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 ...

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 ...