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The Nigerian Senate wants hate speech offenders to die by hanging

The bill seeks to punish hate speech based on ethnic, cultural and religious grounds, but sexual minorities may not receive the same consideration. Any person found guilty of any form

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A LOOK AT ALL THE WAYS 2016 GAVE US LIFE

The Headies drama between music stars Olamide and Don Jazzy on the very first day of 2016 had to be the sign that we were going to be in for

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Nigerian Senate votes down bill on gender equality citing the Bible and Sharia law

Nigerian lawmakers on Tuesday (Mar.15), voted against a gender and equal opportunities bill (pdf), which was being sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi. The bill, which did not pass a second