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In an interview with  NPR.com , Nigerian Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi, who was the first person to come out as gay on Nigerian TV, talked about the challenges of living as a gay Nigerian man, living with the HIV virus, his relationship with his immediate family members and also about the Nigerian anti-gay law. Find excerpts from the revealing interview below... Alimi's acting career was just starting to take off when his sexuality stole the spotlight. The student newspaper at University of Lagos, where he was studying theater, threatened to publish a photo of him with his then-boyfriend. So Alimi beat them to the punch. He went on "New Dawn with Funmi," one of the most popular talk shows in Nigeria, and challenged a long-held belief that homosexuality was brought to Africa by white colonizers. That was also the year Alimi was diagnosed with HIV. Suddenly, his home country no longer saw him as a rising star. Alimi lost his roles on TV and on stage, many o

Here are some photos from the traditional wedding of the daughter of billionaire business man and elder brother of Innoson group CEO, Chief Gabriel Chukwuma (Gabros), Chinelo Chukwuma and son of millionaire business man Chief Charles Okeke, Francis in Nnewi yesterday Dec. 27th. It had in attendance the big men of Nnewi like Arthur Eze, Ibeto, Chikason, Victor Umeh, Chris Ubah, Innocent Chukwuma (Innoson motors). See the below

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Here are some photos of a very young Angelina Jolie posing topless in previously unseen photos taken many years ago to promote a movie. The pics were taken in 1995 when Angelina was just 19 years old. See more photos below Photo credit: Splash News

Jim Iyke was one of the many celebrities who attended the Calabar Carnival yesterday. He shared some fun pics from the mind blowing event

Nigerian singer Jodie who rocked the waves with her 'Kuchi kuchi' song once revealed she doesn't believe in sex before marriage. She is also said to be a virgin..In a new interview with Y Naija, she said  The question of sex and virginity is a private one. I have never publicised my sexuality – yes, even that interview you just referred to: I don’t know whose quote that was. Now – to the crux, there are many people out there who don’t know who they are or where they are going.  Forget the media hype and paparazzi: if people would truthfully bare their inner thoughts, no one wants to stay with someone who is “the national cake”. Keep your privates to yourself and your wedded partner. Forget all that “new age” or “modern” talk on sex and virginity. It may look “cool” to be a sexually loose person on television or magazines, but in real life, people actually respect those who have self control. If the whole world says virginity is archaic, would you wa

Private trips around the world with her younger boo seems to be Kris Jenner's favourite thing these days.While her ex husband has been looking lonley, the 59 year old was spotted as she boarded a private jet out of LA with toy boy Corey Gamble, 34

After calling off the search and rescue last night, due to bad weather conditions, it's been revealed that ,missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 was flying 'about 160 km/h too slow' when it encountered bad weather conditions.It is also said to be likely at the bottom of the ocean. The Airbus A320, went missing at 6.17am local time on Sunday morning while travelling from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board Today, the head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, Henry Bambang Sulistyo, said that the plane is most likely 'at the bottom of the sea'. 'Based on the coordinates given to us and evaluation that the estimated crash position is in the sea, the hypothesis is the plane is at the bottom of the sea,That's the preliminary suspicion and it can develop based on the evaluation of the result of our search.' pilot Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas spoke to several check captains and believes the pilot of the QZ8

Despite alot of speculation regarding her marriage, Ini Edo maintains it';s her past and that's where it belongs..Encomuim reports that , their split was reportedly fueled by the misunderstanding over the multi-million naira Lekki mansion she acquired recently. Ehiagwina, insisted the house should be jointly owned by the two of them being a couple.She refused ,prompting him to call it quits and relocate to Ghana where he eventually found a new love whom he is perfecting plans to wed soon.When asked to confirm it, she told the magazine this month......(continue) “Let me be frank with you, I have not spoken with anybody concerning the break-up of my marriage.  And I am not going to say anything about it. It’s my past and I have put it where it belongs.  So, let it remain like that. “I don’t care whatever people might have said or written as the cause of the break-up, that’s their business.  I have not granted anybody any interview and I won’t do

No fewer than two people have been killed, while six others severely injured after an early morning attack on some residents of Sule Lane, in the Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that a group of heavily armed hoodlums entered the area around 3am on Saturday, and headed for an apartment where they descended on all the occupants of the room. Our correspondent learnt that the youths ripped out the intestines of one of the victims, and shot point blank at some others. Not done, they were said to have looted all the shops on the lane, as they also raided five other streets in the area, vandalising the vehicles parked on the roads. The affected streets were: Opeloyeru, Obanle, Giwa, Aliu and Akorede. Residents said no fewer than 30 vehicles were damaged in the mayhem. When our correspondent visited the area on Saturday, the streets were almost deserted as broken bottles littered the whole of Sule Lane. Some

A pastor of a branch of Christ Apostolic Church in Ile Ife, Osun State identified only as Balogun, and his wife have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command following the death of two teenagers from their church inside a swimming pool in Osogbo during a Christmas party. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that the church had organised a programme for the youths of the church at a popular recreational park in Osogbo on December 23. The victims: Ayomide Fagbola aged 17 and Ifeoluwa, who was in Junior Secondary School 2 were said to have died inside the swimming pool during the programme. A family friend of the Fagbolas told our correspondent that Ifeoluwa was the first to fall inside the pool and Ayomide, in an attempt to rescue his friend, also dived into the water where he drowned. The teenagers were said to have been taken to the park where the party was held by the youth leader of the church identified only as Isaac. The unfortunate incident happe

Gov Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was recently appointed Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation. At an interactive session, Amaechi among other things, reels out plans of the campaign organisation and also clears the air on knotty issues. Excerpts: IS it true you funded the Buhari campaign for the primaries? I did not. Buhari did not spend money for the primaries. Anybody who said they spent money should come forward with evidence. We have maintained consistently that Nigerians would fund us and that is why we have launched our campaign we are hoping that people will contribute. It is there on our website; you will just look at the account and go and pay. And we are making sure that we convince General Buhari to be the sole signatory to that account. That is the way we would raise our money. We would not depend on rich men. You can’t fight the president on funds. See how much he raised from people who some of them collected the N2.3trillion on oil subsi

A former member of the board of the Nigeria Football Association (now Federation), Prince Isidore Oduah has reiterated his call on out-of-contract Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi to l forget about returning as national team coach In a chat with Sports Vanguard Sunday, Oduah insisted that Keshi had no business going to the NFF secretariat for the same job he failed in. For failing to qualify the country for the 2015 Afcon, the veteran sports administrator quipped, “he has only succeeded in destroying whatever reputation he had. “Keshi should hide his face in shame and leave because even those who are close to him are asking him not to return. I’m happy people like his former boss, Shaibu Amodu and Christian Chukwu are beginning to tell him the truth.” Oduah said, “Keshi has abused the privileges he enjoys from high places. He has embarrassed his benefactors by failing to qualify Nigeria for the Nations Cup. He should just go.” He therefore called on

Not the real image OWERRI—NO fewer than 12 persons cheated death yesterday when the commuter bus in which they were traveling, suddenly caught fire at Amaraku, Isiala Mbano Local Council area of Imo State and burnt to ashes. It was not clear at the time of this report, where the bus was coming from or where it was heading to, before the mishap. A man, who claimed to be an eye witness, said the bus driver did not even know that his bus was on fire until a by-stander raised an alarm. “The vehicle driver did not even know that his vehicle was on fire. It was a by-stander that raised the fire alarm. The occupants managed to escape into safety before the bus went up in flame”, the man recounted. He recalled that some sympathizers brought out their fire extinguishers and expended them on the blazing fire. “Several drivers brought out their fire extinguishers and tried to put out the fire but it did not achieve the desired result”, the man recounted. Speaking fu