LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria's Senate voted Tuesday to criminalize gay marriage, gay advocacy groups and same-sex public displays of affection, the latest legislation targeting a minority already facing ...

JURIST Guest Columnist Damian Ugwu, Executive Director of the Social Justice & Advocacy Initiative, says that the recent bill prohibiting same-sex marriage in Nigeria ...

Nigeria's new "Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act," signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan without announcement last week, not only bans gay marriage but also criminalizes homosexual clubs, ...

FILE - President Barack Obama meets with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in New York, in this Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 file photo. The Associated Press on Monday Jan. 13 2014 obtained a copy of the ...

Gay marriage is punishable by up to 14 years in prison Also illegal%3A gay associations%2C societies%2C meetings%2C clubs Secretary of State Kerry says U.S. is %22deeply concerned%22 about ...

In Nigeria, marriage simply means the coming together of a man and woman to become husband and wife via a customary law marriages and Marriages under the Act, called the Statutory Marriage where a man ...

Late in 2014 when my friend, Zachary, invited me to his wedding taking place in The Berkshires this September, I was less concerned about having to travel all the way from Abuja to Massachusetts.

Three Nigerian nationals living in Grambling and Texas pleaded guilty Monday to roles in a scheme aimed at obtaining permanent residency illegally. Fourteen others await court dates. Adebisi Philip ...

Teresa Anyabuike, a Catholic reverend sister, defined domestic servitude as the exploitation of children in households for domestic work, which usually involves long hours, little or no pay and ...