Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has said her family returned bride price to her former in-laws out of formality. The actress had claimed she paid her own bride price when her marital crisis started. However, a video of the actress’ family returning her bride price to the family of her estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill had surfaced... Read More

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October 7, 2015

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Woman steals baby to deceive lover into marrying her

A desperate young woman identified as Onyebuchi Jennifer was arrested on Tuesday in Anambra state for stealing a baby in Lagos state. The 26-year-old, in a confessional statement, said she did it to deceive her lover into marrying her as the condition was that she must be with child before any form of union will happen... Read More

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February 18, 2014

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Opinion: Why the bride price custom in Nigeria should be scrapped

by Egoyibo Okoro In Anambra, Enugu, Imo and Abia states of Nigeria, the cost of marrying a young woman often runs into hundreds of thousands of naira, depending on the understanding of the bride’s family. Grooms are mandated to provide the bride’s family (Umunna and Umuada) with (upwards of): forty tubers of yam; a carton... Read More

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August 22, 2013

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#DivorceDrama: Court dissolves 19-year-old marriage over non payment of bride price

by Oge Okonkwo The marriage between Olawale Adeniyi and his wife, Mary Adeniyi has been dissolved by an Ikole-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday, over his inability to pay the bride price after 19 years of being together. Mary dragged her husband to court on July 27 for failing to pay her bride price. She further... Read More

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November 8, 2012

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Pastor impregnates wife’s sister, fined $2,500 ‘for the sin’ by her family

by Rachel Ogbu Given Banda gave a little too much and got stripped of his pastoral duties recently after impregnating his wife’s sister. The young pastor from Crusade of God Ministries in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe received a US$2,500 fine from his in-laws when he met them in Paddonhurst suburb in Bulawayo last week to deliberate on... Read More

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My bride price was returned for formality – Tonto Dikeh

Woman steals baby to deceive lover into marrying her

Opinion: Why the bride price custom in Nigeria should be scrapped

#DivorceDrama: Court dissolves 19-year-old marriage over non payment of bride price

Pastor impregnates wife’s sister, fined $2,500 ‘for the sin’ by her family

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