A Nigerian woman’s wedding is cancelled after the church insists her father be physically present, rejecting the ...

A lawyer and human rights activist, James Ibor, has advocated for an end to payment and collection of bride price in Nigeria. The lawyer also said married women should be allowed to retain their ...

A given bride price is based not just on the situations of the two interacting families, but also their awareness and concern for the moral ethos of the wider rural community. Editors: Wu Haiyun and ...

Bride price injects a sense of accountability into a marriage, giving both families a stake in it. This helps to create strong marriages. Tafadzwa, US/Zim. Bride price maintains respect for women, and ...

Dr Sovick believes when Western culture began to seep in, that's where the bride price tradition became more money focused. (Supplied ) When the council of chiefs in Vanuatu began to see a shift ...

But then she said something that caught me off-guard: “If you spread the word that you didn’t accept a bride price, your sister’s boyfriend will hear about it, and that might influence his offer to ...

The recent break-up of a prospective bride and groom as a result of a failure to agree on a bride price of 300,000 yuan ($45,000) has caused heated debate online nationwide.

Twenty-two couples have a group wedding without a bride price in Shangqiu, Central China's Henan Province in September, 2018. Photo: VCG. Chongyi county in East China's Jiangxi Province recently ...