Tor Tiv sets N100,000 cap on marriage rites, approves legal inheritance for women
The Tor Tiv has introduced new traditional guidelines placing a ₦100,000 maximum limit on marriage rites, a move aimed at reducing financial pressure on families. The directive is expected to discourage excessive demands that often delay marriages and create hardship for intending couples. In addition, the traditional ruler approved the recognition of women’s legal right […]
If virginity was not important, why did God choose Mary? – Reno Omokri says men shouldn’t pay bride price of ladies who aren’t virgins
Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, has shared his view that men should not pay a bride price for women who are no longer virgins. According to him, doing so feels like punishing the man who wants to marry her, even though someone else took her virginity without making any formal commitment. He believes that […]
Under the Igbo customary law, payment of bride price is what validates paternity and not even DNA – Lawyer Stan Alieke
Nigerian lawyer Stan Alieke has explained that under Igbo customary law, a child’s paternity is confirmed by the payment of the bride price, not by a DNA test. In a post on his Instastories, Alieke stated that if a man has not paid the bride price for the mother of his child, the child is […]
Any Man Who Respects Himself Should Not Accept Bride Price for His Daughters, Says Nigerian Woman
Princess Ada, a US-based Nigerian woman, has recently shared her thoughts on the practice of collecting bride price for daughters. In a post on Facebook, she stated that no self-respecting father should accept a bride price when his daughter gets married. Ada explained that collecting a bride price suggests that a daughter is for sale, […]
Kogi Man Calls to Abolish Bride Price Due to Economic Hardships
In Kogi State, a local man named Alabi John Ozovehe is calling for the abolition of bride price. He argues that the ongoing economic crisis has made it increasingly difficult for men to meet the traditional marriage requirements, such as purchasing yams. In Kogi, the bride price includes the provision of 100 tubers of yam, […]