Tag "Nigeria"

Editor's Desk 23 Comments

Facebook Post Of The Day IV

We are such hypocrites in this country.

The Happenings 15 Comments

Sound Sultan says Nigerian “crap music” is due to pressure from fans

Artiste Sound Sultan recently traced the poor quality of music currently renting Nigeria’s airwaves to undue pressure from fans not interested in professionalism. The musician in Lagos said that the

Our Stories 43 Comments

Those Things We Do

I am black, African and a gay man living in a country that is predominantly homophobic and openly intolerant about my sexuality. My brothers and sisters are homophobic. My parents

Editor's Desk 41 Comments

That Piece About U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa Possibly Doing More Harm Than Good

Originally published on New York Times Suspicious neighbors and landlords pry into their private lives. Blackmailers hunt for victims on the social media sites they use to meet others of

Editor's Desk 23 Comments

That Piece About The TIERs Human Rights Day Event

On December 17, I was at the TIERs Human Rights Day event. It was a spectacular function. The speakers were wildly brilliant. And I met Elnathan John. Oh, also, it

Series (Non-Fiction) 109 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 35)

I had just gone through that kind of week that leaves you feeling like life screwed you over with a very big penis; I just wanted to get home that

Editor's Desk 46 Comments

WHY SHOULDN’T WE ALL BE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS?

I am no lawyer or human rights activist. Heck, I can’t even remember all the human rights there are in existence. What are those rights again? There should be more

Series (Non-Fiction) 118 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 34)

I had a carpenter come over to my house to fix some stuff the other day, and it took almost the whole day. I was getting impatient with him because

Series (Non-Fiction) 54 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 33)

I have a question. Is it possible to love someone you have not met? Can you fall in love with or at the least, have strong feelings for someone you

The Happenings 45 Comments

That Piece About Sex, Nollywood and the Nigerian Hypocrisy

Originally published on thisisafrica.me If you’re one of Nollywood’s millions of fans around the world, you can’t fail to have read some of the sensational headlines in the blogosphere and