Nigerian streamer Peller has stirred conversation about intertribal marriage after declaring that he would rather marry a Benin woman than a Yoruba woman, despite identifying himself as Yoruba.
The entertainer shared his views during a TikTok livestream, urging Yoruba and Igbo people to consider relationships with partners from different ethnic backgrounds instead of restricting their choices to their own communities.
According to Naija News, Peller argued that marrying outside one’s ethnic group could offer a different cultural experience, suggesting that couples from the same background may already share much of the same cultural knowledge.
He delivered his message bluntly, warning Yoruba and Igbo people against limiting their marriage choices along ethnic lines.
“If you are a Yoruba and want to marry a Yoruba in 2026, bro, your life is finish. And if you are Igbo, you want to marry Igbo, your life is finish,” Peller said during the livestream.
The streamer went on to explain his reasoning, arguing that partners from the same ethnic group may already understand many of the same traditions, customs and cultural references.
“Wetin me, I be Yoruba, you be Yoruba. Wetin I know for Yoruba, you know am,” he said, adding that someone from the same background could have the same level of cultural knowledge or even know more.
But Peller’s strongest remarks concerned his own marriage preference.
Despite being Yoruba, he said he would choose a woman from Benin rather than marry a fellow Yoruba woman.
“Me, wey go marry my Benin girl, na no know say I get wetin I dey think. I no fit marry my Yoruba girl, God forbid,” he stated.
Peller reinforced his position by saying that even an offer that would allow him to add another marriage option would not change his preference.
“If dem tell us say I pay now, you can plus one, bro, I no go still even marry my Yoruba girl. Na fact I dey tell you,” he said.
He also pointed to his own family background while explaining his perspective, noting that both his parents are Yoruba.
“My daddy is a Yoruba, my mommy is a Yoruba. See my life outside o,” Peller remarked.
His comments frame intertribal marriage as an opportunity to experience another culture through a relationship. However, the remarks reflect his personal viewpoint rather than establishing that relationships between people from different ethnic groups are inherently better than those within the same community.
For now, Peller has made his preference clear: although he identifies as Yoruba, he says a Benin woman would be his choice over a Yoruba partner.