Different tribes have different traditions when it comes to the bride price and for today, the focus will be on the Urhobo tribe. This is one of the tribes where the bride price is as low as they come ...
Some people think they deserve an award for doing the bare minimum. This bride-to-be got a message from her sister recently, telling her she deserves the bride price paid by the fiancé to the bride’s ...
“A bride price, on the other hand, is different. In African culture, as well as in Jewish tradition and law, a bride price is the money or property given by a man to the family of a virgin woman to ...
Some Lagos-based lawyers have underscored the importance of bride price in validating customary divorces, warning that a woman may remain married even after a court-ordered divorce if customary ...
Singer, Brymo, has criticised the tradition of paying the bride price, arguing that it perpetuates outdated views of women as commodities rather than individuals with autonomy. In an Instagram post on ...
A woman whose bride price has not been paid is often viewed as "cheap." This has sparked debates on social media. These demands are seen as a barrier to matrimony, with men stating that the financial ...