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Nigeria Passes Same-Sex Prohibition Bill

The country's Senate today passed the Same-Sex Prohibition Bill which stipulates a 10 to 14 year jail term for offenders - Senate president David Mark says marriage between same sexes is alien to the Nigerian tradition and against all religious morals.

Nigeria: Senate Criminalises Same-Sex Marriage

This Day, 30 November 2011

In an apparent defiance of the pressure by Western interests, especially the United Kingdom, which has threatened to stop its financial assistance to any country that legislates… Read more »

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Gay couples face charges and discrimination.

Nigeria: It's a 14 year Jail Term for Homosexual Marriages

Vanguard, 30 November 2011

The Senate, yesterday, passed the Same Sex Marriage bill prohibiting all marriages between man and man and between woman and woman. Read more »
Nigeria: 14 Year Jail Awaits Same Sex Marriage Offenders

The Moment, 30 November 2011

THE Senate yesterday outlawed same-sex marriage in the country by passing into law the bill prohibiting the practice with offenders subject to 14 year jail term on conviction. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Outlaws Same-Sex Marriage

Daily Trust, 29 November 2011

The Nigerian Senate today passed a Bill prohibiting same-sex marriage. Termed Same-Sex Prohibition Bill, it stipulates a 10-year jail term for offenders. Read more »

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Nigeria Criminalises Same-Sex Marriages

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22 November 2011

Nigeria has adopted the Same-Sex Prohibition Bill which stipulates a 10-year jail term for offenders. see more »