LGBT rights in Nigeria however, did not pass. On 29 November 2011, the Senate of Nigeria passed the "Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill, 2011". The bill was passed on 30 May 2013 by the House of Representatives of Nigeria. If signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan, the bill would: On 13 January 2014, The president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which parliament passed in May 2013. The law follows a similar one passed in Uganda in December 2013, which imposes life imprisonment for some types of homosexual acts. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks The January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks were a set of terrorist massacres that occurred in Jan 2014 at Kawuri, Borno state and in Chakawa village, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State respectively (on 2 separate occasions in the latter location). All of the attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram. On the 31st of January, a pastor and 10 members of his congregation were killed in Chakawa. The night of 26 January saw a pair of simultaneous attacks that occurred on 26th Jan 2014 at Kawuri, Borno state and a Cathlolic church in Chakawa village,