BURKINA Faso’s transitional parliament has passed sweeping legislation criminalising conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing prison terms, fines and deportation for foreigners convicted under the law. The measure, adopted unanimously by the unelected 71-member transitional parliament on Monday, awaits the signature of junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue …
Read More »
A staff of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Idris Ahmed Gama, has been arrested for condemning the arrest of some members of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer organisation. The Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Monday. He said …
Read More »
THE Federal Government has threatened to file a lawsuit against Daily Trust Newspaper for what it described as falsehood and inciting journalism. The newspaper had reported that the Nigerian government signed the Samoa Agreement to promote LGBTQ in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed the …
Read More »
