In 2014 the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in a last-minute effort to appease the voting public and secure a second term in office, signed into law the Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA). Since the passing of this law, queer Nigerians have faced harassment, discrimination, and violence because of their perceived sexuality. The SSMPA…
Over a year ago, precisely 26th of August 2018, 57 young Nigerians were arrested in the early hours of the morning at Kelly Ann Hotels, Egbeda on suspicion of cultism and ‘homosexual initiation’. As soon as they made the arrest, the news made it into the media with the police parading the victims of the arrest…
I like to think humans are products of memories. We remember people by the memories they left behind — the things they did, how they did, when they did, how it made us feel and the lessons we learned from it. I remember Abacha as the Nigerian Military ruler that had Nigerians rejoicing at his…
It is no secret that Nigeria’s media industry sits on the fence or antagonizes gay rights issue but a media company in Nigeria has released a video that explains the country’s Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Law and the damage it does. Bringing a very rare opposition to the country’s most controversial law. The almost 40-minute long…
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