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Sunday, March 05, 2017

Igbo Man Who Tore Bible Disrespects Jesus Again In New Rant (Photos)

LIFESTYLE Sunday, March 05, 2017

Nigerian guy who tore Bible disrespects Jesus again in new rant (Photos)

Nigerian Facebook user, Udummiri Nwakalu, first did the unthinkable when he tore the Bible back in December, 2016 and shared the pics online. According to him, he was on a mission to free people from Christianity because it's from Satan.

Later on in January, Udummiri released new photos of himself destroying the bible yet again and this time, claimed it was because a Reverend Father destroyed shrines at Ekwulobia in Anambra state.

In a new post on his Facebook page today, Nwakalu disrespected Jesus again by calling him useless because 6 years after his sister was murdered, her killers are yet to pay for their crime, a job he says he left for God. Read what he wrote below:

Imo State deputy governor pictured eating by the roadside

LIFESTYLE Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Imo State deputy governor pictured eating by the roadside

Imo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, was pictured patronizing a roadside seller, and also eating what he bought from her before driving out with his convoy.

The business mogul, who has served as Chief of Staff of the state, was sworn in as
the deputy Governor on 30 March 2013. More photos after the cut;

PSQUARE: Paul Okoye Stunning In New Photo With Son ( SEE PHOTOS)

LIFESTYLE Sunday, February 19, 2017

The PSquarestar and his son Andre rocked matching outfits today ..Talk about father and son goals..

Stop Writing About Me And My Marriage - Tonto Dikeh Warns Uche Maduagwu

LIFESTYLE Thursday, February 16, 2017

From Tonto Dikeh's desk

Hi Uche it's been brought to my knowledge about Our suppose friendship and About me opening up to you about My life..First of i appreciate you as I see Actor written on your page,this post is not TO ridicule you or non of that but Please I beg you to stop!!

I don't have friends,I don't speak to people about my life Be it good or bad..Yes I will love to be your friend someday as I will never be one to judge or condemn BUT FOR NOW we are not Cos we don't know each other..WE don't even have our digits to talk more of TO have Phone call conversations!!!
Please I have a son I am living for and I want him to grow up to love and respect me and his father no matter what,Not to discredit YOU I have read incredible stuffs off your page but this isn't Healthy for me and my Baby ATM..

    I also understand that we have too many imposters as Tonto Dikeh,Just to make excuses for all of this.Maybe you are been scammed thinking you are talking to me but MY COLLEAGUE AM A SIMPLE Lil girl who minds her business and keeps away from People..
    Please do this as a birthday gift for my son,Make it right!! LET THESE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE

TRUTH IS,this is hurting too many people..Please I beg of you
    It's your page I can't tell you what to post and not to but am begging you to stop personalizing your messages Like I said..

    Remember this post isn't to bring you down,I Wld love to be your friend someday but Am not the friend you have now you are speaking with..God bless you for understanding why this post has to go Up here..I will be deleting this ASAP••• I love you with the love of God and I pray you take this well..Thank you so much Mr

Premarital Sex Is Necessary; No Woman Is Truly Happy Without Good Sex - Actress Chinazo Ekezie

LIFESTYLE Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Nollywood actress, Chinazo Ekezie, revealed her take on premarital sex in an interview with Star Tracker and said it’s kind of important so as to avoid stores that touch.

Excerpts below:

What is your take on premarital sex?

    You want my pastor to call me on the phone, right? But I will tell you the truth now, growing up, we were always taught that we shouldn’t have sex, we shouldn’t do anything before marriage, but now that I know better, or now that I’m grown and with the kind of experiences that I’ve had, and that of other people, I think it’s kind of important to have premarital sex.

    Seriously, because you have your lifetime to spend with this person, so I think it’s important you need to find out what they like, how they like it, if they like it, if they are teachable, because some people will tell you that if you don’t like how your husband makes love to you then you teach him.

    A lot of men are not teachable, a lot of men think teaching them how to make love to their wife is a crime. Yes, a lot of men think it’s a crime for a woman to say don’t do it this way, do it that way, aren’t you a woman, why should you have a preference?

    A lot of couples’ sexuality don’t match, no matter how hard you try, and once you marry and you are not having good sex I don’t think you will be happy. I don’t think any woman would be happy if she’s not having good sex with her husband, it’s crazy.
    And if I’m to spend the first 6-7years teaching you how to have sex with me, I’ll be frustrated.

    What would you do if after marriage your husband becomes impotent?

    Marriage is for better, for worse, because I expect that if I get married now and I have issues with fertility, my husband will stand by me, so yeah, I will stand by him.
    When there is any situation, no matter how tough it is, it’s sorted by love, family pressure is secondary, if you let family pressure affect you, you might even lose your love for your husband.
    I think two people who are ready to work things out, ready to spend the rest of their lives together should build a wall around their relationship.

‘I Fell Out With My Daughter When I Answered God’s Call’ – Patience Ozokwor

LIFESTYLE Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Patience Ozokwor, a veteran Nollywood actress popularly known as Mama G is well known for her role as wicked mother-in-law, wicked step mother among other wicked roles.

The actress who last year revealed she had an encounter with Christ last January and became born again has disclosed that she nearly fell out with her daughter when she answered God’s call to go into evangelism to win souls for God.

Mama G, as she is popularly called, made the revelation while preaching at the Power House Interdenominational Worship Centre Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, during the grand finale of the church’s 40-day fasting and prayer programme.
The actress said the incident did not weigh her down or discourage her from going ahead with her assignment as she has won many souls for God.

“This is my one year in the service of God. God called me to work for him and I obeyed immediately. When I answered the call, my daughter queried me. She asked why I decided to go into evangelism and I explained to her. She misunderstood me and we had issues.
“I kept working for God. I have won many souls since last year and I am happy for it,”

Mrs. Ozokwor advised teenage girls to preserve their bodies, warning that many of them may end up getting pregnant during this year’s valentine. She further said evil acts should not be associated with Valentine if at all Valentine is worthy of celebration.

“Valentine is not in the scripture and anything that is not in the bible should be discarded”. “Who is Valentine? The one that suffered for me and you is Jesus who should be celebrated.
“If the kind of love that Valentine has shown to people is for people to make love to each other without getting married, then it is against the will of God.

“People should show love to their fellow human beings on daily basis. Your neighbor is the first person that you should show love.
“Everyday is love day for me and there is no special day that is meant for love. What people are doing today in the name of love is lust.”

Who are the Igbo?

LIFESTYLE Monday, February 13, 2017

In this post, I shall discuss who people from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria are, what makes us peculiar among other ethnicities in Nigeria, and what is meant by Igbo culture. I urge you to read with an open mind in that way you will gain a deeper understanding of Igbo people

the Igbo tribe of Nigeria

Who are the Igbo?
We, Igbos, are the people in Nigeria who have taken Igboland as our ancestral homeland, and also speak Igbo language as our mother-tongue.Onwuejeogwu, M. A., in his classic book: “An Igbo Civiulization: Nri Kingdom and Hegemony” published in 1981 by Ethiope Publishing Corporation, London described Igboland as encompassing Agbor and Kwale in Delta state; Ahoada, Diobu, Umuabayi in Rivers state; Afikpo and Isiagu in present day Ebonyi state; Nsukka in Enugu state, and Onitsha in Anambra state as well as all the smaller cities and towns found around the geographical locations mentioned above.
This description clearly shows that Igbo people are the predominant tribe in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Abia, and some parts of Delta, Akwa-Ibom, and rivers states.

What makes Igbo people peculiar among other ethnicities?
It is a huge fact that we have never been subject to one particular kingdomor caliphate like the Hausa-fulani and Yoruba tribes who are under the monarchical leaderships of Sokoto and Ife kingdoms respectively. Stronger and more powerful kingdoms in Igboland such as Nri and Arochukwu kingdoms never dominated the less powerful kingdoms around them.This highlights one of our chief cultural peculiarity which is non-acceptance of undue domination over others. That characteristic is not in the Igbo blood as they say on the “streets” of Igboland. Every community in Igboland is fully autonomous and self-governing. On a similar vein inheritable monarchy is not fully accepted in Igboland unlike some areas occupied by other ethnicities in Nigeria.
Another peculiarity we possess is the rightfully hallowed Igbo culture.

What exactly is meant by Igbo Culture?
According to an eminent Igbo language scholar – Ogbalu, F. C., in his 1981 bestselling book titled: “Ndu Ndi Igbo” published in Onitsha by University Publishing Company, explains Igbo culture as what we, Igbos, do; how we live our lives, what we eat, what we wear, how we beat our path of existence on earth, our peculiarities, the songs we sing, the music we make, our behavior and general attitude to life. It is clear that we differ from other ethnicities in Nigeria in each of the above respects.
Igbo culture has developed over the years and keeps developing as we assimilate cultural influences coming (through the mass media) from other tribes as we adjust to the realities of the global village we are part of. It is a cool thing but we simply have to be vigilant and protect our Igbo culture from unnecessary and negative influences which can murder our cultural identity and vanish our peculiarity among the committee of tribes in Nigeria

IGBO KWENU !!!

Biggest Igbo towns and cities in Nigeria

LIFESTYLE Monday, February 13, 2017

I’m excited to be doing this post, because I know it will put to end a certain kind of argument I had witnessed among some of my Igbo friends concerning which of the cities in Igboland could rightly be described as the overall biggest in many ramifications? I got inspired to do some research and came up with the list you are about to read based on verifiable facts and figures. Let’s have fun knowing how big the major cities in Igboland are.
Biggest Igbo towns and cities in Nigeria

Aba:
Aba is the biggest city in Igboland and the main trading center in Abia state. Upon the creation of Abia state in 1991, Aba city was divided into two local government areas namely; Aba south and Aba North. Aba south is the main city center and the heart beat of Abia State.
Aba city was established as a market town. But today, it has become a major urban settlement and commercial center in a Igboland. The indigenous people of Aba city are the Ngwa subgroup of our tribe. The city is well known for its creative craftsmen. As of 2004, Aba city had an estimated population of 1,020,900.

Enugu:
Enugu cityis the capital of Enugu State. The city has a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Énú Ụ́gwụ́ meaning “hill top” denoting the city’s hilly geography. The city was named after Enugwu Ngwo, under which coal was found.
Since the 17th century the location of present-day Enugu city has been inhabited by the Nike people; one of Enugu city’s neighbourhood still retains the village’s old name “” The discovery of coal by the colonialists led to the building of the Eastern Line railway to carry coal from the inland city to the port of Port Harcourt, a city created for this purpose located 151 miles (243 km) south of what was called Enugu Coal Camp. Enugu city was then renamed simply Enugu and developed as one of the few cities in West Africa created from European contact. By 1958 Enugu city had over 8,000 coal miners, but as at 2005, there are no significant coal mining activities left in the city.

Enugu city became the capital of the Eastern Region after Nigeria’s independence in 1960; a succession of territorial adjustments in 1967, 1976 and 1991 led to Enugu city becoming the capital of what is now Enugu State. On 30 May 1967 Enugu city was declared the capital of the short-lived Republic of Biafra; for this fact, Enugu city is known as the “capital of Igbo land.” After Enugu city was captured by the Nigerian armed forces, the Biafran capital was moved to Umuahia.

Industries in the city include the urban market and bottling industries. Enugu has become a preferred filming location for directors of the Nigerian movie industry, dubbed “Nollywood”. Enugu city’s main airport is the Akanu Ibiam International Airport. The main educational establishment in the city is the Enugu campus of the University of Nigeria based in Nsukka.

Onitsha:
Onitsha is a big city, a commercial, educational, and religious centre and river port in Anambra State.
In the early 1960s, before the Nigerian Civil War, the population was officially recorded as 76,000, and the town was distinctive in a number of dimensions; the great Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe characterized it as harboring an “esoteric region from which creativity sallies forth at will to manifest itself,” “a zone of occult instability” Though it experienced great suffering during and after the civil war, by virtue of its still-strategic geographic position Onitsha city has continued to develop, and by 2001 had an estimated population of 511,000 with a metropolitan population of 1,003,000.

Owerri:
Owerri city is the capital of Imo state. Set in the heart of Igboland, Owerri city consists of three Local Government Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 750,000 as of 2006 and is approximately 100 square kilometres (40 sq miles) in area.
The Owerri city Slogan is Heartland. It is currently referred to as the entertainment capital of Nigeria.

Awka:
Awka citywith an estimated population of 301,657 as of 2006 Nigerian census, is the capital of Anambra state. The city is located about 400 miles east of Lagos in the centre of the densely populated
The West-East Federal highway links Lagos, Benin City, Asaba, Onitsha, and Enugu to Awka city and several local roads link it to other important towns such as Ekwulobia, Agulu, Enugwu-Ukwu, Abagana, and Nnewi.

Strategically, Awka city is located midway between two major cities in Northern Igboland, Onitsha and Enugu which has informed its choice as an administrative center for the colonial authorities and today as a base for the Anambra State government

IGBO KWENU !!!

Igbo men and women making money

LIFESTYLE Monday, February 13, 2017

How many times have you heard other Igbo people use the words “making money?” Or. “I just want to make money” or, “I need to make money.” A million times. Right? I bet you have probably used them yourself.

Although, it is the same set of words, the meanings behind these words are different in the minds of rich Igbo men and the poor among us. To the poor in the South-East, “making money” means working longer or harder for other people in order to get more take home pay or salary. And, that’s all they know how to do – sell their time.

But when rich Igbo men speak about “making money,” what they are saying is very different from what the poor have in mind. When rich Igbo people use the words “make money,” they are talking about “creating wealth” “building businesses of their own.” They never mean selling their time to other people on a job.

As far as the Igbos are concerned, “making more money” has a double meaning and the meaning depends on who is saying those words.

IGBO KWENU !!!

Igbo people are known for a lot of things

LIFESTYLE Monday, February 13, 2017

Igbo people are known for a lot of things. We shall outline a few of them,

Language:
This is the chief feature Igbo people or, any other ethnic nationality for that matter are known for, is language. When Nigerians meet anywhere whether at home or in diaspora, no one can precisely say where the other hails from until he or she speaks his/her native language. That fact makes Igbo language the chief feature Igbos are known for.

Breaking of Kolanut:

Members of other tribes in Nigeria know Igbo people for breaking of kolanuts. It is very important to Igbo people, because they believe that it is with kolanuts that strong connections are made to God, and for giving gratitude to Him.

Traditional Festivals:

Igbo people are well known for celebrating different traditional festivities such as: New yam festival, moonlight plays, story-telling etc like no other people in the world.

Travelling:
Igbos are well known for migrating to other lands. It is with a spirit of hard work that Igbo people move form place to place in search of greener pastures. There is no place in the world you won’t find any Igbo person as resident there.
Business and Entrepreneurship:
It is very difficult to find any Igbo family without at least one entrepreneur or businessman.

Dressing:
Igbos are known for the popular lion-head patterns on their dresses as well as the red cap worn by male chiefs.

IGBO KWENU !!!

WOMAN OF INDUSTRY: See What Chika Ike Does When She Is Not On Stage

LIFESTYLE Saturday, February 11, 2017

Chika Nancy Ike is a UN Ambassador, Nollywood actress , Tv Personality and the CEO of Fancy Nancy Collections.

Asides being an actress, Chika Ike she is also an Estate developer. She shared this photo and captioned it:
‘These past few weeks has been super hectic for me . When I’m not filming I wear my real estate developer hat… I love it, but it’s not an easy venture . Nothing good comes easy. #worksmart #workhard #entrepreneur #realestate’
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Traditional dances in Igbo land

LIFESTYLE Friday, January 13, 2017

These are some of the most popular traditional dances in Igbo land, which I implore young Igbo men and women to replicate in their various communities;

The ‘Atilogwu’ (Acrobatic Dance) was an acrobatic dance that served both as entertainment but also equivalent to today’s cheerleaders in the west. The acrobatic flips, high jumps, etc kept young men in shape and out of crime.

‘Abigbo’ and ‘Ekere-Avu’ dances (social critics) both from Mbaise community in Nigeria were used for social criticisms in an entertaining manner. Through Abigbo, people could collectively voice out criticisms on governments and powerful people in the society, which otherwise a single person could not do without being victimized.

‘Omuru-onwa’ and ‘Agbacha-Ekuru nwa ’ were both dance groups for married ladies and could be compared to today’s exercise clubs in the west. Married women and new mothers used such entertaining avenues to exercise, lose weight, shed baby fats and stay healthy through weekly rehearsals.

‘Nkwa umu-Agbogho’ (the Maiden dance) was mostly a dance group for young ladies. The breathe-taking chest and waist dance, where maidens who have come of age to marry flaunted their body in seductive manners to attract suitors. It also helped the younger girls keep mind and body busy to abstain from s-exual activities before marriage.

‘Ikpirikpi-ogu’ (War dance) was a dance of warriors usually used to welcome soldiers back from tribal wars. Today it’s purely symbolical to show the prowess and valor of a community and it’s triumph over collective challenges.

Igba Ndi Eze (A dance for the kings) . This was used to usher in kings, titled men and women either into an arena or into an occasion.

‘Ekpe’ was a type of masquerade but usually was more confined in a vicinity, where young men could boast of their valor and strength in turns.

The ‘Mmanwu’ (masquerades) were widely used to protect deities and to deliver judgments/penalties on otherwise powerful people because masquerades were untouchable, feared to be spirits. Young men enlisted into the groups to effectively act as a local police.

Ijele – Ijele was the king masquerade, beautifully adorned, accompanied by other smaller masquerades and usually comes out last in any Igbo ceremonial event.

‘Ese’ (funereal dance) – had two versions. ‘Ese-ike’ was played only on an elevated platform to celebrate the life of a well-accomplished man, while ‘Ese-Ala’ was played on the ground with an array of talking drums and xylophones to celebrate the live of a well-accomplished woman.

‘Ikoro’ was a huge wooden gong carved out of huge tree trunks. It was used to communicate to the entire community because of its deep, loud resonating sound. The ‘Ikoro’ dance itself was a very.

‘Mgba’ (Wrestling dance) was used to cheer wrestlers as young men and women competed in local championships

IGBO KWENU !!!

Mrs Oby Ezekwesili took to Twitter to drop a few messages to young married men.

LIFESTYLE Friday, December 30, 2016

Former Minister of Education and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls advocacy group, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili took to Twitter to drop a few messages to young married men.

IGBO KWENU !!!

Igbo family structure

LIFESTYLE Friday, December 30, 2016

Family is a very important institution in the lives of Igbo people. All relationships, according to Igbo culture, emanates from the family. Every child birthed in any family begins to learn about human relationships from within the family.

Our collective view of the family unit, as people of Igbo extraction, is quite different from the views of the Western world. To Americans and Europeans, family basically implies one father, one mother, and their biological or adopted children.

But, if we observe closely what is implied when Igbo people talk about family, we’ll see that, to our people, family refers to a group of people living under one household who may or may not even be related by blood or marriage.

It is in a family setting as described above that we, Igbos, differ so much from Westerners but not-so-much from other African tribes.

In Igbo family life and structure, we have to take a look at three Kinds of family settings:

Family Setting with One Mother

This kind of family structure found in Igboland consists mainly of father, one mother, children, dependants, and relatives. Some 50 years ago, it was quite rare to find this kind of family setting among our people living in the geographical area designated as South-East Nigeria.

Family Setting with Multiple Mothers:

Polygamy is part of Igbo culture, and is well accepted and acknowledged by our people as a man’s legitimate right, if he so chooses to have multiple women as mothers in his household. One key feature of this kind of family setting is recurrent quarrels and undue competition among the mothers within the household as each mother typically cooks her own meals and maintains her offspring without undue interference from others. Which is not healthy

Extended Family Setting:

We, Igbos, are mainly known for this kind of family set-up in which father, mother/mothers, children, in-laws, from both sides, friends, and other relatives all live together as one household.
Reasons Why Igbo People Prefer the Extended Family Setting

The extended family is like a pillar of support for each member of the household as some members may be not-so-rich, widowed, orphaned etc as the case may be. The popular Igbo saying; “Igwe bu Ike” (Multitude is power) was coined to reflect the high value we place on the extended family setting.

It helps the upbringing of children as their training is not merely confined to the limits of the knowledge and experiences of their biological parents.

It reduces the financial burden and woes of the elderly members of the household as both the young and old jointly work together to make money and pay bills or put food on the table for every member of the family.

Challenges with Extended Family Setting

It makes the financial burden of a few members of the household heavier as every other member’s needs also become theirs.
It could make some members of the extended family household lazy, because some will not develop their abilities or increase their effort in life, because they have their hopes of survival hinged on the success of well-to-do members of the extended family household.

FATHER

The father represents and speaks on behalf of the family in public forums. It is his responsibility to cultivate, grow, and develop the family wealth and resources. He serves as the family priest and spiritual leader and teacher of Igbo culture and traditions to members of his household. It is the fathers’ responsibility to lead by example, correct deviant members of the family when they go wrong, and provide for the needs of his household.

MOTHER:

It is the mother’s responsibility to inspire and fuel the father with ideas to move the household forward towards progress and development. It is expected of her to preserve the family wealth and resources. It rests on the mother’s shoulders to set and uphold standards of morality and purity in the family. She has to make the household homely and comfortable for every member of the family including occasional visitors. Finally, it is her duty to love the father of the house, cook his meals, and maintain the cleanliness of the home.

CHILDREN

According to Igbo culture and tradition, children and dependants are expected to serve and remain under the mentorship of father and/or mother only on the condition that they know what they are doing and are not bad influence on the children or dependants.

IGBO KWENU !!!

Igbo Traditional Ceremonies

LIFESTYLE Friday, December 30, 2016

Marriage, birth and burial are considered the three most important family events in most cultures, and Igboland is not an exception to that.

Marriage in Igboland is not just an affair between the future husband and wife but also involves the parents, the extended family and villages.

First the groom asks his potential partner to marry him. The groom visits the bride’s residence accompanied by his father. The groom’s father will introduce himself and his son and explain the purpose of his visit.

The bride’s father welcomes the guests, invites his daughter to come and asks her if she knows the groom. Her confirmation shows that she agrees with the proposal.

Then the bride’s price settlement (Ika-Akalika) starts with the groom accompanied by his father and elders visiting the bride’s compound on another evening.

Traditional Igbo Wedding

They bring wine and kola nuts with them, which are presented to the bride’s father. After they have been served with a meal, the bride’s price is being negotiated between the fathers.

In most cases there is only a symbolic price to be paid for the bride but in addition other prerequisites (kola nuts, goats, chicken, wine, etc.) are listed as well. Usually it takes more than one evening before the final bride’s price is settled, offering guests from both sides a glamorous feast.

Another evening is spent for the payment of the bride’s price at the bride’s compound when the groom’s family hands over the money and other agreed prerequisites.

The money and goods are counted, while relatives and friends are served drinks and food in the bride’s compound. After all is settled, the traditional wedding day is planned.

The wedding day will be at the bride’s compound, where the guests welcome the couple and invite them in front of the families.

First the bride goes around selling boiled eggs to the guests, showing to both families that she has the capability to open a shop and make money.

Then, the bride’s father fills a wooden cup (Iko) with palm wine and passes it on to the girl while the groom finds a place between the guests.

It is the custom for her to look for her husband while being distracted by the invitees. Only after she has found the groom, she offered the cup to him and he sipped the wine, the couple is married traditionally.

During this ceremony, there is also the nuptial dance where the couple dances, while guests wish the newly weds prosperity by throwing money around them or putting bills on their forehead.

as the wedding ceremony, varies from village to village.

Birth celebration

On the eighth day, the child (male only) is prepared for circumcision, and on the twenty-eighth day, the naming ceremony is performed, each event accompanied by a feast for the relatives.

Death

in Igboland is regarded as the passing away of the person from the world existence to the spirit world. However, only after the second burial rites, it is believed that the person can reach the spirit world, as otherwise, the departed relative would still wander between earth and the spirit world. The honour of the death varies dependent on the background, title, gender, relationship with family and circumstances around the death.

The corpse is normally buried at the village in the person’s compound after it has been preceded by the wake keeping. During the funeral ceremonies, relatives and friends of the deceased pay their last respect to the dead and mourn with the bereaved in colourful ceremonies marked with singing and traditional dances. In the olden days, the wake keeping was accompanied by masquerades, traditional music and animal sacrifices.

A high-ranking chief or traditional ruler would be buried with two human heads alongside his body and would go along with the release of canon gun shots to notify the general public on the loss. Many more customs surrounded the burial rites, but the church has overtaken most of these traditions.

IGBO KWENU !!!

Igbo marriage

LIFESTYLE Friday, December 30, 2016

MARRIAGE.

Marriage is not a matter for the man and woman alone; it concerns the close kin of both. Marriage arrangements are negotiated between the families of the prospective bride and groom.

With regard to the paternity of the wife's children, they belong to the lineage of the husband. When a woman has children out of wedlock, however, they belong to her natal lineage, and not to that of the children's father.

since Igbo women are prominent in public life as an organized force in both economics and politics.

Women are fully involved in matchmaking and usually participate directly or indirectly in the actual negotiations of marital arrangements for their sons or their daughters, in cooperation with the male members of the families concerned.

Women have powerful and active behind-the-scene roles in seeking out the girls they would like their sons to marry. The approval of the mother is vital because the young bride is generally expected to live with her mother-in-law and to serve her for the first few months of marriage, until the new couple can set up an independent household.

INHERITANCE.

The bulk of inheritance allotments are granted to the eldest son, who, at the time of the inheritance, becomes responsible for the welfare of his younger siblings. If the eldest son is a minor at the time of his father's death, a paternal uncle will take charge of the property and provide for the deceased brother's family. There is also marriage by inheritance, or levirate—a widow may become the wife of her brother-in-law. In some localities, widows may become the wives of the deceased father's sons by another wife.

IGBO KWENU !!!

IGBO GIRLS : things to do to attract suitors

LIFESTYLE Friday, December 30, 2016

As the new year commence, I will be giving out some free tips.
When you are in village during the season or wherever you find yourself , ensure you do the following:

Greet people: especially the old mothers and fathers- Nothing sweet villagers like a township girl that greets and the recommendations will start.

Make sure you keep going to watch football matches in the field every evening. Ndi abroad comes by that time to scout for potential wives.

If you are a Catholic, don't forget your finger rosary or the one you wear on the neck. That is the trademark of a well brought up Christian and humble girl.

Target those friends that have marryable elder brothers and be friends with them. When recommendations starts, you will be among the 1st 3.

When you go to church, make sure you dance well, shake your waist while going to drop your offering , the mothers are watching and accessing. The fact that they saw you dancing is an added advantage.

Be friendly: don't be a snub or rude to anyone. Respect everyone irrespective of their age. Talk politely is also an added advantage

Wish u all the best of the season......

IGBO KWENU !!!

Marrying an Igbo girl

LIFESTYLE Friday, December 30, 2016

Igbo girls are found in almost every part of the world; they are unique and have diverse characteristics and traits. If you are considering marrying one, then you are lucky. You can be sure you are marrying a girl that has added value when it comes to cooking. They most times make good mothers and wives; there is hardly a dull moment with them because they are humorous.

There are certain things you need to know before you decide to go marry an Igbo girl; this would help you get the best of the relationship.

Things you need to know before marrying an Igbo girl:

THE VISIT OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS

Once in a while her family members would love to visit. you may spend more seeing to their affair while playing the perfect in-law but you can be sure it would be fun all the way. This would make your wife happy and more contented and also make you feel loved.

GIVING UP ON EATING OUT HABIT

If you are the type that enjoys to patronize food vendors, you can be sure this would change. Marrying an Igbo girl means you will always have food on the table provided. They are excellent cooks who would help you lose your much cherished six packs with delicious meals and veggies.

They love experimenting with food and would make you taste all food delicacies. What else are you looking for?

A LOVING MOTHER TO YOUR CHILDREN

If you marry an Igbo girl, you can be sure that your children would pick her language whether you like it or not. They would raise them with love and instill the right values and morals into them.

They value their culture a lot and would make sure it's being passed onto the children. But this should not bother you anyway, that means your children would be able to speak more than one language.

A GOOD WIFE

Igbo girls are hardworking and industrious, they would help you manage your resources and give you their all while at it. Most of them understand that it is the role of the man to fend for the family; they will support you while you do this and manage your empire for you.

In cases where they pick up jobs, you can be sure they will support you with it. They are well cultured and display good characters.

BEING FAITHFUL

If you want to marry an Igbo girl then you should know that as subtle and sweet as they are, they could be highly venomous when taken for granted.

They are not ladies who would watch and fold their hands while you are unfaithful to them. Therefore, learn to love them in totality and avoid being unfaithful.

IGBO KWENU !!!

'Story to be told' - Adanma Ohakim-Okorafor on having two babies in a year

LIFESTYLE Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Adanma, daughter of former Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim, and her husband, Amaha Okorafor welcomed two babies this year. A daughter, Kaima, who was born in January 2016, and a son, who was born in December.

Narrating her experience, she wrote via Instagram:

"I have so much to be thankful for especially this year. What many people hope for & only dream about, he has so freely given to me. Kinda convinced he wanted to give me twins but got carried away with my blessings for 2017 then decided to make up for it immediately Lord, your sense of humour tho...

From conception to delivery, the MIRACLES. Maybe someday the story would be told, maybe not. In the meantime gonna get myself used to phrases like "My Children" & "No Kaima, don't pinch your brother's eye" #MySon #Dec21st #EarlyChristmasPresent #FromGodHimself #TwoKidsInOneYear #YesPlease #ThatsGodsPlanForMe #HesGotMe #MyIrishTwins "

IGBO KWENU !!!

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