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The United States government has vowed to continue to press the Nigerian government to reverse its anti-gay law.
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said this during a live-web chat with journalists in Washington. Our correspondent monitored the web chat in Abuja.

Thomas-Greenfield also said that America was not bothered that Chinese companies were fast taking over the African market from their US counterparts.

President Goodluck Jonathan had on January 7, 2014 assented to the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2013 which criminalises homosexuality in the country.

On January 14 when it became public that the President had signed the bill into law, the US, Canada and the European Union openly expressed reservations over the law.

Thomas-Greenfield, who said the US had adopted the protection of the rights of same-sex people as part of its foreign policies, vowed that Washington would continue to mount and sustain pressure on Nigeria and other countries to reverse their laws against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community.

She said, “As a government, it is one of the highest priorities and strongest values that discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation and gender identity is wrong. We believe human rights should be available to everybody.

“As a policy, we will continue to press the government of Nigeria as well as other governments who have provided legislation that discriminate against the LGBT community.”

Thomas-Greenfiled, who did not agree that pressuring Nigeria to reverse the anti-gay law amounted to interference, said the country and Uganda had the hardest legislation on the gay community.

She said, “This is very much a work in progress, but I think you will agree with me that the law in Nigeria really went far in discriminating against this community but also people who associate with them.

“So we will continue to press the government, to press the legislature to change these laws and provide human rights for all Nigerian people regardless of their sexual orientation.”

She, however, did not disclose if the US would impose sanctions on the countries with anti-gay laws to achieve its objectives.

Thomas-Greenfield was optimistic that the U.S would win the fight to protect the LGBT community.

She said, “With what is happening in the US, you can determine how far we are willing to go. We strongly believe human rights for all people and we are particularly opposed to legislation that actually targets the gay community for discrimination. So we are prepared to push this as a policy not just in Africa but across the world.



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feldido:
I go kill d snake n take am home

gini? ? Na cobra oooo

Hehehe

charlsecy:
The instruction given to the people of Israel was to keep the Sabbath day holy; it didn't say Sunday. How come you said you were told to keep Sunday holy? Who told you? If you want to keep the Sabbath, you know what to do. Sunday is not Sabbath.

Making sales on a Sunday doesn't make the day unholy. Pursue holiness all the days of your life. If selling your goods make a day unholy, then don't sell on any day at all.

member new generation church
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amakufrancis:
am always in store every sunday though, will be glad to know if its sin or not

making sense bro.. ..


Of course every true worshipper of God always ready to Repent of his/her sins

I don't think there is a MOD in this section , if at all there is he might not be a Christian.. He/she has no regard for important topic that can help us grow spiritual. .. it is only when they see topics like "SEE THE LADY WITH THE BIGGEST UKWU" that's the one they move quickly to front Page. . I personally have posted several topics which I think needed an urgent attention but all died in this section.. . Work for God you moderator!!! !?

davspog2:
No because if you're down with a serious illness and you need to buy drugs on a Sunday, if they don't open you're dead

issue of sickness excluded

Here is a problem .. . We are told to keep Sunday holy, since it is the day of our Lord's resurrection. ...
Now, is it a sin to sell on Sunday?? As in opening your shop and do your business as usual in ordinary day? ?

I am guilty about everything









please Forgive me mehn

Suspect33:
u mean abakiliki the Paris of south east

YESSSS

derrick333:
After I read all comment ncludin the topic ,I found out dat u d only 1 wit gud sense of reason, no abuse to ani 1 o,after una c persn connect extension to stabilizer den plug water heater com put am inside river, una de talk say him wan generate power,4rm were to were ?

all of the above mehn.. All we know is that he is there for electricity generation. ...

Suspect33:
ndi abakiliki come and rescue ya brother

taa ogini?? Abakaliki the south east new York. .....



..to be

mankan2k7:
This world is not my home

who doubt it? ? Nairaland executive. .

Oga lalasticla, abeg make this post hit FP. . stress_relief_tinz

Maxcollins042:
Another BIGOT

Lol nwanne no too take am serious. . We igbo get sense pass.. Aba na Naija China after all . .

peterovanski:
That's his mini kanji dam

na dem teach us say we fit generate electricity from river nah. . Maybe I fit try our pond here.. hehehe

muhyeenisce:
If we trace that guy wella na from south him come from

nw-aba.. Lol

muhyeenisce:
Another igbo

Lol Aba guy

Ew!! Is this guy not sharp abi na mu² dey worry am??



What do you think..

Rip nwoke oma

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joseph1832:
The name Joseph traces it origin to the Hebrew people because of its biblical origin, now, it has evolved into an English name.

So to answer your question, Joseph, is not a Nigerian name.

that means you are also part of the foreign religion. .. bro at least I have never heard of "CHRISTIAN TERRORISTS" Islam and Christian are never, and can never be the same.

joseph1832:
Is not Shekau's fault that the northern elite use religion and poverty to keep the masses in check in the north.

The massive brain washing done by religion calls for concern in this country. And I've said it that until we do anyway with this foreign culture we call christianity and Islam, Nigeria our country will not move forward, we will keep going round in circles.

sir, is JOSEPH a Nigerian name. .?

astrodome:
Okay thanks for the advise.
Regarding your request, please send your bank account. Also, I will need just 20 dollars to facilitate the process of transferring the money to you

BTW, when is pay day again? Shey you no dey work for Osun State, abi?

hehehe. . Bros, $20 pass monthly sub here OOOOO for Internet surfing.. . Ew!! E fit buy half bag of fish feed ooooooooooooooo......hmmmm OK, make r no be like say I folo dey worry your life.... .




My advice , u don't need to tell lie after all you have the right to agree to help.. Though some people think it's an opportunity to to milk you. .. . U knw when you become rich, everybody laugh with you , both friends and enemies. Now you may not know the volume of blessings u recives by giving..

So I suggest if giving out such huge amounts, affects your financial status negatively, I think you should always consider helping ones with much pressing need. . And not those who only want to lavish money and boast of receiving in dollars..


Pls forgive me if I'm wrong bro.

If you don't believe in God then don't blame Him ; But if you do believe in God then don't doubt Him.

WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN WHEN WE PRAY?

This is one of the nicest e-mails I have ever seen !!

I dreamed that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, 'This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.

Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.

The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them." I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged
for delivery to Earth.

Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section, my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed.

"How is it that there is no work going on here? I asked."

"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments."

"How does one acknowledge God's blessings? "I asked.

"Simple," the angel answered. Just say, "Thank you, Lord."

"What blessings should they acknowledge?" I asked.

"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world."

"If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy, and if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity."

"If you woke up this morning with more health than illness.. You are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day."

"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation... You are ahead of 700 million people in the world."

"If you can attend a church without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world."

"If your parents are still alive and still married.... you are very rare."

"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair......."

"Ok," I said. "What now? How can I start?"

The Angel said, "If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all."

Have a good day,count your blessings, and if you care to, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are..........

ATTN: Acknowledge Dept.
"Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share this message and for giving me so many wonderful people with whom to share it."

If you have read this far, and are thankful for all that you have been blessed with, how can you not send it on?
I thank God for everything, especially all my family and friends.














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0955eb027:
I swear... Xpecially dere OFF and ON attitude...

Lol

hotmas911:
its Honda. I don't know the capacity. Its around 50 and 60k. And this your picture is fantabulous

how many inches host? ? Mine is 2 inches. . And cost 23k only excluding the price of pipe etc