Tag: Olumide Makanjuola

Love Offers No Safety: Queer Voices Find Expression in the Thought Transcendental Piece, Love Offers No Safety

Love Offers No Safety — phenomenal and thought-provoking prose that has been given wholesale to the Nigerian community. The anthology resiliently gathers the voices of 25 queer men in Nigeria,…

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Today’s Noisemakers: Olanrewaju Max, Olumide Makanjuola, Sam Hart, others

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…

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First Photos: Uti Nwachukwu, Shade Ladipo, Ashionye Raccah, others turn out for the premiere of ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’

Uti Nwachukwu, Denrele Edun, Shade Ladipo, Ashionye Raccah and Latasha Ngwube were some of the celebrities who turned out for the premiere of ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ today Sunday,…

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The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS) set to premiere ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ this Sunday

  'We Don't Live Here Anymore', a new film by The Initiative for Equal Rights is set to premiere on Sunday, 14 October, 2018 at the Lekki IMAX Cinemas, Lagos. Directed by award-winning…

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Today’s Noisemakers: Henry Okelue, Olumide Makanjuola, Pope Francis, others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

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Chimamanda Adichie, Banky W, Toke Ibru, others make YNaija inaugural #Woke100 List

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…

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#YNaijaPowerList2017: Seun Onigbinde (of course), Samson Itodo, Temitayo Etomi… See the 10 most powerful names in Advocacy

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…

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Olumide Makanjuola appointed Executive Vice-Chairman of The Future Project board

The board of trustees of civil society organisation, The Future Project has announced the appointment of Olumide Makanjuola as the new Executive Vice-Chairman of the organisation. The announcement was made…

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‘I only acted as a govt. spokesperson,’ Reuben Abati explains role in passage of anti-gay law

Dr. Reuben Abati, the former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan today explained his role in the signing of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act into law in 2014 saying…

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Untold Facts: ‘People have to first be comfortable in their own skin’ (WATCH)

On the latest episode of Untold Facts which aired today, 29th September, host, Moses Omoghena, discussed with guests on the process and experience of young people in the lesbian, gay,…

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Seun Onigbinde, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Olumide Makanjuola… See the #YNaijaPowerList2016 for Advocacy

Advocacy work is hard tasking, unsexy and incredibly frustrating. But the results yielded are extremely rewarding and can make the world a better place. The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year,…

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How Olumide Makanjuola is carrying the cross for LGBTs in Nigeria

“Why would anyone choose to be gay in a heteronormative society like ours? Do you think if gay people had a choice they will not change their sexual orientation?” Olumide…

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TIERS to launch ‘Untold Facts’, Nigeria’s first discussion series on sexual rights and and LGBT-related issues

The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) is set to launch a new discussion series, UNTOLD FACTS, moderated by TV host and media personality Moses Omoghena. The 20-minute discussion show developed and…

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Hadiza Bala Usman, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Tolulope Sangosanya, others make the #YNaijaPowerList for Advocacy

by Wilfred Okiche Adepeju Jaiyeoba Advocacy work is hard, unsexy and incredibly frustrating. But the results yielded are extremely rewarding and improve upon the quality of life of the targeted…

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The Veil of Silence: TIERs for a society against sexual discrimination (WATCH)

by Akan Ido The human rights movement in Nigeria has undergone a lot of changes in the past few decades. These can be attributed to the evolution and understanding of…

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