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The Search For Mr. Gay Syria

Buzzfeed Bradley Secker captures the journey to find Mr. Gay Syria, who will go on to represent the country in Mr. Gay World in Malta in early 2016. Many gay Syrians in exile are asserting their rights and identities as they stay in Istanbul and abroad, but difficulties remain. (more…)

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Strike: Labour Vows to Ground Flight Operations in Lagos from Thursday

The Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to ground flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos from Thursday, if the Federal Government refuses to revert the pump price of petrol to N87 per litre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adelegan Solomon, Vice-President, NLC, made this known while addressing protesters at the MMIA over the government’s removal of fuel subsidy. (more…)

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See rescued Chibok girl with ‘conflicting’ names

Confusion trailed the real identity (name) of one of the Chibok girls rescued Tuesday night by the Civilian Joint Task Force, in Sambisa forest. While activists who found the girl gave her name as Amina Ali, the Nigerian army, in a confirmatory statement issued today, gave the girl’s name as Falmata Mbalala. The girl was found with a baby she purportedly gave birth to. Recall that on April 14, 2014, about 276 Chibok Schoolgirls were abducted by the Islamist group, Boko Haram. See photo: Is the rescued Chibok Girl Amina Ali or Falmata Mbalala?