OVER SABI NIGERIANS..... WHEN UNA FINISH SHOWING OFF YOUR TALENTS IN ENGLISH OVER AGE OF MARRIAGE, NOW CHECK OUT THE AGE OF MARRIAGE IN SOME COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD: In New Hampshire, United States, legal marriage age is 13 for girls and 14 for boys! In Michigan (US) it is 15 but girls can be married below 15 with parental consent. In Indiana (US) a girl can be married at 14 if she becomes pregnant. In Hawaii and Georgia (US) it is 15 with parental consent. In Britain it is 16, in fact it is 15 in most European countries. In Venezuela it is 14 with parental consent, 14 in Paraguay, 14 in Mexico, Bolivia 14. Coming to the African continent, the legal marriage age is 14 in Mozambique and 15 in Gabon. In Angola it is 15, Niger 15, Cameroon 15, Congo DR 15, Benin 15, Kenya 16 and Madagascar 14. In Equitorial Guinea it is 12! So what is all the noise about? Tanzania adds a more pragmatic scenario: the legal marriage age is 14 but girls below 12 can marry for religious reason with the provision that the marriage will not be consummated until the girl reaches 12. Gambia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Sudan place no age limit at all on marriage. Nigeria ranks among the most conservative in this area as marriage age is still 18 under the law. What is all the noise about? Nigerians and English na the only thing we sabi be that. Speaking english over unnecessary issue when have serious challenges in the country. Prince Abdulkareem
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 22:07:17 +0000
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