Monday, July 27, 2015

Bobbi Kristina Brown Dies at 22

Nearly six months after being found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home — and a month after being moved to hospice — Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has died at the age of 22.

The Associated Press reported her death on Sunday night. "Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July 26, 2015, surrounded by her family," a rep for the Houston family said. "She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.

Bobbi Kristina was discovered by friend Max Lomas and the man she referred to as her husband, Nick Gordon, on Jan. 31, and was transferred to an Atlanta-area hospital. Though no drugs were found at her home when medics arrived, a criminal investigation was eventually opened; however, no arrests have been made.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Buhari Turns Down U.S. Proposal On Gay Marriage


The Presidency announced on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has flatly rejected a proposal from the United States to reverse Nigeria’s anti-gay law.
Buhari is in the United States on a four-day official trip on the invitation of President Barack Obama.
Buhari spokesman, Femi Adesina, took to twitter to announce that American officials broached the idea to Buhari, who replied that gay marriage was not only against Nigerian law but against the culture of the people.
“The issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday. PMB (Buhari) was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture.
“The same sex marriage issue came up at the joint session of Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs, not in direct talks with Obama.
“Talks shifted to another matter once PMB emphatically stated Nigeria’s stand on same sex mar
riage. The issue was not pushed”, Adesina said on his twitter handle on Wednesday.
Many Nigerians had expressed fears that American government would try to get Buhari to reverse the law, which was signed by former President Goodluck Jonathan last year.
The fear is borne out of the belief that America has been emboldened by its recent Supreme Court judgement legalising gay-marriage and may want to push the issue to any country seeking its assistance on any matter as Buhari has gone for help to fulful his campaign promises to Nigerians.