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Lil Nas X Comments On Rema’s Instagram Post, And Homophobic Nigerians Have A Meltdown

Rapper Lil Nas X is having a moment internationally, from the controversy stoked by his chart-topping single, MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name), to the reactions that came in the

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DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T

There are a lot of words that can be used to replace fear. Trepidation, horror, fright, terror, panic, alarm, agitation… All of these, and more, were what you felt when

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“Nigerian Homophobes Should Stay Here And Enjoy The Shit.” Olumide Makanjuola mocks the Nigerian outrage over Western penalization of homophobia

There has been a recent awareness on Nigerian social media of how Nigerians seeking opportunities abroad are met with disappointment after their homophobic past is brought up to discredit their

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An Interpretation Of The New Police Bill That Basically Screws Every Nigerian

Have you heard about the Nigeria Police Force Establishment bill aka The ‘It Is Now Legal For the Police To Violate Your Human Rights’ bill? Well, since the Nigerian LGBT

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“Everybody In Nigeria Is Gay. It’s A Matter Of How Gay You Are.” Singer Supernova Is Not Here For The Homophobes Who Have A Problem With Her “Bounce” Music Video

She is relatively unknown, but the singer, Supernova, caused quite the stir on the social media after she released the music video of her single, Bounce. The music video, which

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“Forget My Sin. What Is Bad Is Bad.” The Irony of a Kito Guy’s Response to a Lecture

I love it when gay men in our community are astute enough to catch on to the shenanigans of kito scum on hookup apps like Grindr. Because at the end

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Homophobic Rhetoric And Nigeria’s Culture Of Violence (A Piece By Ayo Sogunro)

Sometime in May 2015, in Abuloma, Port Harcourt, a man named Charles was harassed, beaten, and robbed by his neighbourhood security watch. What was his crime?  He was perceived to

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“The Shit You Have To Unlearn As A Nigerian Is A Lot.” – Elnathan John

From the social cluelessness to a normalized disregard for fellow humanity, writer Elnathan John talks about all the ways Nigerians are problematic, especially when they leave the environment of this

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Tweet of the Day: A Prayer For The Nigerian Homophobe’s Long Life

By God, I want to be alive when this happens so I can tell someone “I told you so”.

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Nigerians Do Not Empathize With Linda Ikeji, Following Her Revelation That Her Baby Daddy Dumped Her After She “Fell” Pregnant

Linda Ikeji has been trending, following her explosive post where she revealed that indeed Sholaye Jeremi is her baby daddy. She also talked about her relationship with Jeremi, revealing how