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kilmix:
All we need in Africa is rapid development in the area of:

Electricity,
Water,
Poverty alleviation,
Good access roads,
Health Care.

And the list is endless... not some Gay Right Laws... not now, not in the near future.

No apologies.

naija is equal to the task is just that we don't believe in ourselves.

OPINION
Homophobia: Africa's new Apartheid
Both African and western governments are using gay
rights as a political tool.
01 Feb 2014 20:05 GMT | Africa, US & Canada,
Cameroon, Liberia, Niger
Accused of being gay, two men in green prison
uniforms face trial in Nigeria [AFP]
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Azad Essa
Azad Essa is a journalist at Al Jazeera,
covering Sub-Saharan Africa.
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
In his inauguration speech in
August 2013, President Robert
Mugabe was especially
derisive of the gay
community. He urged young
Zimbabweans to shun
homosexuality as an
abomination of humankind
"that destroys nations, apart
from it being a filthy, filthy
disease". That speech marked
the conclusion of the
presidential election
campaign that hinged almost
entirely on economic
empowerment but relied as
well on a healthy dose of
homophobia. Mugabe
effectively used existing public
disdain for homosexuality as
a means to delegitimise the
political opposition - with its
liberal economics and politics
- as part of the evidence that it
was merely a puppet of the
West.
I had travelled to Zimbabwe to
cover what was meant to be a
landmark election. The
homophobic sentiment that
seemed to
In August 2013, in his seventh inauguration speech,
President Robert Mugabe was particularly derisive of
the gay community. He urged young Zimbabweans to
shun homosexuality as an abomination of
humankind "that destroys nations, apart from it
being a filthy, filthy disease". That speech marked the
conclusion of a presidential election campaign that
hinged almost entirely on economic empowerment,
but relied on an unhealthy dose of homophobia.
Mugabe effectively used existing public disdain for
homosexuality as a means to delegitimise the
political opposition - with its liberal economics and
politics - as part of the evidence that it was merely a
puppet of the West.
I had travelled to Zimbabwe to cover what was
meant to be a landmark election. The homophobic
sentiment that seemed to underpin Mugabe's
campaign was unsettling. It was also, at that time,
inexplicable to me. On further reflection however, a
country where two thirds of the population live in
rural areas, with a world view that revolves around
land, livelihood and church, Mugabe's move to
highlight homosexuality was a stroke of political
genius.
But Mugabe is certainly not alone in abusing the gay
community for political gain. In January 2014,
Nigeria signed a law that will punish anyone who
promotes gay rights with a 10-year prison sentence.
Elections are due there in the next 18 months...
coincidence?
In Cameroon, gay people are often sentenced to
prison for merely indulging in sex. In Liberia, a
religious gathering has been collecting signatures
pushing the government to sign a law banning same-
sex marriage. In South Africa, the past five years
have seen the rise of hate-crimes against gay people,
including a phenomenon known as "corrective rape"
- rape committed with a view to alter the victim's
sexual orientation. For many, the apparent surge in
anti-gay sentiment is only a response to the pressure
being put on African governments by western
governments, to, ironically, "act a certain way".
A distraction?
Even as economies continue to grow and middle
classes emerge, rampant inequality burns holes in
the aspirations of the continent. Where then does
this leave the gay community? They've merely
become a red herring, a distraction, to divert
attention from the failing democratic culture among
so many weak democracies across the continent.
In truth, there is little demonstrable regard or
patience for African homosexuals among wide
swathes of the continent's society. But plainly
speaking, the issue of gay rights is not at the top of
most African governments' agendas. Why should it
be? In so many countries on the continent, human
rights of the barest minimum - water, sanitation,
electricity - barely exist. Prioritising the rights of
gay people is almost unthinkable. In fact, the
pressure to do so from the outside has even forced
some to invent notions of homosexuality as an
imported, western concept, ie: "un-African". Of
course, gay Africans will dispute this, pointing out
that history illustrates that this tribe here, and that
people there, had established practices of
homosexuality.
So to suggest that Africa has no place for
homosexuals is to imagine the continent's history as
beginning when prude missionaries brought Bibles,
long skirts and umbrellas as a marker of civilisation.
Struggling with the colonial past
The construction of sin and categorical notions of
sexuality over the past four centuries on the
continent are inextricably linked to colonialism, the
Church and the ambitions of the state. And
"independence" from the colonial powers, as it
came, was a shame, for it often did little to inspire
independent thought. If anything, the struggle for
gay rights in so many African countries today tells us
about a continent still battling the demons of
colonialism, a continent that is still in the process of
negotiating an identity - as articulated, again,
through the lens of the colonial master. Among the
greatest challenges many African democracies face
today are the continued existence of one-party states
and the lack of strong civil institutions.
And, in this vacuum, the Church is the most
established institution outside the hallowed halls of
party and state. Politicians know too well that
decriminalising homosexual relationships at this
point would only alienate them from the most
dependable institution: religion. This is, of course,
precisely the polar opposite of recent developments
in the United States and the European Union. In
those lands, once paved with gold and a love for all
things good and equal, it is no longer "proper" to
isolate or discriminate against any minority, despite
what you might feel deep inside.
In the West, the erosion of the Church as the centre
of the moral universe and its replacement with a
cauldron of secular, civil institutions at the heart of
public debate and influence means that there is
always a shifting politic. And so, whereas African
politicians might openly use hate-speech to garner
votes, western politicians, or at least those who don't
obviously veer to the extreme right, must pretend
with equal measure to love all. Both approaches are
a means to an end - wielding power.
The recent emphasis on rising homophobia in Africa
is disingenuous. It is a bargaining chip in order to
hold countries to ransom. Homosexuality remains
illegal in almost two-thirds of the 55 countries on the
African continent. But targeting the trend of hostility
towards gay rights in Africa is hypocritical. Even the
US does not embrace gay rights universally; laws
dealing with the full protection of homosexuals still
vary from state to state.
Like most issues on the continent, even where anti-
gay laws exist, enforcement varies from one country
to the next. Actions are determined by the mood
swings of agencies, legislators and leaders. The fact
is, protective laws themselves will not change the
lived experience of gays in most of these countries,
not in their current state, at least.
The case of South Africa
Take South Africa, for example, where progressive
laws are the envy of the civilised world - but the lived
experience of the poor and the marginalised,
including those gay people not living in a boutique
studio in downtown Cape Town, suggest that,
without adequate social transformation, there is little
assurance that these laws will be respected.
Homosexuality has been legally protected in the
country since 1996 while same-sex marriage has
been legal since 2006. Yet, the disturbing notions of
African masculinity, mixed with the myth of what it
means to be "African" overrides the constitutional
rights of gay people. In the face of
disenfranchisement, there is a selective abstraction
in how the gay community fits into the larger
paradigm that is post-Apartheid South Africa.
Between the pomp, glory and loss of Nelson
Mandela's memorial service in December 2013,
many South Africans spoke of Mandela's "mistake of
allowing abortion and gay rights" to consolidate
under the umbrella of human rights during his term
in office, as if any community could remain second-
class citizens after the struggle against Apartheid.
Mandela's enthusiasm for reconciliation, his
insistence that no minority suffer in a new South
Africa, meant that he had to transcend his own
biases to offer protection to a community that
appeared otherwise destined to remain repressed.
He understood, then, even before the western world
did, that when it came down to dignity, there could
be no such thing as first world laws. Mandela
appears to have been rather alone in that
understanding, and therein lies the quandary of
visionless African leadership. Whereas most African
countries have outlawed same-sex relationships as
part of old colonial "public order" acts that have
never been changed, the move to specifically target
homosexuals, the way Nigeria and Uganda have
done, effectively legitimises homophobia. And in so
doing, it washes away our actual history, and creates
a new one for us, just as colonialism bid us to do.
Source:www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/02/homophobia-africa-new-apartheid-20142194711993773.html

The Man Need Jesus!

Vanquay:
Its called a c**k ring

Is PrOhBiTeDoOoOoOoO!

Vanquay:

if you can't make good use of the land resale... Land booking is prohibited

Lagos – The men of the Lagos State Fire Service said
on Saturday that they rescued a 40-year-old man
from death after he used a sex perfomnce enhancer
that enlarged his pennis beyond expectation.
The Director, Mr rasak Fadipe, who made the
disclosure in Lagos, said the man wore a metal ring
on his penis.
The ring, according to him, was to enhance erection
and ultimately enhance sexual satisfaction but turned
out to swell the organ beyond his expectation.
“His experience turned sour when the penis became
so erect and swollen beyond his expectation and
could not come down and the ring could not be
removed.
“When it became apparent that the condition was
threatening his life, he rushed to the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja for help.
“The hospital invited the service to rescue the man,
when they could not easily remove the ring.
“We successfully removed the metal ring in
collaboration with the hospital staff at the emergency
unit using our rescue tools,’’ he said.
“The incident happened at about 3.15 p.m. on Friday
and it took us about 50 minutes for the operation.
“The man wore the ring to enhance his penis for
sexual satisfaction, but it turned out to be a threat to
his life,’’ Fadipe said. (NAN)
MIO/PDE
Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/fire-service-men-rescue-man-40-from-death-by-sex-enhancer/#sthash.VVYLHSzA.dpuf

Obama in Kenya: Presidents differ on gay rights 25 July 2015 Last updated at 17:06 BST The US and Kenyan presidents have differed sharply in their positions on gay rights at a news conference on the first full day of Barack Obama's visit to Africa. While Mr Obama spoke strongly against discrimination, Uhuru Kenyatta said Kenya did not share the same values. Mr Kenyatta described the question of gay rights as "really a non-issue" in Kenya, saying that the country needed to concentrate on other areas "that are day- to-day living for our people". Source:www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33665784

world1:
To protect you plantain from birds and insects.

won't it cause any harm to the plantain..

When I will be a fan of NN is when I see destroyers,submarines and aircraft carrier.

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]To sabi english na brain? [/color]

I think you should ask a lady that.

ukomko:
Ask ur dad where he's from. From there you can trace ur village in the far north

lool,don't blame you go on,biafra gbakwaoku

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]Mtchew!

You'll only confuse her the more with these JARGONS. [/color]

confuse wetin she go happy say her guy get brain

Lalasticlala I bet you didn't know how to write this one

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admax:
Buhari shouldn't have released any press released on that jobless guy's experiment.

Come to think of it if a biafra would exist: would the millions of Ibos in Lagos and other part of the country sell their properties and return back to biafra? the guys in Alaba, Ladipo and many part of the North? Ibo traders sell their goods side by side with other tribes without issues in many part of the country.

Very minute and jobless Ibos will support any biafra nation. I am a Yorubaman who has travelled to ALL EASTERN States, i have visited most villages in Iboland yet i haven't witness hatred from them. I even slept in a stranger's house first time i went to Umuahia.

Long Live Federal Republic of Nigeria.

don't mind those people that call themselves biafra na only hungry,bus conductor agboro and others they dream of biafra. Am an igbo an anambriaraian to be precise, kanu using their brain since uwazurike stop using, lol.

Danjuma827:
Buhari can't do that. Simply because the man is highly disciplined and he won't take any offer being offered to him.



said baba

how sure are you.

gabazin080:
someone should call the mods

seun, cc:lalasticlala,airforce1,ishilove. Make una do the needful.

gabazin080:
do you have his number

ya!

ellechrystal:
They tried it my GEJ, he refused, they made sure his govt was dealt with. If Buhari says no. Ha na ya wa b that o. Cos he may end up being labelled d worst president in nigeria. These clowns r devil sent. Make him take time sha.

if only our country will learn to stay on their on and develop like japan did,I don't no where this mentality of if you are not connected to the west you will never be develop come from.

gabazin080:
I think I will have to go into cucumber business because girls will soon start to need it as prick will soon be scarce

lol I think you should meet jasper7 for tutorial.

ellechrystal:
Na true na. I dey lie?

na true, I don't like the rate at which our president approaches the west they might end up influencing him to scrap or even legalise it.

ellechrystal:
Ok na. Dealing with d US is like swallowing a whole Cow. U should first check ur Anus

lol ur are very funny

FEARS are mounting that the US will force President
Muhammadu Buhari to scrap Nigeria's Draconian
Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2014 when he
visits Washington on the 20th of this month.
President Buhari us due at the White House on July
20 where Nigeria and the US will hold a three-day
bilateral summit to discuss security, trade and a host
of other areas of cooperation. Having met President
Buhari at a G7 Summit in Germany last month,
President Obama invited him to Washington to work
on areas of mutual cooperation.
However, there are now fears that the US may insist
that Nigeria drop its fierce opposition to gay rights as
a condition for enhanced cooperation. On January 7
2014, President Goodluck Jonathan signed Nigeria's
Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill into law, which
makes being gay punishable with 14 years in jail.
Nigeria remains one of the most homophobic
countries in the world and since President Obama’s
invitation was announced, Nigerians have been
apprehensive that he could use the forum to prevail
on President Buhari to reverse Nigeria’s anti-gay
laws. These fears were confirmed yesterday by the
US assistant secretary of state for African affairs,
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who stated that
Washington would continue to pressure Nigeria until
it legalises same-sex marriage.
Ms 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
(LGBT) community. Since Nigeria passed her
Draconian bill into law, several other African
countries have followed suit.
“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. 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," Ms Thomas-Greenfield added.
Ms Thomas-Greenfield, who did not agree that
pressuring Nigeria to reverse the anti-gay law
amounted to interference, said the country and
Uganda have the hardest legislation on the gay
community. She added that she was optimistic that
the US would win the fight to protect the LGBT
community.
"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. 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," Ms
Thomas-Greenfield added.
Like Nigeria, Gambia passed very Draconian gay
legislation last year and a law signed on October 9
2014 punishes some homosexual acts with a
maximum sentence of life imprisonment. On
February 24 last year, President Yoweri Museveni too
signed Uganda's new Draconian anti-gay legislation
into law, which makes being gay punishable with 14
years imprisonment.

Source: www.nigerianwatch.com/news/7357-us-to-pressurise-buhari-about-scrapping-nigerias-draconian-same-sex-bill-when-he-visits

The values showcased below are all considered for
the final GFP ranking recognized as the "Power
Index" (abbrv: "PwrIndx". PwrIndx scores are
judged on a perfect value of "0.0000" which is
realistically unattainable due to the number of
factors considered per country. Bonuses and
penalties are added to each nation (as needed) while
landlocked countries (ex: Austria) are not penalized
for lack of a standing navy though they do suffer
penalties for not maintaining a useful merchant
marine force.
A total of 126 countries make up the GFP ranked list.

MANPOWER
Going beyond military equipment totals and
perceived fighting strength is the actual
manpower that drives a given military. Wars of
attrition favor those with more.
Total Population: 177,155,754
Available Manpower: 72,319,838
Fit for Service: 40,707,659
Reaching Military Age Annually: 3,455,147]
Active Frontline Personnel: 130,000
Active Reserve Personnel: 32,000
LAND SYSTEMS
Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and
tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value
includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).
Tanks: 148
Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 1,420
Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 25
Towed-Artillery: 339
Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 30
AIR POWER
Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft
from all branches of service.
Total Aircraft: 98
Fighters/Interceptors: 10
Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 10
Transport Aircraft: 42
Trainer Aircraft: 35
Helicopters: 38
Attack Helicopters: 9
NAVAL POWER
Aircraft Carrier value includes dedicated "helicopter
carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all
known auxiliaries as well.
Total Naval Strength: 75
Aircraft Carriers: 0
Frigates: 2
Destroyers: 0
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 0
Coastal Defense Craft: 12
Mine Warfare: 3
RESOURCES (PETROLEUM)
Despite the advances made in battlefield technology,
oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force as well
as local economy.
Oil Production: 2,525,000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption: 280,000 bbl/day]
Proven Oil Reserves: 37,200,000,000 bbl/day
LOGISTICAL
War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and
machine from points all over - as it is direct combat.
Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry
strength.
Labor Force: 51,530,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 89]
Major Ports and Terminals: 3
Roadway Coverage: 193,200
Railway Coverage: 3,505
Serviceable Airports: 54
FINANCIAL (in USD)
Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is
still driven by financing as much as any one leader or
weapon.
Defense Budget: $2,330,000,000
External Debt: $15,730,000,000
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold:
$47,700,000,000
Purchasing Power Parity: $478,500,000,000
GEOGRAPHY (in km)
Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-
minded war (i.e. invasion).
Square Land Area: 923,768 km
Coastline: 853 km
Shared Border: 4,477 km
Waterways: 8,600 km
Source:www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=nigeria

TDonald:
RIP to the bashed camry then

looool

The porch strong ooo, see the condition of the camry










Lalasticlala and Ishilove notify me when the thread go walk to fp.

TDonald:
RIP to the Deceased

No deceased yet.

INTROVERT:
Omg... All these Roche taking Hausa boys won't let us hear word in Abj.

ebi like say you get office for this NL
I hail theeooO!

INTROVERT:
Omg... All these Roche taking Hausa boys won't let us hear word in Abj.

ebi like say you get office for this NL
I hail theeooO!

More pic

The son of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke has crashed a 2015 Porche 911 Turbo car while having a car race with his friends. According to abusidiqu.com, the son of the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has always been in the habit of car racing across the city of Abuja. However, what seemed like a play soon turned into a serious issue on Sunday, July 5, 2015, when he lost control around Maitama roundabout leading to Transcorp Hilton hotel, crashing into a fuel queue. The Porsche car after it crashed into the Toyota Camry queuing uo at the filling station The 2015 Porsche car which was said to worth about N40 million also ran into a 1998 Toyota Camry car queuing up to buy fuel at the filling station, leaving the driver unconscious.Barrister Mohammed Bello Adoke, is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (born 1 September 1963) . He was appointed Nigerian Attorney General and Minister of Justice on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.

HungerBAD:
This na serious matter. Of course na F9

hmm guy u no they smileooo

If you are the one marking this weac paper what will you do.