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Sports / Re: Met The Ghanian Who Beat Blessing Oborudulu To Win Gold Medal For USA by calico(m): 6:21am On Aug 05, 2021
Her father is from Ghana and mother from US. Wondering how is connected to Naija.

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Romance / Re: Upcoming Wedding Palava by calico(m): 3:49pm On May 18, 2021
Your mum’s advice is indeed okay. You can also pay her bride price without doing any Traditional marriage after which you can focus on the welding.
Family / Re: Not All Parts Of Imo State Is Expensive To Marry From: Enough Is Enough by calico(m): 2:40pm On Jan 22, 2021
naijadrivablog:
Enough Is Enough: Not All Parts Of Imo State Is Expensive To Marry From

I have read several misconceptions on social media over the years that all parts of IMO State is expensive to Marry from. Even recently, a lady who is supposedly from IMO State made a viral video of how men from IMO don't marry "them" (ladies from IMO State).

I write this article to clear the air about this generalisation about marriage in IMO State. I am a married man from Imo State and well travelled individual and take it from me when I tell you that NOT ALL parts of IMO State is expensive to marry from. Stop the ignorance and stop peddling lies.

Also, I noticed that most people mistake Bride Price to be the only money paid in traditional marriages, as you can hear one say, "IMO bride price na 1 Million Naira", etc.

Bride price in an Igbo Traditional marriage is the agreed sum (by law, it is N50 but families can state the amount they want) paid by the groom or his family member to the family of the bride. This has both physical and spiritual implications as the authority over the bride is passed to the groom and his family via that sum and other rites performed during traditional marriages. Even if you, in a traditional marriage, kill 100 cows, give your inlaws both gold and diamonds but haven't paid the bride price of a woman, YOU ARE NOT married. Most times, a family may charge, for example, N10,000 but will return a sum from it to the groom, while saying that they are not selling their daughter and other pieces of advice.

Apart from bride price, other items like goat, yams, snuff, kola, garden egg and so on are written on a MARRIAGE LIST usually given to the prospective groom, upon acceptance of marriage proposal and Introduction of both families of the groom and bride.

It is true that some parts are expensive to marry from but this article will focus on the largely unmentioned areas that you can marry from without spending an arm and leg.

I must state here that whatever items any part of the Imo State or any other place in Nigeria require as traditional marriage rites to give out their daughters' hand in marriage is their prerogative.

Below are some of the areas in IMO State where you won't spend an arm and leg to get married (traditionally):

1. Orlu (Ihioma, Umuna etc)

2. Oru West and Oru East (Amagu, Mgbidi, Akata, Ubulu (formerly called, Ubulu Ihejiofor), Nempi etc)

3. Orlu LGA (Awo Idemili, Amannachi, Amaebu, Umuhu Okabia (Cubana Chief priest's village), etc
4. Isu/Njaba axis (Ekwe, Ofekata Orodo etc)

5. Onuimo LGA

6. Nwangele LGA (Linda Ikeji's place)

7. Ideato South and Ideator North (Akokwa, Osina, Obodoukwu etc)

8. Even some places in the feared Owerri is cheap, eg. Agwa

I know that some villages/towns in these Local Government areas may be "expensive" to marry from but you can add other areas that you know are cheap to marry from.

This is a new year, find love, go for what you want. IMO ladies hardly abandon their husbands when things are tough (there are exceptions though), most are hardworking, Most are God fearing, they are the most beautiful, they HARDLY marry and remarry or engage in extramarital affairs, they are sociable, they are ambitious and so on.

NOTE: In every 12 Apostles, there must be a Judas so, pray and understudy your prospective wife.

Expensive traditional marriage can be when you spend 600,000 Naira to 1 Million Naira or more TO FULFILL ALL the REQUIREMENTS IN THE MARRIAGE LIST (decoration, band, DJ, Aso Ebi and other things in a traditional marriage event not inclusive)

While an affordable marriage is when you spend 50,000 Naira to 300,000 or less to FULFILL ALL THE REQUIREMENTS in the MARRIAGE LIST (DJ, Aso Ebi, food, etc not inclusive)

If there are areas that I didn't cover, please add.

Orodo is in Mbaitoli LGA not Njaba but it shares boundary with Njaba anyway. Other villages in the said Mbaitoli with low traditional rights includes Afara, Eziama Obiato, Ifakala, Ogbaku, Ubommiri as well as Umunoha. With a little above 300,000 you are okay. Even though most of the villages you listed doesn’t fall into the LGA you placed them, your message is well noted and you can’t be more on point.
Romance / Re: Malawian Director Of Budget Caught Having Sex With Her Driver In The Office by calico(m): 5:02pm On Jan 23, 2019
where is the video na
Romance / Re: My Fiancee Left Me After I Used Our Marriage Money For My Mother's Burial by calico(m): 4:23pm On Jan 18, 2019
Never conclude with one of side of a story.
Education / Re: Drop An English Word That Will Make Someone Check The Dictionary by calico(m): 5:52am On Jan 20, 2015
Mine is ubiquitous
Politics / Re: Dora Akunyili Says Goodluck Is Here To Stay by calico(m): 2:19pm On Feb 26, 2010
Mr.Present does not ve the power to fire Dora, only acting President does, but i see her resigning as soon as Mr.President resumes office if only that will be possible because his days re numbered.
Politics / Re: Yar’adua Lives In An Ambulance by calico(m): 2:09pm On Feb 26, 2010
This go along way to show how the woman hates the husband, She didn't marry her husband for whom he's instead she did for what he is, Damm Her,
Politics / Re: Nigerians, Will Your Country Ever Develop by calico(m): 2:02pm On Feb 26, 2010
ur brain needs to enlarge more,

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