Nigeria, June 29 -- The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli, has called on Nigerian families to rethink their extravagant wedding spending.

The emir appealed on Sunday during the 20th anniversary of the Crystal Muslim Organisation (CMO) in Abuja, singling out the growing culture of ostentatious spending on aso-ebi fabrics and bridal makeup.

Mr Bamalli urged families to channel such funds towards supporting the less privileged in society, the Daily Trust reported.

He said: "You will see our people spending millions of Naira for just cosmetics if a girl is getting married, and because we have some crazy parents that spend up to $10,000 for this makeup they do. Or to buy asoebi for half a million Naira, N200,000 or N300,000, which is totally un...