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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 28 Dec 2016

    Nigeria's Sultan of Sokoto rejects gender equality billhttp://bbc.in/2hst1nT 

    2:41 AM - 28 Dec 2016
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    • SB Dibal Idrisu Muhammadu 🇳🇬 Patrick Eneojo Adah Tycoon mechi mechi Gibril Badjie Tomo@🗻🇯🇵 BlacqBishop Bernard
    30 replies 349 retweets 59 likes
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      2. Amaka Ekwo‏ @Amaka_Ekwo 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Arewa; Hausa & Fulani value & practice gender inequality unlike Biafrans. Please support #BiafraExit from Nigeria. #FreeBiafra #Biafra

        2 replies 86 retweets 7 likes
      3. NONSO BASSEY‏ @NonsoBassey 3 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Amaka_Ekwo

        sister, kindly keep your Biafra opinions to yourself, go out and enjoy the snow where you live. IN THE UK!!!

        1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
      4. TRUE TALK‏ @24546fbd78364df 15 Jan 2017
        Replying to @NonsoBassey

        @Ibe_ch05 @Amaka_Ekwo .what massage are you trying to pass?this advice sound meaningless to my ear. Explain more please.

        0 replies 3 retweets 1 like
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      1. Afri-Dev.Info‏ @AfriDevInfo 30 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Sultan Opposes #Nigeria #Gender #Equality #GEOBill/Equal Inheritance-But @AfDB_Group Says Women Property #Rights Key2 Developmentpic.twitter.com/INFXPxbNdu

        Gender Hub Nigeria, RightsAfrica, #WomenAdvocates and 7 others
        1. Gender Hub Nigeria @Gender_Hub

        2. RightsAfrica @chairmanNHRC

        3. #WomenAdvocates @womenadvocate

        4. Nigerian Women Trust Fund @womenfundng

        5. Ayo Obe @naijama

        6. Tolulope Adeleru-Balogun @tolulopeab

        7. VOICES4CHANGE @V4C_Nigeria

        8. Harriet Agbenyi @HarrietAgbenyi

        9. Geraldine J Moleketi @GJFras

        10. Sophie Ikenye @sikenye

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      1. Miz Cazorla‏ @MizCazorla1 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The northern part of Nigeria always always portraying us in bad light to the world. TBH We don't belong together @Roland_speaks

        0 replies 19 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Oladeji Olalekan‏ @Princeola82 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @sunnywinehousse @BBCNews hw can Africa b breathing under d yoke of repressive religion when other parts of d world are far ahead

        0 replies 7 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Kufrebssy®  🌚‏ @kkufrebssy 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @Uruokpala @BBCNews he kept attaching it to religion in his comments. This is just pathetic #Islam

        1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
      3. Lancastrian  🔱  ❌‏ @lancastrian14 29 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kkufrebssy @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        islam's the problemhttp://shariawatch.org.uk/?q=content/link-between-cse-and-sharia-law …

        0 replies 2 retweets 1 like
      4. End of conversation
      1. Oladeji Olalekan‏ @Princeola82 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @sunnywinehousse @BBCNews I am ashamed of sharing same country with these tyrants.Must we live together? Can't we do wtout North?

        0 replies 7 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Oladeji Olalekan‏ @Princeola82 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @sunnywinehousse @BBCNews I just don't see why I am sharing citizenship with these religious beasts. They are oppresors & evils

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      1. simmyu‏ @simmyu 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @RosieSe75 @BBCNews Yes, because for them women belong to the Kitchen & other rooms. Among the reasons we want Biafra.#FREEBIAFRA

        0 replies 4 retweets 1 like
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      1. FESTUS OJEKHEKPEN‏ @FESTEAGER 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        You think the Imam in UK thinks differently? They read frm d same book remember! What u wished Nigeria in 2015 is wut we wish u 2

        0 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Oladeji Olalekan‏ @Princeola82 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @sunnywinehousse @BBCNews d evil man wll always do that.When an Emire under his auspices forcefully married a 14 yr old, no talk

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      1. CHYCHY CHUKWU‏ @CHYCHYCHUKWU 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        These are fundamental... Equality, fairness, Justice and good conscience. No to inequalities, injustice of any kind...

        0 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
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      2. united4life‏ @chiugo22 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Sultan is a he goat Nigeria is not an Islamic state why interfering he goat 🐐 of sokoto

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. #FREENnamdi Kanu‏ @prosper_stanley 30 Dec 2016
        Replying to @chiugo22 @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Nigeria is an islamic state a member of OIC organization of islamic countries. #freeBiafra from Nigeria

        1 reply 4 retweets 0 likes
      4. #FREENnamdi Kanu‏ @prosper_stanley 30 Dec 2016
        Replying to @prosper_stanley @chiugo22 and

        this is one of the 100 reasons #Biafra nation want to be alone as they where b4 lugard forced them to Nigeria

        0 replies 3 retweets 0 likes
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      1. iyke1001‏ @iyke1001 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @CelestineOnoch2 @BBCNews This is why they build nothing and make no contribution to modern civilization. #CommonSenseofBiafra

        0 replies 2 retweets 1 like
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      1. Justice‏ @philmartens6 28 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        Living with them in one country is like telling the British to live in same country with the Taliban. Forbiden marriage!

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