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 ...

The defendant confirmed N50,000 as the bride price but prayed the court to give him time to reconcile with his wife.

This is the second article in a series on bride prices. Part one, on how the practice varies by region, can be found here. Bai, a doctor who runs a clinic in a largely rural county in northwestern ...

This is the third article in a series on China’s bride prices. Part one can be found here and part two here. This Spring Festival, I decided it was time for my boyfriend to meet my parents. That meant ...

As the Spring Festival approaches, many in China may see it as an ideal time to propose marriage and discuss the traditional ...

In South Sudan, there is an age-old practice called bride price. A groom's family pays a bride's family for the marriage, usually in cattle. As the Dinka tribe in South Sudan has a largely ...

This has sparked debates on social media. These demands are seen as a barrier to matrimony, with men stating that the financial burden is too high especially as it continues into the marriage. You’ll ...

Singer, Brymo, has criticised the tradition of paying the bride price, arguing that it perpetuates outdated views of women as commodities rather than individuals with autonomy.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 ...