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Youngest couple ever: 20-year-old Nigerian boy marries his young lover, wedding video causes stir online

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James Olson

Updated on April 07, 2026

A Nigerian lad of royal descent has tied the knot with his young lover and the wedding videos have caused a huge stir online as netizens react.

The young man flaunted his young bride who is only 17 years old and boasted that they are the youngest couple ever and deserve to be in the Guinness Book of Records.

He shared the video on TikTok of their traditional wedding in South-eastern Nigeria. In another clip, the couple knelt to receive marital blessings from their parents.

20-year-old Nigerian boy marries his 17-year-old lover

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The video has incited many reactions as social media users had their opinions about the wedding and weighed in on it.

@Nnenna said: “If u marry young or old, it’s no insurance it’ll last. Most ppl think marrying early is bondage cus they are scared of commitments. Enjoy bro.”

@louisa_louie wrote: “Congrats dear, people may not like it now, but will love it in the next 20 or 15 years when they will not be able to differentiate you and your son.”

@banny commented: “Is possible my cousin married at the age of 16, her husband is training her in school, she is a mother of 3 now.”

@kirirkiristar added: “It can never be me or my child at all sorry, she has to know things about life before marriage.”

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Nigerian Couple Who Started Dating When They Were Poor Move To New House

In another story, a married man and his wife who started their dating life when they were extremely poor have become the talk of town after they upgraded to a big house.

The Nigerian couple, identified as Olufemi and Jake, started life from a humble beginning and lived in a poorly-furnished one-room apartment.

However, fortune has smiled on them, and they have moved to a fine house after they weathered the storms of many difficult years together.