Kano conducts mass wedding for 1,500 widows
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Fri, 7 August 2026
2 reports- tribuneonlineng.com16:09first to report
The Kano State Government on Friday conducted a mass wedding for 1,500 widows across the state, with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf serving...
- leadership.ng16:46
A man whose wife and six children were brutally murdered earlier this year, Haruna Bashir, has remarried during the Kano State Government's mass wedding
Sat, 8 August 2026
6 reports- thesun.ng03:45
Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Friday officiated the mass wedding of 1,500 widows and young women under the Kano State Government’s Mass Wedding Programme coordinated by the Kano State Hisbah Board.
- winnipegfreepress.com16:46
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — For groom Haruna Bashir, this weekend
- yahoo.com21:03
In northern Nigeria, 1,500 couples have tied the knot at a mass wedding organized by the state. The two-day ceremony in Kano State was aimed at people who, for financial reasons, would otherwise strug...
- South China Morning Post21:50
In northern Nigeria, 1,500 couples have tied the knot at a mass wedding organised by the state. The two-day ceremony in Kano State was aimed at people who, for financial reasons, would otherwise struggle to afford a wedding. According to the regional government, each bride received a dowry of 200,000 naira (US$147) as well as support to set up a small business. The couples were also given household items such as beds, mattresses and blankets. Before the wedding, the couples underwent...
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- scmp.com8 Aug, 21:50their copy
- bordermail.com.au22:09
As Nigeria struggles with ongoing violence, authorities have organised a mass wedding of 1500 couples, to help promote...
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- dailyliberal.com.au8 Aug, 22:09their copy
- DW Top Stories22:37
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The government describes the program as a way to support low-income families and promote social stability. Among those married were people who lost family members in violent attacks.
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- dw.com8 Aug, 22:37their copy
- timesofoman.com9 Aug, 05:45their copy
Sun, 9 August 2026
3 reports- BBC News World01:10
The scheme is for couples who cannot afford the significant financial costs associated with marriage.
- slguardian.org10:00
Some 1,500 couples have married in a mass wedding organised by the government of Kano State in northern Nigeria, in a programme intended to help people who might otherwise be...
- Al Jazeera English12:07
For days, Nigeria’s government has been organising mass weddings to help low-income families overcome marriage cost.
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- El País (Spain)03:30
El Gobierno del Estado de Kano celebra grandes bodas colectivas para personas con bajos ingresos y financia dotes, ajuares y ayudas para emprender. Expertos critican que estos matrimonios no alivian la pobreza estructural, mientras una investigación detectó que el 32% de los matrimonios celebrados en el Estado de Kano no duraban más de seis meses