{"id":23502,"date":"2025-11-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=23502"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:51:33","slug":"regina-daniels-family-accuses-senator-ned-nwoko-of-rejecting-bride-price-calls-for-cultural-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/regina-daniels-family-accuses-senator-ned-nwoko-of-rejecting-bride-price-calls-for-cultural-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina Daniels\u2019 Family Accuses Senator Ned Nwoko of Rejecting Bride Price, Calls for Cultural Resolution."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ABUJA, Nigeria \u2014 The family of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has issued an open letter to Nigerian senator Ned Nwoko, accusing him of refusing to accept the bride price returned by her relatives, a move they say violates cultural norms and has led to unjust treatment of her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter, shared publicly by filmmaker Stanley Ontop, emphasizes that marriage cannot be forced and that, according to the customs of the Ogwashi-Uku community, a woman has the right to leave a marriage. In such cases, tradition requires the bride price to be returned, which the family claims they have done, only for Nwoko to allegedly reject it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
An Open Letter to Senator Ned Nwoko from Regina’s family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The family stated that when a man refuses to accept the bride price, the community is permitted to deposit the funds at a designated location. In this instance, they chose Ikeleke Quarter in Ogwashi-Uku to formally conclude the marital obligations. They condemned the reported arrest and intimidation of the woman\u2019s relatives, calling it oppressive and contrary to the community\u2019s values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarriage, by our custom, is never by force,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cIf the woman decides not to continue in the marriage, custom demands that her family return the bride price. In this case, the family has made every effort to do so, but you have, allegedly, refused to accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ogwashi-Uku community, known for its peaceful traditions, expressed disappointment over the alleged mistreatment. \u201cWe cannot stand by while our customs and dignity are trampled upon,\u201d the letter continued, urging Nwoko to respect cultural procedures and allow the matter to be resolved traditionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The controversy has sparked widespread reactions online. Social media users voiced support for Regina Daniels and her family, with many praising the community\u2019s stance. \u201cGood move\u2026 marriage is not by force,\u201d one user wrote. Another added, \u201cI am proud of my Ogwashi-Uku community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others criticized Senator Nwoko\u2019s alleged actions, calling them disgraceful and abusive. \u201cDisgraceful for a sitting senator! Shame wear me agbada,\u201d one comment read. Another user expressed concern for Daniels, saying, \u201cShe deserves someone who would match her energy in every positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some commenters highlighted Daniels\u2019 kindness to her community, suggesting that her goodwill has earned her their support. \u201cRegina was very good to them, they have woken up,\u201d one user noted. Another added, \u201cNow he will understand that one man cannot make a forest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, Senator Nwoko has not publicly responded to the allegations. The situation continues to draw attention across Nigeria, with calls for both federal and traditional institutions to intervene and uphold justice and cultural integrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABUJA, Nigeria \u2014 The family of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has issued an open letter to Nigerian senator Ned Nwoko, accusing him of refusing to accept the bride price returned by her relatives, a move they say violates cultural norms and has led to unjust treatment of her family. The letter, shared publicly by filmmaker […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":23508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[422,421,420,372,419],"class_list":["post-23502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-naija-news","tag-allegedly","tag-ogwashi-uku-community","tag-r-stanley-ontop","tag-regina-daniels","tag-senator-ned-nwoko"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Regina-Daniels-x-Ned-Nwoko-1.webp?fit=474%2C474&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23502"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23506,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23502\/revisions\/23506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}