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The recent approval of anti-gay legislation in Uganda set off the alarm in neighbouring Kenya also in the grip of anti-gay sentiment. Last month, Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled against a petition seeking to bar LGBTQ lobbying groups, sparking a torrent of condemnation including from the attorney general. Jasmine Nelima is a lesbian woman in Kenya who admits she lives in fear. … Read the full article here

“A decision was taken to exit all of BP’s aviation activities; as an operator at the airports and direct supplier to airlines in South Africa. The decision was made as a result of Air BP’s current global business strategy,” Hamlet Morule, BP’s head of external affairs for Southern Africa, tells The Africa Report. Read the full article here

Carriers of fake news should stop, Obi and I are brothers – Otti The Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti, has said that those trying to twist his statement about having won an election in the past when he and his friend who doubles as the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, were not in the same party, do not know the extent of their relationship and virility of their bond, which he described as unbreakable and evergreen. Reacting to a trending… Read the full article here

A man identified as Arinze Obiwenite has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter. Obiwente, who was also accused of using diabolic means to run a “healing” ministry, was arrested during a raid in his home in Abacha community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State upon a tipoff from a whistleblower. The state commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, was said to lead the raid on the home of the accused, where… Read the full article here

Now that elections are over, is it not better for all voters to reconfigure our settings? Partisanship, tribalism and ethnicity that overshadowed the elections were arguably needless. The “influencers” fanned the narrative of bias and it irked me terribly. If we maintain our unity and the overall interest of Nigeria is our goal, we should be promoting what unifies us as a nation rather than division. Know some of the following basic facts and know peace. The… Read the full article here

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has urged governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the state to focus on their strengths in wooing party members ahead of the primary election scheduled to hold in April. He warned against divisive tendencies that could jeopardise the interest of the party and undermine the peace and unity that the ruling party had been known for in the state under his leadership. Governor Bello said this in a statement Saturday morning,… Read the full article here

Savannah Energy has said it will challenge Chad over plans to take over its assets. In a statement on Friday, the British independent energy company described the actions of the Republic of Chad as a breach of the conventions to which Savannah Chad and the country, amongst others, are parties. The President of the Republic of Chad had on March 23, 2023, said it was nationalising SCI formerly known as Esso Exploration and Production Chad Inc, an upstream production… Read the full article here

Despite its name, the tiger nut is not a nut, but a tuber. The sweet, almond-like flavor tuber crop has gained popularity as a health food. Known as Ofio in Yoruba, Aki Hausa and Imumu in Igbo, and Aya in Hausa), tiger nuts may be eaten either raw or cooked. It can be extracted as milk and used as an alternative for those who do not like dairy milk; it can also be used for baking. Here are the benefits of Tiger nuts: 1. It protects against aging: Tiger nuts are a… Read the full article here

Everton midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has assured that Nigeria will bounce back after suffering a shock 1-0 home loss to Guinea-Bissau on Friday, in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. It was one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition, as Mama Balde, scored for the Wild Dogs, who are 81 places below the Super Eagles in the FIFA world rankings. “As players and staff, we know we have to react to this result,” said Iwobi, one of three Premier League… Read the full article here

Stephen Muoka, aka Mr Eluu P, is a content creator with 193,000 Instagram followers. He caught the attention of many after a video of him counting votes in a comical manner during the presidential election went viral. His pronunciation of LP (Labour Party) as ‘Eluu P’ amused many. He tells BLESSING ENENAITE about his career What can you tell us about your background? I am from Aguata in Anambra State. I am a secondary school graduate. However, I still plan to go… Read the full article here