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Why We Reduced Cost Of Marriages, Burial rites In Anambra

Why We Reduced Cost Of Marriages, Burial Rites In Anambra

The traditional ruler of Oraukwu community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state,  Igwe Emeka Onuorah, in this interview disclosed that his community has reduced the costs of marriage and burial ceremonies, adding that fines await defaulters. He noted that he has modernised the New Yam festival with prizes to encourage farming in the community. He however, appealed to Government to come to their rescue over the menace of gully erosion in the community. 

 

Your community is a major producer of yam. How do you celebrate New Yam festival? 

It celebrated every September and this year’s event …

Wedding and marriages in Nigeria

By Odumodu Gbulagu

Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman, oftentimes with the aim of procreating, or companionship.

Nigeria is a place, where almost everyone wants to copy what others do, without even minding if it’s going to be good for them.

Most Nigerians often don’t think about the hazards and challenges of marriage, they only look at it from the enjoyment angle.

While many women see marriage as an end in itself; having a big wedding that would be the talk of the town, and having their friends gushing over their weddings, some of them …