I am the straight daughter of two moms, a Christian gay-rights activist, a proud Kentuckian and a big sister. I hope that very soon, I’ll be a maid of honor too. Last fall, I moved into my Stanford University dorm on my 18th birthday. Living away from my family and my home state gave me the perspective to realize I had a voice, a story to share and a plea to make for equality.

The federal government of Nigeria on Thursday unveiled the next step in the recruitment process for Npower Batch C beneficiaries. This is as it officially launched batch C of the scheme after earlier batches of A and B have exited the social investment programme. During a press briefing in Abuja where the National Social Investment Management Systems (NASIMS) for the batch C Npower beneficiaries was launched, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Develop, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq disclosed that the incoming Batch C beneficiaries will be divided into two streams of 500,000 beneficiaries each.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), two significant opposition groups, have endorsed the ongoing two-day protest of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). This endorsement comes just as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) expressed worries about possible protest hijacking. Punch Newspaper reports that the opposition parties on Monday argued that the hardships faced by the people on the economic front are sufficient to motivate them to join labor unions in protest of the Federal Government’s insensitivity.

Former sweeper whose career spanned from 1974 to 1986; became a longtime manager after retiring, having a great deal of success coaching Valencia from 2001 to 2004 and Liverpool from 2004 to 2010. Before Fame He began his professional career with Real Madrid Castilla in 1974. Trivia He received his first coaching job with Real Madrid's B squad in 1993. Family Life He married Maria de Montserrat in 1988. He has two daughters, Agata and Claudia.

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged musicians in the country to partner with the agency to stop the abuse of the national currency at social events. The Director General of the Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the appeal in a letter addressed to both the Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN) and the Association of Juju Musicians of Nigeria (AJUMN). He warned against the indiscriminate spraying of naira notes at social events, reminding them of the provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act, 2007 and the need to preserve the integrity of national symbols including the naira.