Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and his family are hosting what appears to be one of the most elaborate wedding schedules recently staged in Abuja, with a series of ceremonies spread across several days for 10 of his children.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the minister, married to four wives, Aisha, Balkisu, Fatimah and Sadiya, has made history with this move.

A programme of events shared by the family outlines a tightly packed sequence of traditional and social rites that began on Tuesday and will conclude on Friday.

The ceremonies are taking place across Maitama, Wuse 2, Mabushi and Asokoro, effectively turning parts of Abuja into a circuit of wedding venues within the same week.

Accordin...