Society – Few days ago, President Jonathan gave assent to the bill that criminalises same-sex relationships in the country putting paid to all the hullabaloo about gay legal rights in Nigeria. The activities now attract 14 years in prison. The law also prescribed a ten-year jail term for membership or encouragement of gay clubs and groups. Hitherto, members express their belief in the open with pride. To them, GAY means God Accepts You, God Adores You and God Affirms You; where DIVA means Divinely Inspired Victoriously Anointed.

Just as the National Assembly and indeed the President are receiving pats on the back from Nigerians for tightening laws against homosexuality, there are condemnations by the United Nations’ Ban Ki-moon; U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and British PM David Cameron. They consider the new law as an embarrassment to the European community. The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon in a statement released by his media aide opined that the development could fuel violence and risks obstructing an effective HIV/AIDS response in the country. Continue reading “Anti-gay law Nigeria: End of road for gay members?”

Few days ago, President Jonathan gave assent to the bill that criminalises same-sex relationships  in the country putting paid to all the hullabaloo about gay legal rights in Nigeria. The activities now attract 14 years in prison. The law also prescribed a ten-year jail term for membership or encouragement of gay clubs and groups. Hitherto, members express their belief in the open with pride.  To them, GAY means God Accepts You, God Adores You and God Affirms You; where DIVA means Divinely Inspired Victoriously Anointed.

Just as the National Assembly and indeed the President are receiving pats on the back from Nigerians  for tightening laws against homosexuality, there are condemnations by the United Nations’ Ban Ki-moon; U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and British PM David Cameron. They consider the new law as an embarrassment to the European community. The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon in a statement released by his media aide opined that the development could fuel violence and risks obstructing an effective HIV/AIDS response in the country. Continue reading “Anti-gay law: End of road for gay members?”

January 15, 2014 15:25

NANFeatures/Vol. 8/No. 19/2014 (Jan. 15)

By Funmilola Gboteku, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

Unarguably, corruption is one of the greatest threats to the socio-economic and political development of any nation.

Observers insist that the fight against corruption in Nigeria has remained a major challenge facing successive administrations.

They stress that Nigeria has been rated low in the fight against corruption, citing a report of Transparency International which indicates that the country currently occupies 144^th position in the global corruption ranking.

The concerned observers concede that although Nigeria has made some efforts to tackle the menace in the past, very little achievement has been recorded. Continue reading “FEATURES: Tackling corruption in Nigeria”

Published on January 9, 2014 by pmnews   ·   20 Comments

Nigerians have again called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack embattled Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, over the fresh certificate scandal she is embroiled in.

News website, Sahara Reporters, reported on Monday that Oduah’s claim that she obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration from St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia in 1982, had been found to be false.

And The Punch newspaper reported on Thursday that authorities at the Saint Paul’s College, Virginia, United States, said they are unable to confirm if indeed Oduah, even bagged a first degree in Accounting from the institution. Continue reading “Sack Oduah Now, Nigerians Tell Jonathan”

January 9, 2014 by Ade Adesomoju and Temitayo Famutimi 519 Comments

Culled from The PUNCH

Chairman, Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Onyekachi Ubani, and the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, said on Wednesday that Ms Stella Oduah, who is embroiled in a fresh certificate scandal, was no longer fit as the nation’s Minister of Aviation.

CACOL’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Debo Adeniran, said in a telephone interview that the scandal was a proof that Oduah was engrossed in primitive accumulation.

An online news media, Sahara Reporters had reported that claim in Oduah’s profile on the Federal Ministry of Aviation’s website that she obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration from St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia in 1982, had been found to be false. Continue reading “Certificate scandal: NBA, CACOL call for Oduah’s removal”