Dear friends, This blog has been rebranded. I will be bringing you some of the topics we treat on Radio and I know you will enjoy them.

  Today I will be bringing you the topic, INTER- TRIBAL MARRI,AGE. This means people from different backgrounds and cultures coming together as husband and wife. 

 CITY ECHOES (Intertribal Marriage) 12-11-2018

People lately tend to embrace unity than division, and the best and easiest way to achieve that is having a free intertribal marriage where religious belief seems not to be a barrier.

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition of city echoes which mirrors, ‘Intertribal marriage’ on Radio Nigeria, Treasure 98.5 Fm, Port Harcourt. My name is Rachel Onah. Don’t touch the dial!

Talking about intertribal marriage; intertribal marriage is a marriage between people from different tribes. Such marriage can take place between people from different religion, race or ethnic group. Many people would argue that, marriage is just an institution which validates reproduction but to a good number of couples, finding the right partner and staying committed to him or her is what matters most, and has helped them in taking their careers to unimaginable heights. It has also helped them on their journey of self discovery; hence people travel extra miles to get this mr or mrs Right regardless of the religious and cultural backgrounds. Let us join Temitope Akinyemi to the streets of Port Harcourt to find out some of the reasons people engage in intertribal marriage:

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Fear of the unknown is always an order of the day whenever a new venture comes up, intertribal marriage inclusive. People say that intertribal marriage has a lot of advantages, yet some are not scared of engaging in it, why?

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Statistics show that one of the commonest causes of failed marriages is lack of understanding. This however, is a sure bet in intertribal marriage owing to the differences in cultural and ethnic backgrounds. But then, how can such conflicts be resolved?

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If marriage is actually all about getting the right person to fill the gap created by a missing rib, what advice   do you have for young people who have found their missing ribs in a different tribe?

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Intertribal marriage is not as scary as some people think after all. Join me to the office of a marriage counselor, Mrs Remi Togun as she tells us all we need to know about intertribal marriage.

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And that brings us to the end of today’s edition of city echoes which came your way from Radio Nigeria, Treasure 98.5 fm, Port Harcourt. Join us same time and same station next week for another exciting edition. On behalf of my production crew made Gabriela Onyejiri, my studio manager,

 I am Rachel Onah wishing you a successful week ahead. You can contribute to, or sponsor the programme by calling the number 07035826591

You can send me an email on rachelforwonen@gmail.com.

am waiting to hear from you. Watch out tommorow for another interesting topic