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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 8 Apr 2016

    "No single women, no alcohol" for hotel guests in Nigeria's Kano city - #BBCAfricaLive http://bbc.in/1S1Kgan pic.twitter.com/PptYteLRx4

    11:06 AM - 8 Apr 2016
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      1. John-Mango‏ @Uzochukwulion 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @JoyceOdukoya #BBCAfricaLive So the Mini-terrorists, Marry under age kids and Ban Alcohol/women for public! May God destroy dem

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      2. prince jimmy‏ @jim3love 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Kano is an Islamic enclave where #Bokoharam rule supreme. Kano is #Bokoharam caliphate.

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      2. Mark Kido‏ @Mark_Kido 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @eskanza i'd take it a step further; Spice Lounge & Southern Sun Hotel both in Lagos don't allow only females into their premises

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      3. Chuky Unadulterated‏ @ChukyUnfazed 9 Apr 2016
        Replying to @Mark_Kido

        @Mark_Kido @BBCAfrica @eskanza Southern Sun allows only females into their premises. They know the loiterers they don't let in to lounge

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. Mark Kido‏ @Mark_Kido 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @eskanza i've had friends with a first hand experience. This diatribe needs to end. It's 2016! Women rights = Common sense.

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      1. Godwin Alex‏ @godwinalexc 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        So a single lady on an official biz trip cannot lodge in d hotel?@BBCAfrica

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      2. khalidmukhtar‏ @mukhtarsalisu15 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica well.....its good achieve, our perception is to creat both islamic hospitality and tourism. We as a student of hospitality mngmnt

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      1. Chimankpa M. Ononiwu‏ @Agu_Biafra 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @chikiloo Yeah, when we say #ShariaLaw is pathetic we mean it.

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      1. Atikulate Pa Amajama‏ @PAAmajama 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica That's The Result Of Your Chatham House Coup; Great Britain Are You Happy Now?

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      1. ARONU KWESI CHARLES‏ @KWESIARONU 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica this is hilarious

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      1. God's Son‏ @ChuxEkere 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica to stay in that particular hotel isn't by force. Let's focus on more pressing national issues

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      1. Ola Abdul‏ @Olaadisa 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica what is the prob wit the and how does that affect our well being?

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      2. Nnamdi uwakwe‏ @nnamdiuwakwe45 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica That must be a christian hotel really I like that

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. AlphaFemale‏ @alpha_orikaeze1 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @nnamdiuwakwe45

        @nnamdiuwakwe45 @BBCAfrica 😒😒😒

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      4. Nnamdi uwakwe‏ @nnamdiuwakwe45 8 Apr 2016
        Replying to @alpha_orikaeze1

        @Orikaeze1 @BBCAfrica Hi Ama

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      1. munir umar‏ @munir_umar 13 Apr 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica That is not true and not fair to Kano state, Kano state is a home for all in-respective of your religious background.

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