Nigerian gays react

Following the recent anti-gay bill signed in by the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, a lot of mixed reactions have been noted. Openly gay Nigerians have also come out to speak on the matter, sharing their fears, opinions and worries

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Gay law responses

Leading western countries piled pressure on the Federal government, yesterday, following President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act 2014. The latest country is the United States of America, whose Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle threatened that  the

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“I Don’t Support Gay Lifestyle But I’m Against The Law” – Ezekwesili

A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has said her religious inclination will never make her support gay lifestyle though she is against the new law by President Goodluck Jonathan on same-sex marriage. In a series of tweets this morning,

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Nigerian LGBT Community Mortified With New Law, Vows To Take Action

This Monday, the news of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan signing the “anti-gay” Bill hit the Internet. The development provoked both praise and outrage expressed by various world nations. On Tuesday, dozens of homosexual individuals were arrested in our country and

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The new bill signed by the President outlaws same sex marriage in Nigeria.

In spite of protests from some countries, groups and activists, President Goodluck Jonathan has signed into law the Bill which outlaws same sex marriage. The assent to the bill was devoid of fanfare to reduce diplomatic tension, which it may likely

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Nigeria's Anti-Gay Law Sparks International Outrage!

On Monday, Nigeria provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment. Under the new law, anyone who enters into a same-sex marriage or civil union can be sentenced

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GMB Sold Out, Agreed To Have Gay Rights In Nigeria - FFK

The campaign organization of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Muhammadu Buhari, presidential aspirant from opposition, to explain his role in the events leading to the 1966 countercoup. The spokesperson of PDP campaign organization, Femi Fani-Kayode, asked

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Group Urges Buhari To Cancel Anti-Gay Law

President Muhammadu Buhari, has been urged to take a cue from the United State and cancel the same sex marriage prohibition Act of 2014. This comes days after the Supreme Court of the United States of America finally legalised same

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ANTI-GAY LAW: We’ll Pressure Nigeria To Reverse The Law – United Sta

The United States government has vowed to continue to press the Nigerian government to reverse its anti-gay law. The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said this during a live-web chat with journalists in Washington. Our

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Muslim Youths Praise President Jonathan For Signing Anti-Gay Law

On Tuesday, the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisation (NACOMYO) have praised President Goodluck Jonathan for signing the anti-gay bill into law. The National President of the Council Alhaji Kamal’ddin Akintunde, speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, said the organization condemns criticism

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photo - Global Gay Community To "Take Actions" Against Nigeria's ANTI-GAY LAW
Global gay community has been outraged by Nigeria’s bringing into force the same-sex marriage prohobition law. Homosexuals from all over the world are allegedly mobilising to protest the develpoment.
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A United States-based blogger, Melanie Nathan has recommened the 10 steps for the gay community to undertake against Nigeria in the nearest future. She called them “10 imperative actions we must undertake as a world community”:
  1. Write polite letters to the President of Nigeria expressing your thoughts and explain what being gay really means (…) (no more than 600 words).
  2. Organize protests at Nigerian Consulates and Embassies.
  3. Write to the Nigerian Ambassador/ consuls/ President in Nigeria/ in your country – here is an example: (…)
Dear Consul / Ambassador/ President
The World is shocked at the passage of Nigeria’s inhumane and horrific “Jail The Gays” law that your President just signed into law.
It is important to note that the laws you have passed against LGBT Nigerians and visitors are based on lies and myths about homosexuality, are unconstitutional and contrary to the International Declaration of Human Rights.
You cannot criminalize a human being’s sexuality.
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We will be protesting your embassies and calling for widespread boycotts against Nigerian tourism, exports, imports and all business.
If Nigeria justifies this bad law proclaiming its sovereignty, then it will choose isolation. However Nigeria cannot participate in a global context if it cannot respect one of the most basic fundamental human rights and that is the right to love any person of one’s choice, whether that person is of the same or a different gender.
Anti-Homosexuality laws condemn love that is naturally felt to the people you seek to criminalize. The issues you purport to base your law upon are separate issues and ought to fall under the laws already in place which protect all people from sex without consent.
Melanie Nathan.
LGBT Protection Coalitions, Worldwide.
Note: Nigeria maintains an embassy in the United States at 3519 International Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008, (tel: 202-986-8400).
4. Start to Boycott all things Nigerian – to include travel, tourism, industry, exports and imports. Call companies that conduct safaris in Nigeria expressing the danger and your anger (politely) at the support of Nigeria.
5. Call upon your employer to speak out against the Jail the Gays Bill, especially if you work for a large Hotel, Airline, Bank etc. Chain that operates in or does business with Nigeria.
6. Write a letter to President Obama, or copy him on the Letter you sent in Number 1, above. Also Copy and call your member of Congress/ Senators or your political representatives and ask if they are aware of this and what they plan to do about it? Suggest that they take note of the Asylum laws for LGBT people and that they participate in reform that will be advocated for by PCI Justice
7. Call your local or national LGBT organizations (the ones that send you requests for donations) and ask them what they are doing to help protest this Bill? Ask if they would be willing to join a coalition of International LGBT groups to ensure a massive outcry and if so to write to protectlgbt@gmail.com
STATE DEPARTMENT: Call the U.S. State Department and ask them if they are willing to make special humanitarian considerations for Nigeria’s LGBT community. Ask them what Secretary Kerry is planning to do beyond mere words. Contact the U.S. Ambassador in Nigeria, James F. Entwistle, and ask what his Embassy is doing to help Nigerian gays get out of Nigeria. Tell the State Department and your member of Congress that we want Nigerian lawmakers banned from entering the U.S.A. Also I am sure that the State department will soon update their Travel Advisory to a severe WARNING for LGBT people traveling to Nigeria.
8. Also note: Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield leads the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, the division in the Department focused on the development and management of U.S. policy concerning the continent.
FYI – Ambassador Samantha Power Urges Nigeria Civil Society to Remain Steadfast for Democracy The United States’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations and member of President Obama’s cabinet, Ambassador Samantha Power, visited Nigeria on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. She met with President Goodluck Jonathan and other government officials, as well as civil society leaders.
9. Call your Mayors office/ City Councils / Human Rights Commissions and ask for a Proclamation to Condemn the Nigerian law and request that all City dealings exclude business with Nigeria.
10. Join LGBT Protection Coalition, Worldwide, by sending your name and email address to protectlgbt@gmail.com – you will be given updates about protests and actions.
Why do you think the world is so hostile about this particular decicion to ban same-sex relationships in Nigeria? 
Reacting to the news, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that “people everywhere deserve to live in freedom and equality. No one should face violence or discrimination for who they are or who they love.” Do you agree with that, or should our preferences be more traditional?
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Woman Resigns From Work Over Legalized Gay Marriage

A woman, Linda Barnette, who has been issuing marriage licenses in Mississippi for 24 years, took a stand following passage of the same sex law by the US Supreme Court. Linda Barnette The Mississippi city official on Tuesday 30 June, 2015 stepped down from a post she

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Nigeria ready to accept seized Abacha's loot.

Nigeria sees no other options but to get Abacha’s assets worth $458 million returned as soon as possible. This position was announced by the Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, on March 26, 2014, Wednesday. The U.S. previously informed that the

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US Government Freezes $458million Sani Abacha Cash

Less than a week after President Goodluck Jonathan honoured the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, with an award for “his contributions to the nation,” the United States has ordered a freeze on $458m in assets stolen by the

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Mohammed Abacha Joins APC?

With less than three weeks to the all important general elections held next month across Nigeria, there are conflicting reports that the son of late head of state, Mohammed Abacha, may have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the

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Rare Photo Of Former First Lady, Maryam Abach

For a while now, not much has been heard of former first lady, Maryam Abacha. In this new photo of the widow of Sani Abacha, a former dictatorial President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998, Mariam is spotted with her

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$370m Abacha Loot Found In Luxembourg

The Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Hans Rudolf Hodel, in a meeting with the President elect, Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed that about $370million recovered from former head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha, has been traced by the Swiss government to a Luxembourg account. Swiss Ambassador

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How IBB, Obasanjo, Abacha, Shared Nigeria's Oil Wells

Editor’s note: The richest oil blocks in Nigeria are owned by a few dozen people while half of the 160 million Nigerians live on less than S1 dollar daily. In this piece by Obinna Akukwe, he explains how  our past leaders started

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Photo Of Late Gen.Sani Abacha A Day Before He Died

A picture of former military ruler, Gen Sani Abacha with former Palestine leader, Yasser Arafat taken on Sunday, June 7, 1998, a day before he died on June 8, 1998 has gone viral. Abacha died while at the presidential villa in

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Why It Is Better For Obama To Keep Abacha's Loot Away From Jonathan

The United States has recently ordered a freeze on $458m in assets stolen by the former military ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha, and his accomplices. The Federal Goverment was delighted with this development and seeks return of the loot. But do they

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