In January, when Nigeria signed a law that not only banned gay marriage but imposed a 14-year jail term for same-sex relations, the country's new policy placed it at the heart of a global schism over gay rights. But while Nigeria's new legislation may have captured worldwide attention, the hostility toward homosexuals in Nigeria wasn't …
The first Nigerian man to come out on television looked back on his groundbreaking journey in an interview with HuffPost Live this week. Adebisi Alimi, who came out as a guest on the Nigerian program "New Dawn with Funmi" in 2004, compared his case to African-American civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks' historic refusal to …
There is a crop of young people who have chosen to defy the odds and succeed in their chosen fields of endeavour in spite of the harsh economic terrain of the country and lack of opportunities and infrastructure that continue to hinder many of their peers from seeing the potential they possess within to accomplish …
EXPERTS SAID DR. OLA OREKUNRIN'S DREAM TO CREATE AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE IN NIGERIA WAS IMPOSSIBLE. BUT A DOCTOR AND HELICOPTER PILOT, SHE HAD THE SKILLS AND DEDICATION TO MAKE IT WORK. OREKUNRIN TELLS HOST MICHEL MARTIN ABOUT FLYING DOCTORS NIGERS. Listen To Interview > TRANSCRIPT MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to turn now to another …
Compiled with Farai Gundan This generation of young African women is the most ambitious yet. They are eager to build industries, reform societies, save lives, rewrite history, and transform the continent. Our annual “20 Young Power African Women” list illuminates the brightest stars and Africa’s most outstanding female game changers. We enlisted a group of …