They say age is just but a number and I agree with that.

An 87-year-old Senator Cyrus Nunieh recently married a younger woman fit to be his daughter (Rosemary  Ijeoma) in a colourful wedding ceremony that was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Cyrus Nunieh, who is a lawyer and former lawmaker left many wagging tongues after photos of his wedding went viral.

During their wedding day, Cyrus Nunieh confessed  that he was tired of being lonely since after his wife died in 1991 and that's why he decided to re-marry at least to have a companion.

The old grandpa has come out to defend his wife after she was criticised for marrying him (a man older than her).

"I cannot continue to stay alone. I love her and she loves me. We understand each other and she is also intelligent. In marriage, there are advantages somewhere and disadvantages in other areas.

There is no limitation in age. Some may say you are old; you may soon die. But some were dead even before they were born. Some were one year or two years old and they die. Death is not always dependent upon a man’s age.

You know that rose is the best of all flowers and we have two Marys in the Bible; we have Mary, the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene," he said in an interview with a local blog.

Cyrus Nunieh is besotted with his wife and he described her as an intelligent and charming woman.

"She too (Rosemary) is a believer of the Bible. But why are you particular about her age? She is not an infant. She is a very charming woman," he added.

Here are photos from Cyrus and Rosemary Nunieh's wedding

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