Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria’s anti-gay law ‘draconian’
Homosexuals now live in fear of Nigeria's strict new anti-gay laws. CNN's Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Nigeria: Arrests under gay marriage ban
Nigerian authorities arrested 10 people believed to be gay men under a bill signed this week that bans…
Nigeria bans same-sex marriage
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has signed into law a ban on same-sex marriage in Africa's most populous nation.
“BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE” – An Open Letter from Nigeria’s former President Obasanjo to the incumbent Jonathan
"BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE" - An Open Letter from Nigeria's former President Obasanjo to the incumbent Goodluck…
Pressure on Nigeria’s President Jonathan as his party loses parliamentary majority to APC
Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan lost his majority…
Islamist militants attack base in Nigeria
Hundreds of Boko Haram militants attacked an Air Force base and a military checkpoint in the northeastern Nigerian…
French engineer kidnapped in Nigeria is free
A French engineer who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria has been freed.
Nigeria and Ivory Coast book passages to Brazil
Ivory Coast and Nigeria became the first African teams to reach the World Cup finals in Brazil Saturday,…
U.S. mariners freed after kidnapping off Nigeria’s coast
Two U.S. citizens who were kidnapped from an oilfield supply ship off Nigeria's coast last month have been…
Church stampede in Nigeria kills 20
A stampede during an All Souls Day celebration killed at least 20 and injured dozens more. CNN's Jonathan…
Alleged $1.6million purchase of bullet-proof BMW cars: Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Princess Oduah dismisses allegations as malicious lies
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, addressed vigorously several allegations and claims about the purchase of 2…
Search on for U.S. mariners seized off Nigeria coast
The Nigerian navy has yet to find two U.S. citizens kidnapped from an oilfield supply ship attacked this…