A choice between mass wedding and mass literacy, By Wole Olaoye
Mass wedding. “Did you hear the latest trending news from Kano? The state government is planning to spend N2.5 billion ...
Mass wedding. “Did you hear the latest trending news from Kano? The state government is planning to spend N2.5 billion ...
“Alhamdulillah, today, I am fulfilling one of my campaign promises by sponsoring 105 brides for marriage to their suitors.”
The amount will cover 100 couples.
Eighty couples were joined together on Sunday.
The suitors were from Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.
Police say the planned wedding may lead to a breach of the peace.
The registration started August 8.
The government says it wants to check immorality.
From Kano to Sokoto, mass weddings were organized largely for widows, orphans and divorcees.
Successful applicants would be provided with dowry, foodstuff, clothing, furniture and kitchen utensils.
An Islamic group organised the wedding to help couples who cannot afford a wedding. One hundred couples got married in ...
“We have disbursed N20,000 as dowry to each of the 720 couples; as well as mattresses, furniture, carpets, pots, dishes ...
The wedding gulped N30 million. The Sokoto State Government on Friday in Sokoto conducted a mass wedding for 125 couples. ...
The Kano State Government said on Saturday it spent N238 million on the third batch of mass wedding for 1,000 ...
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