Dear Northern Nigerians,
Despite northern Nigeria’s access to power since independence, we are still being mocked with illiteracy. Even our northern political elites have used illiteracy to mock us several times and boast of getting our votes because most of us are illiterates

Kingxchange44:


Abia is good at that, he should fill a case that's the way to win it

This one is Akwa Ibom state. In my place in kogi state you must kill 9 goats. My cousin thats died Fews years back, his daughter that is 6 years when he died is owing them 1 goat when she grow up she must pay. Is this not an evil culture.

yes the Igbos cost of traditional marriage is high, but our daughters are been married every weekend. this has made our people to be be used to one man one wife.


the cost of bride in Ala igbo price varies from place to place and it's usually negotiatiable.

there are other serious cultures around marriages from SW/SS that has caused lots of trouble and people aren't taking about, including paying for another brideprice during death and not allowing their daughter to be buried in their place of marriage.

marrying an igbo girl is not by force, you can find your heartrub around affordable places.

Popesuccess:
I have notice that some of the things we do in this country in the name of culture and tradition is Causing poor Nigerians more trouble and we need to change.

1. High Cultural cost of marriage.

2. High Cultural cost of burial. A man in my church have not being able to perform the burial rites for his mother because he will at least one million to do it. He is the only child.

3. Transporting dead bodies from the place they died to the village.

I don't see anything wrong with transporting a corpse to the village for burial

Africana1123:
1 traditional wedding is the cheapest in Nigeria am not talking about south east

2) as a Muslim you don’t need money for burial ,even people around will contribute to bury the dead that same day

3) I can’t judge this , some people don’t want to be buried in a strange land
Meself if I die naa Ibadan they go bury me No to strange land

Remember earth no get name
Anyway, it's not good to carry what belongs to worms and microbes in your land to another land.

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What part of Nigeria is this rampant?
Nairalanders, over to you.

Genuine answers only please.

East

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What part of Nigeria is this rampant?
Nairalanders, over to you.

Genuine answers only please.

West n East

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What part of Nigeria is this rampant?
Nairalanders, over to you.

Genuine answers only please.

East and south-south

Am form north (southern kd)
I lost one of my first cousin's aged 67 on Monday September 9, 2022, and he was buried yesterday September 14,2022 and that will be all. Everybody goes back home. Simple

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Thanks to my culture (Hausa/Fulani) all this are not an issue

Very "bad cultural practices"!

Other "very bad cultural practices" that should be "urgently abolished/criminalised" include:

4. Horrible maltreatment and dehumanising of widows

5. Vicious and hostile takeover of properties belonging to late spouse by his family members thereby leaving the widow and her children stranded with nothing most times!

Parents need to learn to downsize: There is no point living in a 5/6 bedroom duplex, when all the kids have left home. Most times the parents reach a point where they can't even use the stairs and are just using a downstairs bedroom. We need to become less sentimental about property. If parents sold off the duplex when the kids leave home, get a smaller bungalow, they will be more comfortable and can also have some spare cash to help take care of themselves.
Also we need to stop burying people in their houses. It destroys the value of the property

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar
Isoright....

We Edos dey guilty of number 2...Binis to be precise and esan people dey guilty of number 3


But that number 1 we nor dey guilty of that one at all

Infact we fit accept about 26 naira for bride price
But so far make you nor do our daughter anyhow for marriage

Igbos are guilty of number 1

this is a lie

Bride price is nothing more than 200,100 naira etc.. na wetin ua go buy for list dey make am reach 200k or more. Marriage list is different from bride price

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What part of Nigeria is this rampant?
Nairalanders, over to you.

Genuine answers only please.

In the South, I guess. Burial ceremonies (especially for very old people) are like festivals.

OP, regarding burials, those that have the money will always do what the poorer ones would consider extravagant. Yes, removing some mandatory payments might help, but at the end, you can't stop the rich from spending however they want. It's left for the not-so-rich to be smart enough to cut thier coats according to thier size.

For marriage stuff ,that is not the problem to me because any girl that I like and I want to marry if I visit her family and they behave like sheep my best option is to pregnant Their daughter I move ...

Kobicove:


I don't see anything wrong with transporting a corpse to the village for burial

Only when people can't afford it but have to do by fire by force.

In some tribe, if your wife as a first son gives birth to twins, the elders will ask you to divorce her.

blamingthedevil:
Not in Nigeria, in the Eastern part of the country

Add

4. Osu slavery in South East
5. Inheritance for Female Child in South East


Or is it Queen Elizabeth II that caused all these?


May God deliver us from enemies within


God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

The day you will stop doing Igbo tribal hate and gbasgbos you shall surely die
This rubbish you are doing is your destiny oo.
Your destiny na very funny one ooo how can a human being be destined to cry,wail Igbo ahhh, Igbo eeehh, Igbo yooo all the days of his life till you die enter grave
Rubbish destiny na im you carry come dis life,your head no just try for you at all

Ok

DamianX:


While afonjas give yours for Kobo kobo. Allow people do as them like when your daughter is getting married you can give her to her buyer for Kobo

No worry my bloda, keep selling una daughters to the highest bidders while we give away ours for the sake of true love.

Okoro culture lacks morals, integrity and honor.

Popesuccess:
I have notice that some of the things we do in this country in the name of culture and tradition is Causing poor Nigerians more trouble and we need to change.

1. High Cultural cost of marriage.

2. High Cultural cost of burial. A man in my church have not being able to perform the burial rites for his mother because he will at least one million to do it. He is the only child.

3. Transporting dead bodies from the place they died to the village.

Thank God am a Muslim no time for nonsense,if you pretend to die we would bury you.

Oduduwa707:


No worry my bloda, keep selling una daughters to the highest bidders while we give away ours for the sake of true love.

Okoro culture lacks morals, integrity and honor.

While you sell yours to the lowest bidder hahaha
So others sell theirs while you give yours for love. Aren't you seeing your hypocrisy stinks. Na we tell wretches to come for your daughters?
Afonja culture lacks all you mentioned above. A people full of envy. Spits

BrandBrainBox:
Your got it right absolutely. With people like you, NIGERIA will be great again.

More people need to learn this truth or contribute to the discussion.

Listen to this Donald Trump-themed song telling how "Nigeria MUST be great again".
https://twitter.com/RhymespeakC/status/1569865778094014464?t=4dqy7kFc1YZ14Cn_uPTuVA&s=19

It's worth it. Please, listen.

It's not culture but demonic enslavement.

merits:


Thank God am a Muslim no time for nonsense,if you pretend to die we would bury you.

Lol.

seanwilliam:
you mean I can choose to ignore the ‘long list’?

There is no long list brother... Just 2 gallon of palm whine... A bottle of whiskey, 2 wrapper for the mom. all for traditional sake... Then the 4k... Viola!!! She is already traditionally yours.

Then the traditional marriage... To let the world know you are married... Not compulsory, but it's necessary... We all know women love that stuff. The expenses for the traditional marriage solely depends on you, You can choose to go big or go small... It's your business. No further requirements from her kinsmen or her family.

HITsquad:
There is no long list brother... Just 2 gallon of palm whine... A bottle of whiskey, 2 wrapper for the mom. all for traditional sake... Then the 4k... Viola!!! She is already traditionally yours.

Then the traditional marriage... To let the world know you are married... Not compulsory, but it's necessary... We all know women love that stuff. The expenses for the traditional marriage solely depends on you, You can choose to go big or go small... It's your business. No further requirements from her kinsmen or her family.

hmmm

Means all these are fake

DamianX:


While you sell yours to the lowest bidder hahaha
So others sell theirs while you give yours for love. Aren't you seeing your hypocrisy stinks. Na we tell wretches to come for your daughters?
Afonja culture lacks all you mentioned above. A people full of envy. Spits

Savages spewing nonsense as usual. We don't sell our daughters like you Savages, we willingly give them to thier husbands out of genuine love NOT money like you Savages

etrange:
OP, regarding burials, those that have the money will always do what the poorer ones would consider extravagant. Yes, removing some mandatory payments might help, but at the end, you can't stop the rich from spending however they want. It's left for the not-so-rich to be smart enough to cut thier coats according to thier size.

The problem is that in most places there are things that you must do. In my place you must kill 9 Goats, so if you are an only child and not rich or even jobless, imagine the pressure. If you can't provide them there will be no burial.

seanwilliam:
hmmm

Means all these are fake

lol Nope... Tradition differs. Some places especially in Imo State have longer lists than the one you posted sef.

Popesuccess:
The problem is that in most places there are things that you must do. In my place you must kill 9 Goats, so if you are an only child and not rich or even jobless, imagine the pressure. If you can't provide them there will be no burial.

Yeah, that's why I said removing some mandatory payments would help. Most times, people hold on traditions like there are sacred, but history has taught us that everything is subject to change. People just fear change either cause they don't know how else to exist or they're benefitting from it. The custodians of our culture are old men who probably paid during thier own time. They don't see any reason to change it now.