#ICYMI Edafe Okporo on Nearly Being Killed for Being Gay in Nigeria & Why He's Running for City Council
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Edafe Okporo on Nearly Being Killed for Being Gay in Nigeria & Why He's Running for City Council
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June 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#ICYMI Edafe Okporo on Nearly Being Killed for Being Gay in Nigeria & Why He's Running for City Council
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I'm going to phone bank for Edafe Okporo to be my next City Council member un the UWS of Manhattan. Gonna be part of the “Dial for Edafe Phonebank” - sign up now to join me! #Edafeokporo www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
Dial for Edafe Phonebank · Edafe 4 City Council 2025
Join Team Edafe for a phone bank! We’re calling voters to spread the word about Edafe Okporo’s bold vision for our community. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or brand new to phone banking, we’ve got you...
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June 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I'm going to phone bank for Edafe Okporo to be my next City Council member un the UWS of Manhattan. Gonna be part of the “Dial for Edafe Phonebank” - sign up now to join me! #Edafeokporo www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
Our #2 pick for Manhattan's 7th Council District seat is Edafe Okporo, who impressed us with his progressive transportation vision and compelling life story. He will advocate for new uptown busways and bike lanes, and expansion of Fair Fares. More about Edafe here: www.streetspac.org/2025_nyc_pri...
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our #2 pick for Manhattan's 7th Council District seat is Edafe Okporo, who impressed us with his progressive transportation vision and compelling life story. He will advocate for new uptown busways and bike lanes, and expansion of Fair Fares. More about Edafe here: www.streetspac.org/2025_nyc_pri...
Opinion: Edafe Okporo, founder of Refuge America, calls out the "deep hypocrisy" of how America treats LGBTQ+ refugees.
This Russian gay couple deserves U.S. refuge, not persecution
Opinion: Edafe Okporo, founder of Refuge America, calls out the "deep hypocrisy" of how America treats LGBTQ+ refugees.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Opinion: Edafe Okporo, founder of Refuge America, calls out the "deep hypocrisy" of how America treats LGBTQ+ refugees.
Nigerian LGBTQ Activist Edafe Okporo and Husband Nick Giglio Separate After 3 Years Of Marriage
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Nigerian LGBTQ Activist Edafe Okporo and Husband Nick Giglio Separate After 3 Years Of Marriage
US-based Nigerian LGBTQ activist Edafe Okporo and his husband, Nick Giglio, have gone their separate ways after three years of marriage. Okporo announced the separation in a post shared on Instagram. ...
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March 28, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Nigerian LGBTQ Activist Edafe Okporo and Husband Nick Giglio Separate After 3 Years Of Marriage
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Opinion: After arriving in detention, Edafe Okporo built a life in the U.S. His story reveals what America still gets wrong about LGBTQ asylum seekers.
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April 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Opinion: After arriving in detention, Edafe Okporo built a life in the U.S. His story reveals what America still gets wrong about LGBTQ asylum seekers.
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Homan calls sanctuary cities a "sanctuary for criminals," but Adams knows New York better. And yet, he stayed silent!
If you don’t resist it, you’re complicit.
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If you don’t resist it, you’re complicit.
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February 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Homan calls sanctuary cities a "sanctuary for criminals," but Adams knows New York better. And yet, he stayed silent!
If you don’t resist it, you’re complicit.
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If you don’t resist it, you’re complicit.
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History made.
Edafe Okporo is officially #1 on the ballot-the first successful asylee ever to run for elected office in NYC.
Immigrants belong in leadership.
Vote June 24.
Rank Edafe #1
Edafe Okporo is officially #1 on the ballot-the first successful asylee ever to run for elected office in NYC.
Immigrants belong in leadership.
Vote June 24.
Rank Edafe #1
April 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
History made.
Edafe Okporo is officially #1 on the ballot-the first successful asylee ever to run for elected office in NYC.
Immigrants belong in leadership.
Vote June 24.
Rank Edafe #1
Edafe Okporo is officially #1 on the ballot-the first successful asylee ever to run for elected office in NYC.
Immigrants belong in leadership.
Vote June 24.
Rank Edafe #1
For NYC Council District 7, Edafe Okporo, who is endorsed by Our Revolution and SUnrise NYC, and Eli Northrup. www.edafe2025.com
Edafe Okporo for City Council
If we’re going to win this election and bring new representation to City Hall, we need you on board. Join our campaign today!
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June 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
For NYC Council District 7, Edafe Okporo, who is endorsed by Our Revolution and SUnrise NYC, and Eli Northrup. www.edafe2025.com
📣 Join us at our volunteer launch tomorrow! We will be gathering in Montefiore Square at 2:00 PM and collecting signatures until 5:00 PM.
Bring your neighbors to help get the Edafe Okporo campaign on the ballot! Register at Bit.ly/Edafe25 or at the link in our bio.
Bring your neighbors to help get the Edafe Okporo campaign on the ballot! Register at Bit.ly/Edafe25 or at the link in our bio.
Volunteer Kick-Off · Edafe 4 City Council 2025
Join Us for the Edafe Okporo Volunteer Kick-Off Event!
Join Team Edafe Okporo for a volunteer door to door petitioning shift in New York! We’re collecting hundreds of signatures to get Edafe on the b...
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March 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
📣 Join us at our volunteer launch tomorrow! We will be gathering in Montefiore Square at 2:00 PM and collecting signatures until 5:00 PM.
Bring your neighbors to help get the Edafe Okporo campaign on the ballot! Register at Bit.ly/Edafe25 or at the link in our bio.
Bring your neighbors to help get the Edafe Okporo campaign on the ballot! Register at Bit.ly/Edafe25 or at the link in our bio.
Opinion: After arriving in detention, Edafe Okporo built a life in the U.S. His story reveals what America still gets wrong about LGBTQ asylum seekers.
He came here for safety. America made him fight for it.
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April 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Opinion: After arriving in detention, Edafe Okporo built a life in the U.S. His story reveals what America still gets wrong about LGBTQ asylum seekers.
I like this challenger candidate for the NY City Councilmember race we’ll be voting in for our DEM primary, named Edafe Okporo. I’m leaning his way, away from incumbent Abreu. I like Okporo’s fresh attitude and community approach to solving problems. @WestSideRag www.westsiderag.com/2025/06/04/a...
A WSR Conversation With Candidate Edafe Okporo in the Run-Up to the UWS, Morningside Heights Council Race
Edafe Okporo . Courtesy of Okporo's campaignBy Gus Saltonstall Election season is almost upon us in New York City, and
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June 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I like this challenger candidate for the NY City Councilmember race we’ll be voting in for our DEM primary, named Edafe Okporo. I’m leaning his way, away from incumbent Abreu. I like Okporo’s fresh attitude and community approach to solving problems. @WestSideRag www.westsiderag.com/2025/06/04/a...
📢 In the streets, talking to voters everyday about what matters!
¡En los calles, cada día hablando con votantes sobre lo que importa!
Júntanos aquí: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
¡En los calles, cada día hablando con votantes sobre lo que importa!
Júntanos aquí: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
Canvass with Team Edafe Okporo · Edafe 4 City Council 2025
New York City needs leaders who are willing to stand up for bold, progressive change and show that the government is capable of solving our biggest problems. Edafe will be an independent voice for upp...
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March 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
📢 In the streets, talking to voters everyday about what matters!
¡En los calles, cada día hablando con votantes sobre lo que importa!
Júntanos aquí: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
¡En los calles, cada día hablando con votantes sobre lo que importa!
Júntanos aquí: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
Anti-corruption expert and law professor Zephyr Teachout endorses Edafe Okporo, who is campaigning for City Council District 7 of the Upper West Side in New York City. This is a hot race against an incumbent who endorsed infamous, and since indicted, Mayor Eric Adams.
I’m proud to have the support and endorsement from former New York Attorney General Candidate Zephyr Teachout. Her leadership and determination to root out big money inspires me everyday.
Let’s win this!
Let’s win this!
June 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Anti-corruption expert and law professor Zephyr Teachout endorses Edafe Okporo, who is campaigning for City Council District 7 of the Upper West Side in New York City. This is a hot race against an incumbent who endorsed infamous, and since indicted, Mayor Eric Adams.
Out here for @edafeokporo.bsky.social 🙌 Edafe is the first asylum seeker to run for city council in NYC.
May 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Out here for @edafeokporo.bsky.social 🙌 Edafe is the first asylum seeker to run for city council in NYC.
Thank you Marti and @fohsound.nyc come meet us on Feb. 19th at 6:30pm in Hamilton Heights and West Harlem Neighbors! mobilize.us/s/J4JUhP.
Meet & Greet with Edafe Okporo · Edafe 4 City Council 2025
Join us for a 2-hour meet and greet with Edafe Okporo, a local community member and candidate for City Council in District 7.
This is a great opportunity to connect, share your thoughts on our neighb...
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January 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thank you Marti and @fohsound.nyc come meet us on Feb. 19th at 6:30pm in Hamilton Heights and West Harlem Neighbors! mobilize.us/s/J4JUhP.
NYC wouldn’t be what it is today without our public servants. Yet the city has been trying for years to push public service retirees onto a cost-cutting, for-profit Medicare Advantage plan.
The City's political leadership is failing its retirees. It's time to keep our promises.
The City's political leadership is failing its retirees. It's time to keep our promises.
December 16, 2024 at 11:24 PM
NYC wouldn’t be what it is today without our public servants. Yet the city has been trying for years to push public service retirees onto a cost-cutting, for-profit Medicare Advantage plan.
The City's political leadership is failing its retirees. It's time to keep our promises.
The City's political leadership is failing its retirees. It's time to keep our promises.
C’est la vie.
At 6:47 p.m., I arrived at the poll site and a young man with a press badge said, “Oh, you’re Edafe?” Then asked, “Can I take your portrait?”
“I’ll make sure you get a pic on your Wikipedia page tonight,” he said.
What a way to close this chapter.
At 6:47 p.m., I arrived at the poll site and a young man with a press badge said, “Oh, you’re Edafe?” Then asked, “Can I take your portrait?”
“I’ll make sure you get a pic on your Wikipedia page tonight,” he said.
What a way to close this chapter.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
C’est la vie.
At 6:47 p.m., I arrived at the poll site and a young man with a press badge said, “Oh, you’re Edafe?” Then asked, “Can I take your portrait?”
“I’ll make sure you get a pic on your Wikipedia page tonight,” he said.
What a way to close this chapter.
At 6:47 p.m., I arrived at the poll site and a young man with a press badge said, “Oh, you’re Edafe?” Then asked, “Can I take your portrait?”
“I’ll make sure you get a pic on your Wikipedia page tonight,” he said.
What a way to close this chapter.
If you believe in immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ dignity, and real accountability at City Hall—rank Edafe Okporo first. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. Let’s build the New York we deserve.
June 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you believe in immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ dignity, and real accountability at City Hall—rank Edafe Okporo first. Polls are open from 6am to 9pm. Let’s build the New York we deserve.
My ranks:
Mayor
1) Mamdani
2) Lander
3) Adrienne Adams
4) Myrie
5) Blake
Manhattan Borough Pres
1) Hoylman-Sigal
2) Powers
Public Advocate
1) Williams
Comptroller
1) Brannan
2) Levine
DA
Bragg
City Council 7:
1) Edafe Okporo
2) Tiffany Khan
3) Shaun Abreu
Mayor
1) Mamdani
2) Lander
3) Adrienne Adams
4) Myrie
5) Blake
Manhattan Borough Pres
1) Hoylman-Sigal
2) Powers
Public Advocate
1) Williams
Comptroller
1) Brannan
2) Levine
DA
Bragg
City Council 7:
1) Edafe Okporo
2) Tiffany Khan
3) Shaun Abreu
June 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My ranks:
Mayor
1) Mamdani
2) Lander
3) Adrienne Adams
4) Myrie
5) Blake
Manhattan Borough Pres
1) Hoylman-Sigal
2) Powers
Public Advocate
1) Williams
Comptroller
1) Brannan
2) Levine
DA
Bragg
City Council 7:
1) Edafe Okporo
2) Tiffany Khan
3) Shaun Abreu
Mayor
1) Mamdani
2) Lander
3) Adrienne Adams
4) Myrie
5) Blake
Manhattan Borough Pres
1) Hoylman-Sigal
2) Powers
Public Advocate
1) Williams
Comptroller
1) Brannan
2) Levine
DA
Bragg
City Council 7:
1) Edafe Okporo
2) Tiffany Khan
3) Shaun Abreu
Edafe Oporto
activist, West Harlem, Nigerian-born, was LGBTQ+ asylum-seeker, held at ICE detention center 5 months, granted asylum, first director of NYC’s first shelter for asylum-seekers, running for District 7 City Council (West Side United Party) www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/20...
activist, West Harlem, Nigerian-born, was LGBTQ+ asylum-seeker, held at ICE detention center 5 months, granted asylum, first director of NYC’s first shelter for asylum-seekers, running for District 7 City Council (West Side United Party) www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/20...
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Edafe Oporto
activist, West Harlem, Nigerian-born, was LGBTQ+ asylum-seeker, held at ICE detention center 5 months, granted asylum, first director of NYC’s first shelter for asylum-seekers, running for District 7 City Council (West Side United Party) www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/20...
activist, West Harlem, Nigerian-born, was LGBTQ+ asylum-seeker, held at ICE detention center 5 months, granted asylum, first director of NYC’s first shelter for asylum-seekers, running for District 7 City Council (West Side United Party) www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/20...
Edafe will be on the ballot this June. T-minus 81 days to June 24th.
This campaign isn’t about climbing ladders — it’s about building power with community. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get involved, this is it.
Join us: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
This campaign isn’t about climbing ladders — it’s about building power with community. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get involved, this is it.
Join us: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
April 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Edafe will be on the ballot this June. T-minus 81 days to June 24th.
This campaign isn’t about climbing ladders — it’s about building power with community. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get involved, this is it.
Join us: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
This campaign isn’t about climbing ladders — it’s about building power with community. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get involved, this is it.
Join us: www.mobilize.us/edafe4cityco...
This morning, Edafe stood with the #ARTSMSM Precollege Faculty Union in Morningside, fighting for FAIR WAGES!
Residents tell me they need a leader who will stand up to institutions and fight for fair wages. I'm committed to protecting workers’ rights and ensuring New Yorker earns a livable wage.
Residents tell me they need a leader who will stand up to institutions and fight for fair wages. I'm committed to protecting workers’ rights and ensuring New Yorker earns a livable wage.
February 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This morning, Edafe stood with the #ARTSMSM Precollege Faculty Union in Morningside, fighting for FAIR WAGES!
Residents tell me they need a leader who will stand up to institutions and fight for fair wages. I'm committed to protecting workers’ rights and ensuring New Yorker earns a livable wage.
Residents tell me they need a leader who will stand up to institutions and fight for fair wages. I'm committed to protecting workers’ rights and ensuring New Yorker earns a livable wage.
New York stands at a crossroads. Skyrocketing rents, a housing crisis, and strained healthcare leave too many struggling. We need leadership that puts people first.
I stand with @maketheroadny.bsky.social, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, @nychange.bsky.social & #CloseRikers to demand bold action.
I stand with @maketheroadny.bsky.social, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, @nychange.bsky.social & #CloseRikers to demand bold action.
January 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New York stands at a crossroads. Skyrocketing rents, a housing crisis, and strained healthcare leave too many struggling. We need leadership that puts people first.
I stand with @maketheroadny.bsky.social, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, @nychange.bsky.social & #CloseRikers to demand bold action.
I stand with @maketheroadny.bsky.social, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, @nychange.bsky.social & #CloseRikers to demand bold action.
While Eric Adams sits in Albany explaining why he cut $112 million for early childhood programs like 3-K, I'm proud to say that I was in District 7 hosting a forum on childcare with Jaime-Jin Lewis and Ruth Horry.
We need Universal Childcare now – we can afford it!
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We need Universal Childcare now – we can afford it!
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Edafe Okporo on Childcare in NYC - Edafe4NYC
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February 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
While Eric Adams sits in Albany explaining why he cut $112 million for early childhood programs like 3-K, I'm proud to say that I was in District 7 hosting a forum on childcare with Jaime-Jin Lewis and Ruth Horry.
We need Universal Childcare now – we can afford it!
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We need Universal Childcare now – we can afford it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6zt...