Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria : Court remands man for killing alleged gay chief
A 22-year-old man, Eji Emmanuel, has been remanded in prison by an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court for the alleged murder of one Sylvanus Okoye, 39.
Nigeria: Two Men Charged With Homosexuality in Jos
Two men, Emeka Eze, 35, and Jonathan Akatin, 22, were on Thursday arraigned in an Upper Area Court, Jos, and charged with homosexual behaviour.
Pastor in court over alleged homosexual activities
A 27-year-old pastor, Emmanuel Onyiuke, Thursday, appeared before an Abuja Senior Magistrate Court, Karu, Abuja (Nigeria), charged with homosexualism which he was said to have practiced on a 19-year-old.
Nigeria : We won’t legalise same-sex marriage, minister insists
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, has insisted that Nigeria will not succumb to external pressure to legalise same-sex marriage.
Nigeria adopts harshest homophobic law in recent history
On Thursday 30 May, Nigeria’s parliament adopted the ‘Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’, a law that foresees up to 14 years’ imprisonment for gay, lesbian and bisexual people who marry or display affection.
Campaigners call for FIFA to show the red card to homophobia
The revelation that the head of the Nigeria Women Professional League (NPWL) has been actively discriminating against suspected lesbian footballers has unleashed a storm of protest including a petition to FIFA which has so far gathered nearly 50,000 signatures.