Nigeria's Kano state organises mass wedding before Ramadan Authorities in Nigeria's city of Kano congregate in the city's central mosque to oversee the weddings of some 1,500 couples, as Muslims begin on Monday their month-long fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The northern state of Kano has the highest divorce rate of Nigeria due largely to poverty, unemployment and cultural practices, according to official figures, prompting the state government to organise free periodic mass weddings to encourage people to marry. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES