rights?

OP should please comment on their bride price and numerous lists.

JackBaueress1:
my younger brother is about to spend a whooping 300hundred thousand naira for the customary list items given to him. The refreshments for the traditional marriage never enter o!

My immediate brother married an Obowo woman and he spent like 250k on the list items including a truck load of yams.

I will make sure my kid brother who is the only one still single marries from Orlu.

Enough is enough!!

Honey where are u from? I'm sure someone can get a wife at 10k

My elder brother married from Mbano where he spent atleast N1m to settle the entire list. About N300k was also made available to the girls's parents for traditional marriage item 7.
He made additional provision for food specially for our people who travelled with him to Mbano. Few women travelled to Mbano a day before the traditional marriage to prepare our ceremonial native soup( Okazi Soup Ikwerre Version) so that when our people arrives they will eat their preferred soup.

There was a drama when my sisters were serving food to our people, first, Mbano people said that in their custom that we who came all the way from PH will be the ones to serve them food on their own soil. We told them that such thing can never happen. Secondly, they left the afang soup that was prepared for them and demanded for our Okazi Soup Ikwerre Verson, we told them no way that they should eat what their people prepared for them and leave us alone.

They got angry and started calling us greedy and stingy Ikwerre people and that they wont allow any Ikwerre guy to marry from mbano again.


Who send them?

asadike:
Mbaise people have indeed suffered from d negative slogan used to describe them. I know some mbaise people that derives joy from being known as terrible people. Its really to bad and the media is not helping matters. I thank d op for rising against that notion and bringing d good side of mbaise people to limelight. Henceforth mbaise peopke should be known as umu oma or d good people of mbaise.

am from Anambra but on hearing the name mbaise cannibalism


i dey fear those people like hell

op, if u say mbaise is as good as u described, please tell us why u guys were hostile to a bishop from anambra state appointed by the catholic pope to preside over ur diocese. u guys even went to the extent of carrying coffin to the cathedral and sealing the place, all because the bishop is not from mbaise. shamefully, the indigenous mbaise priests also participated in that sacrilege. if u guys are so nice, u wouldnt need this sort of advert to sell yourselves. i am from imo state and i know better. the major reason ihedioha lost is because he is from mbaise and we know what an average or even highly educated mbaise man stands for.

raumdeuter:
Interesting Ibo on Ibo discrimination

mugu

chukel:
op, if u say mbaise is as good as u described, please tell us why u guys were hostile to a bishop from anambra state appointed by the catholic pope to preside over ur diocese. u guys even went to the extent of carrying coffin to the cathedral and sealing the place, all because the bishop is not from mbaise. shamefully, the indigenous mbaise priests also participated in that sacrilege. if u guys are so nice, u wouldnt need this sort of advert to sell yourselves. i am from imo state and i know better. the major reason ihedioha lost is because he is from mbaise and we know what an average or even highly educated mbaise man stands for.

If what you are saying is true, what is delaying the church from punishing the Priests and laity since 2 years of this standstill? I tell you, the Nigerian church have more to hide in that issue than the Mbaise catholics. Watch and see the end.

The Op told the story of Mbaise people as the owner of a story should tell his story - no dilution or twists. Over the years, enemies of Mbaise have been telling Mbaise story. It's high time we take charge in telling our story. Well done OP.

Elueme:
Hmmmmmmm. OP nice one. I have heard many stuffs and don't now what to believe. Got an Mbaise lady and she had been my best friend and love for 2 years. I was a bit distrusted to know she is Mbaise. I have been observing her and trying to see thebad sides but keep being disappointed. I doubt if she is pretending.
The qualities enumerated by the OP are true of these people. Very hardworking, self reliant and not impressed by frivolities. I believe my girl but can't say about her family.
The pride price is an issue for most young upcoming guys and I hope the elders and custodians of their culture review their stand on that but that shouldn't be enough reason not to marry the one you love and believed she is your future. He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains God's favour.
As enlightened people we should eschew this generalization and stereotypism. All forms of persons with different character are found in any clan.
I'm a proud Niger Deltan though.

REP UR TRIBE NOT SOME GEO-POLITICAL ZONE.BEFORE U BECAME A NIGERIAN,BEFORE NIGER DELTA,WHERE YOU FROM?

Op u try,but there should be a difference between being smart and beinp cunny,most country 5 folks are tricky and always think others are foolish,shared a room in school with one who only contributes maggi when ever we want to cook,and the guy can keep his provisions intact until semester,yet he ll be begging for milk and sugar from others.smh.

Osakah24:
REP UR TRIBE NOT SOME GEO-POLITICAL ZONE.BEFORE U BECAME A NIGERIAN,BEFORE NIGER DELTA,WHERE YOU FROM?

I am a Proud Ika man. Oga are you satisfied?

Elueme:
I am a Proud Ika man. Oga are you satisfied?

better bro,one love.

Ise wu otu

DeCleff:
Honey where are u from? I'm sure someone can get a wife at 10k

My elder brother married from Mbano where he spent atleast N1m to settle the entire list. About N300k was also made available to the girls's parents for traditional marriage item 7.
He made additional provision for food specially for our people who travelled with him to Mbano. Few women travelled to Mbano a day before the traditional marriage to prepare our ceremonial native soup( Okazi Soup Ikwerre Version) so that when our people arrives they will eat their preferred soup.

There was a drama when my sisters were serving food to our people, first, Mbano people said that in their custom that we who came all the way from PH will be the ones to serve them food on their own soil. We told them that such thing can never happen. Secondly, they left the afang soup that was prepared for them and demanded for our Okazi Soup Ikwerre Verson, we told them no way that they should eat what their people prepared for them and leave us alone.

They got angry and started calling us greedy and stingy Ikwerre people and that they wont allow any Ikwerre guy to marry from mbano again.


Who send them?

I'm on their side. Sorry.

isalegan2:
I'm on their side. Sorry.

You are free to be na. But i won't give u what was specially prepared for my guests after giving u all u request for to make adequate provision for all guests including the ones coming with me to the event.

Secondly, if u waiting for me, a stranger who travelled several kilometers to ur place to get up and serve u then u are not ready to eat.

If i may ask, what kind of useless culture/tradition that will suggest a guest from afar to serve u on ur own house?

DeCleff:
You are free to be na. But i won't give u what was specially prepared for my guests after giving u all u request for to make adequate provision for all guests including the ones coming with me to the event.

Secondly, if u waiting for me, a stranger who travelled several kilometers to ur place to get up and serve u then u are not ready to eat.

If i may ask, what kind of useless culture/tradition that will suggest a guest from afar to serve u on ur own house?

Its not just about the food; you guys escalated things by your reaction and counterreactions. You could have handed things better before it got out of hand.

I dont knw if its mere coincidence or what it really is because i've had several encounters with Guys and Gurls frm Mbaise and i noticed something bout most of them, they all are not Loyal and dont value friendship at all unless they knw they can benefit from you and they all have this "the end justifies the means" mentality. It seems they have a lot of people lyk dat over there but dat doesnt mean they dont have some good people too.

kingslly:
I dont knw if its mere coincidence or what it really is because i've had several encounters with Guys and Gurls frm Mbaise and i noticed something bout most of them, they all are not Loyal and dont value friendship at all unless they knw they can benefit from you and they all have this "the end justifies the means" mentality. It seems they have a lot of people lyk dat over there but dat doesnt mean they dont have some good people too.

Same experience here. Loyalty is zero; but 100% very cunning - always trying to outsmart and take advantage as much as possible. In other words, their 'over sense', even in small things, is just too much. The sheer number of them with these traits that one has encountered over the years makes it very difficult to avoid stereotyping them.

Exactly,always trying to outsmart people on things that are not even worth it.

hedonistic:
Same experience here. Loyalty is zero; but 100% very cunning - always trying to play a fast one and take advantage as much as possible. In other words, their 'over sense', even in small things, is just too much. The sheer number of them with these traits that one has encountered over the years makes it very difficult to avoid stereotyping them.

No matter how people see us, i am proudly Mbaise.

Ihedioha2015:
Why You Should Marry From Mbaise Community

Contrary to the negative view many people have about these great people called ‘Mbaise’ people; including those who haven’t encountered an ill-mannered Mbaise indigene, I am here to inspire you and to also bring to your knowledge, the amazing things you never knew before now about Mbaise people.

Mabise indigenes have over the years suffered what maybe called- societal stigmatization, even when they are good to people around them, which further shows that the world in general is a stupid place that pass its judgment on fallacy of hasty generalization and stereotype.

You can imagine someone from Ghana, who haven’t even been to Nigeria before, never came across a Nigerian, passing negative judgment on a people he or she knows nothing about just because he or she once heard people say bad things about Nigerian people.

You can imagine when an American citizen who haven’t crossed the borders of America, haven’t met an African person before to talk of a Nigerian citizen telling you boldly that he or she hates Nigerians because he strongly believes that all Nigerians are fraudsters, internet scammers, liars, killers, and what have you, just because he or she heard some news of some unscrupulous Nigerian citizens defrauding innocent and sometimes greedy foreigners who want to get rich quick without working for it.

I once had a Swiss friend, whom I met via Yahoo Messenger around the year 2001, and when he asked me where I come from, I told him I come from Nigeria, he didn’t know Nigeria, so he asked me where is Nigeria? I gladly explained to him that Nigeria is in Africa, precisely, West Africa, and guess what? He was so shocked he asked me how I got access to the internet, I found it funny and asked him what he meant, and he replied:

“Africa is a big forest where only monkeys and wild animals live”….I couldn’t hold the laughter. Now, can you imagine what a Swiss guy thinks about all Africans? To him, all Africans are monkeys living on the tree, lolz…but he was unaware that most Africans are enlightened more than him. He also forgot that many Africans are richer than the richest man in his small city, but he passed judgment on all Africans based on few wildlife documentaries he watched. Can you see how funny humans can be?

The same way, many people in the world today believe all Mexicans are drug dealers, or let me put it this way: many people in the world today believe that all wealthy Mexicans are into drug peddling, what a funny world we living in.

This is the plight of the Mbaise people.

To start with, what is ‘Mbaise’?

Mbaise is a town located in Imo State. Mbaise town have boundaries with Owerri, Obowu/Umuahia, Mbano and Aba.

Mbaise comprises of 3 local government areas, namely- Ahiazu-mbaise, Abor-mbaise and Ezinihite-mbaise.

Mbaise people are very ambitious people, they are also creative; in fact, they are one of the most creative people in the whole of Igbo land.

Mbaise people are also one of the most successful people in Igbo land, that’s after- Nnewi in Anambra State, Ogidi, and Abriba people.

I am not going to waste much of your time with epistles, but I am going to be as precise and objective as possible so as to make this write-up short and informative enough. Meanwhile, you are free to ask questions via the comment box.

Why do people from other regions in Nigeria see Mbaise people as bad people?
This started in the 80s/90s after Oriental brothers music band split due to members’ disagreement on issues. Remember, the owner and founder of the ‘Oriental Brothers’ band was an Mbaise man, popularly known as- ‘Dee Warrior’ or simply- ‘Warrior’. To cut the long story short, Warrior had issue with one of his lead backup; Dan Sachi, who left the band to start his own, and later released a song, in which he used the opportunity to bash Mbaise people saying-

“if you see snake and see an Mbaise indigene, that you should kill mbaise person first before you kill the snake”

Remember, music travels faster than human, so the song spread so wide and gained popularity, such that people started watching every move an Mbaise indigene made while ignoring worst moves or attitudes of people from other communities or towns. This was the origin.

Of course every community, region, tribe, country or race have their foes, and they also have bad examples, but unfortunately, many people today ignore the wrong people from other communities or town do to them and focus more on the wrong an Mbaise indigene does to them just because they have made up their minds that all Mbaise indigene are evil and should be observed closely with all caution.

Some ladies will tell you how an Mbaise guy broke their heart, some guys will also tell you how an Mbaise lady almost killed him, dumped him and did this and that to him, but ask the same person if he or she haven’t ever experienced similar thing from someone who isn’t from Mbaise, or if he or she haven’t heard or seen a non-mbaise indigene do worse?

I can boldly tell you that: there is no evil committed by an Mbaise indigene that hasn’t been committed by people from other communities, towns, tribes and even race!

Some say Mbaise people show sense a lot, and yeah, that’s called- smartness! You can hardly outsmart them in business, and reason they are always successful in whatever they do.

Some interesting things you didn’t know about Mbaise:
-Mbaise was the last capital of Biafra during Nigerian civil war
- The governor of Central Bank of Biafra during the Nigerian civil war was from Mbaise
- Biafra had a crude oil reserve at Mbaise during the civil war, and it is believed that Mbaise have crude oil that is yet to be explored
- Nigerian civil war ended around Mbaise
- Mbaise has more professors than most Nigerian states combined, and majority of the professors in Imo State comes from Mbaise (they are scattered all over the world because they love studying and travelling)
- Mbaise is the only town in Nigeria that is as popular as a State

Some great people from Mbaise
Note: I am compiling this list from my head, based on the people I know, so many people will definitely be omitted, but I will try and be updating it with time as I get tip offs from readers and fans.
-Chief S. U Ugo: Governor, Central Bank of Biafra
- Senator Chris Anyanwy: Senator, representing Owerri zone Imo State
- Prof. Iwuji: Former Education minister
- ACP Julius Nwagwu rtd. : Assistant Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Nationwide (Export)
- Bar. Noel Chukwuka Agwuocha: Former Speaker of House of Assembly, Imo State
- Actor Kanayo O. Kanayo: A list Nollywood Actor
- Actor Genevieve Nnaji: A list Nollywood/Hollywood Actor
- Actor Rita Domnic: A list Nollywood Actor
- Actor Stephanie Okereke: A list Nollywood Actor (her hometown used to be under Mbaise before a political split)
- Actor/Evangelist Eucharia Anunobi: Veteran Nollywood actor and now Evangelist
- Actor/Comedian Okey Bakasi: Veteran Nollywood Actor cum Comedian
- Late Prof. Onwuliri: Former V.C Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)
- Chioma Ajunwa: Rtd Athlete and First Africa Olympic Gold Medalist (1996)
- Justice Mary Okaego Odili: First Lady and wife of Former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili
And many more that I can’t just remember right now but will keep updating with time….

Notable things about Mbaise and its indigenes
Mbaise people have always been very active in Nigerian politics. The sons and daughters have rendered services as Federal Ministers, State Commissioners, a Governor, Governorship candidates, a Federal Vice-Presidential candidate, and even a Presidential candidate. In 1946, long before Independence of Nigeria, Mr. Jamike Iwunna, who was credited for suggesting the name “Mbaise”, led an entourage of the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe to Mbaise before the 1947 London Constitutional Conference. Mbaise has produced four Federal Government Ministers in the persons of Dr. Sylvester Ugoh (PhD Harvard Economic), Chief I.D Nwoga (Oxford), Professor Fabian. N. C. Osuji (PhD Ibadan), and Mrs. Chinwe Obaji. Several sons and daughters have served as honorable commissioners in Imo State governments. Dr. Sylvester Ugoh was selected as Vice-Presidential Candidate while Prof F. N. C. Osuji and Dr. Alex Obi vied as the governorship candidates of Imo State, and currently Dr. (Mrs.) Ada Okwuonu is the Deputy Governor. Chief Chinedu Ezebuiro vied for the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the defunct Social Democratic Party. Air Commodore Luke Ochulor (Rtd.) was the first Military Governor of Delta State. Chris Anyanwu is the first female senator in Imo State. Late Gaius Anoka, who initiated the annual Pan-Igbo Ahiajoku Lecture series, was the Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone.

Mbaise people place a high premium on education. The earliest missionary and educational activities commenced in Mbaise about 1915. Today, there are several Catholic Priests and Clergymen of the Anglican Communion serving worldwide.
In 1934, an Irish nun established a convent in Ogbor Nguru that served Orlu, Ikeduru, Okigwe and Obowo. Mbaise daughters received early education at the Regina Caeli College, Ogbor Nguru and attracted suitors from all over the former Eastern Region of Nigeria and beyond. Despite the fact that western education arrived late relative to other parts of the country, Mbaise can boast of countless professors, PhDs, and different specialty graduates. These professionals are contributing to human development and progress all over the world. Some have served exceptionally well as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing council of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, as Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, the Madonna University, Okija, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the (Old) Imo State University, as Librarian FUTO, and as Registrar of the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

Mbaise indigenes have contributed in numerous areas of economic, educational, and social development of their country. Dr. Sylvester Ugoh was the first and only Governor of the Central Bank of the defunct Bank of Biafra. Dr. (Mrs.) Agatha Ndugbu (PhD, OON) a lawyer, statistician, and economist served as Imo State Head of Service. Famous legal luminaries Sir Mike Ahamba, Sir Bon Nwakamma, and Lucius Nwosu are among the first Senior Advocates of Nigeria in Imo State. Several others are serving as High Court Judges in Nigeria. The first lawyer from Mbaise Chief B. S. Nzenwa was called to the bar in 1959. From the military to the police forces, you will find at the top echelon, men and women from Mbaise in command positions.

During the 1967-1970 Nigeria - Biafra civil war, Mbaise played very strategic roles. A unit of the “Research and Production” (RAP) that improvised and manufactured various scarce commodities during the blockade was positioned in Mbaise. The Head of State of the breakaway Biafra, General Odumegwu Ojukwu launched the Ahiara Declaration, a blueprint for the political and economic development of the beleaguered Biafra at Ahiara. When Mbaise, where most Igbo people had taken refuge, was overrun by the Federal Armed Forces, the civil war came to an abrupt end.

Why you should consider marrying from Mbaise
If you love success, unity and greatness, then consider marrying from mbaise- male or female.
If you want an ambitious woman will not just come to squander your little resources, but one who would gladly and diligently work with you to accumulate wealth, then look no further than Mbaise ladies.

If you want to marry a woman who wouldn’t want to hear the word- divorce, or who hates divorce and ready to stay in the marriage to make it work, then look no further than Mbaise ladies.

If you are looking for a woman you will impress and intimidate with money or wealth, please don’t go near an Mbaise lady because they aren’t always moved by money and material wealth even though all humans love money and good life; majority of Mbaise ladies aren’t money freak, and they believe they can make enough money for themselves.

As for the ladies looking for a deserving husband, pray you come across an Mbaise guy because they are one of the best lovers if you yourself is lovable and worthy.

If you love wealth, and desire to build a home you will remember in future and say- God I thank you, then start now to look for Mbaise guys because they are awesome, ambitious, in fact, they attract wealth and success…and reason Mbaise people are the most successful people in Imo State…with amazing buildings and indigenes sprang in all works of life- sports, entertainment, music, movie, oil and gas, education, civil service, military, Police, ICT, trade, craft, fashion, hospitality, medicine, agriculture, politics, business, just name it- Mbaise people occupy top positions in these sectors.

God bless Mbaise indigenes wherever they are….God bless Nigeria.

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Tankio sir

... I love mbaise people so much. They are very honest, educated, business savvy, hard working, devoted Catholic people, very accommodating, trustworthy, sincere and very open to new ideas.

OP, you are very correct. Marry an mbaise woman, all you need to do is just go and "sleep and snow". They are very loyal to the core. Divorce and promiscuity is not in their dictionary at all. They are very submissive, supportive and too caring. Another thing is that they are highly FERTILE. Barreness is a strange thing with mbaise women.

Mbaise guys are very generous and also creative thinkers.They usually supports their wife in the kitchen. This is because even from childhood, most mbaise men knew how to cook, performs house chores, etc.

Anaskie:
I have many Mbaise friends. Really cool people.

But I hear say una bride price na die.

That could be because from the writer, the people are very rich so the standard is high.

PFRB:
That could be because from the writer, the people are very rich so the standard is high.

rich indeed....is only poor people that sell their children for monetary gain...if they have money they wont hike their bride price...simply put; is a fast means to escape poverty

I once had the PRIVILEGE to fall in Love with one Exquisite Mbaise Lady and I am still in loved with her even after we are no longer together because she has a Beautiful Spirit and full of life. She is one lady I never get tired of been with, I still Love you, Chika.

I have had course to interact with this clan, both genders. All I can say is that they are brilliant and well-read. In my company here in Lagos, most people from Imo state are from that side of the state.