Kano Postpones Mass Wedding After Screening Finds Some Brides Pregnant

The Kano State Government has postponed its planned mass wedding programme after routine medical screening revealed that some of the women selected as beneficiaries were pregnant.
The executive chairman of the Kano State AIDS Control Agency (KSACA), Dr. Usman Bashir, announced the development while briefing journalists on the outcome of health examinations conducted on participants shortlisted for the exercise on Friday.
LEADERSHIP reports the Kano State Government had allocated N1.5 billion for the mass wedding programme involving 1,500 couples.
The government introduced comprehensive pre-marital medical screening to ensure that all intended couples met the necessary health require...