Obu made the assertion at a forum with a cross section of members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council, in Calabar on Saturday.
Browsing: Same sex marriage
Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna of UMCN said at a news conference on Wednesday in Jalingo that the Nigerian chapter would also leave if the global body endorses ordination of gay people at the conference.
Taiwan’s parliament has just voted to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the first country in Asia to do so. The legislation is now awaiting the president’s signature to take effect.
Cited as Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Law, 2018, the bill was passed at plenary after a clause by clause consideration by the Committee of the whole presided by the Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange.
This appeal was contained in a statement issued by participants at the just concluded meeting of the organization held in Cape Town, South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria is billed to visit United States of America next week (This was written before the…
Last Friday’s ruling of the United States Supreme Court legalising same-sex marriage has been described as “an attack on the…
According to the governor, serious pressure was still being mounted on the Federal Government to rescind the law but stressed that the government and Nigerians were not wrong in standing firmly against gay marriage, which he described as repulsive to the senses and taboo of African culture and norms
In the statement signed by the Chairman, Board of Trustees of TAPAN, Val Nzekwe, and the President, Phillip Ilukhulo, the association maintained that to block the budget because of the local crisis in Rivers State was taking the role of opposition to the extreme
Each country, Maku added, is expected to profile human rights situation and what governments and communities are doing to promote the enforcement of universal human rights across the world
“Any sane, well-meaning Nigerian, whether Muslim or Christian, should
vehemently oppose same sex marriage in line with the provisions of the Holy Scriptures of the religion he or she practices
Urhia, who is serving terms on a drug related offence, is said to be living on one kidney, having lost his second kidney in the course of his imprisonment
I have nothing against gays and I believe that a person’s sexual preferences or sexuality are entirely their own business
Now, instead of pursuing this ignoble, retrogressive, anti-social, anti-nature and anti-God legislation, I advise the British Government and other European countries to initiate programs that will stem the growing and alarming rate of unemployment, economic recession, crimes, suicides, murders, lasciviousness, etc. I also call on all British Members of Parliament to reject and throw out this particular bill if it is eventually presented to them
Besides banning same sex marriage, Mark said it is now a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment of not less than 14 years
The position of the House is in consonance with that of the Senate, which threw out the same bill months ago