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Nigerian gay celebrates fiance as he clocks 40

Nigerian gay, Bisi Alimi celebrated his fiance as he celebrated his 40th birthday recently.

Bisi Alimi and Anthony sharing a kiss

United Kingdom based popular Nigerian gay and activist, Bisi Alimi, was full of sentimental love as his British fiancé, Anthony, clocked 40 years of age.

The pair who got engaged in September, 2015, took time out to celebrate the coming of age with a romantic night out where they gave each other a very passionate kiss.

Alimi and Anthony had announced that they are getting married sometime this year and the Nigerian has not stopped extolling the virtues of the man he claims to be the love of his life and the reason he breathes.

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Alimi shocked his country men when he became the first ever gay man in the to come out and declare his status on national television as a guest on Funmi Iyanda's New Dawn with Funmi, a talk show on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).

He also announced his HIV status and in 2009, he had to flee the country to the UK to seek asylum, claiming threats to his life and since then, Alimi has been very active in the advocating for the rights of gay people.

In 2014, Alimi, was named one of the most influential gays in the world by World Pride Power List, coming in at the 77th position.

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