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May 4, 2013
Nigeria: Man stabbed to death over allegedly gay sex

Nigerian media sensationally report a married man has been stabbed to death over allegedly gay sex, while LGBT activists slam the country's press for creating a moral panic

Nigeria’s media has sensationally reported the murder of Adindu Ohamara, allegedly a gay banker, who was stabbed to death by a man he picked up in Akoka, Lagos State.

Ohamara returned home with a man he picked who allegedly stabbed him at midnight and left his flat.

The victim lived in a three-bedroom flat with his elder sister, Flora and a lodger.

April 26, 2013
I’m losing sleep about my Nigerian trans friend

Being transgender in Nigeria means a life of living in the shadows but ‘Cassie’ has a dream to be a dancer and actress

I have a lovely friend. She is a transgender woman who lives in Nigeria. Her dream, at present denied her, is to be a professional dancer and actress. In her heart and in her spirit, she is both. As I think about her, I imagine the words and music from the song ‘Mirror and the Music’ from the show A Chorus Line encompassing her as she goes to sleep each night:

April 8, 2013
Three men face up to 14 years jail for alleged Nigeria hotel gay sex

Three men remanded in custody for having gay sex in a hotel in Northern Nigeria, while local LGBT activists slam the country's press for inciting misinformation and hate

A Mararaba in Nasarawa State, Northern Nigeria ordered three men accused of gay sex to be remanded in prison and await a possibly judgment of up to 14 years in jail for their ‘offence’.

The News Agency of Nigeria named the accused as Armstrong Ihua, 40, of Ikorodu, Lagos State; Collins Ejike, 30, of Lugbe, Abuja, and Pius Bamayi, 25, of Masaka, Nasarawa State.

They pleaded not guilty to the charge.

According prosecutor Stephen Kwaza, Ihua and Ejike lured Bamayi under false pretenses to Ihua’s room in a local hotel to smoke Indian hemp.

April 11, 2012
Lawyer sues Nigeria for anti-gay bill

Legal challenge of anti-gay law gives gay Nigerians 'hope'

A lawyer is suing the Nigerian government over an anti-gay bill which, if passed, would put LGBT people at risk of violence and arrest.

Robert Igbinedion has filed a law-suit against the African country's president and attorney general at the Federal High Court in Lagos, claiming the Same Gender Marriage Prohibition Bill violates Nigeria's constitution.