A Nigerian lawyer has said that the payment of bride price is what validates paternity under the Igbo law He explained the reason for his statement as he talked about what happens when a woman ...

A lawyer has argued that giving a bride price list to a groom and his family is illegal since it is not within the laws of Nigeria. In Nigeria, many cultures have a practice whereby the bride's ...

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Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of ... How it works is that a woman - often wealthy or of high status - pays a bride price and takes on a wife who is expected to ...

Featuring Chief Theresa Kachindamoto and activists, THE BRIDE PRICE explores underage marriage, sexually abusive practices and girls' rights in Malawi, a country with one of the highest rates of ...

In a viral video, a Ghanaian family head used the traditional marriage list and a pen to ensure that the groom's family ...

The bubbly Kansiime revealed that she ended up paying her bride price, in her words ‘to make it easy for Ojok to marry her.’ “I accused someone of marrying me long enough for the whole world ...

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping ... How it works is that a woman—often wealthy or of high status—pays a bride price and takes on a wife who is expected to bear ...