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As a result of the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other nationals in South Africa, the Nigerian government has revealed that 640 Nigerians have registered to come back home from the rainbow nation. Nigerian government had deferred the date for the evacuation of Nigerians living in South Africa, following the need to get travel […]
Continue ReadingPresident Goodluck Jonathan came under pressure to prosecute Candidate Muhammadu Buhari over various allegations in the run-up to the 2015 presidential election — but he declined and eventually lost to the former military head of state. Mohammed Bello Adoke, who was attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice under Jonathan, made this revelation in […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal will deliver judgment in the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the February 23 general election, according to Daily Trust. Chairman of the five-man panel, Justice Mohammed Garba had while reserving the judgment on August 21 stated […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has declared that he could not see any evidence that a building existed on the disputed land in Rainbow Town, Port Harcourt, where some persons alleged that the Rivers State government demolished a mosque. Speaking with journalists after a joint assessment of […]
Continue ReadingA former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, who is currently on a self-exile, said he contemplated suicide due to alleged persecution he was subjected to after he left office in 2015. Adoke also listed Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu; and Senator Ali Ndume as […]
Continue ReadingTwo former Nigerian presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan were among the dignitaries who attended the 85th birthday thanksgiving service of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, in Benin, Edo state, Nigeria, on Sunday. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the event, which took place at the Saint Gabriel, the ArchAngel […]
Continue ReadingUS Southern District Court of New York has delivered a judgment in favour of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation against ESSO Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and Shell Nigerian Exploration and Production Company Limited (collectively known as ESSO). The Corporation disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Spokesman for the corporation, […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishops in South Africa have dismissed claims by the President Cyril Ramaphosa-led South African government that the attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in the former apartheid nation were not xenophobic as incorrect. This was contained in a statement by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of the Southern African Catholic Bishop’s Conference Office for Migrants and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has once again reiterated her stance that it would continue to demand and insist on fairness and justice for all Nigerians over the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, stated this yesterday, while describing the vandalisation of property belonging to South African brands in […]
Continue Reading47-year-old Canan Kaftancioglu, said to be the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Istanbul, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for several offences, including spreading terror propaganda, according to judicial sources. The 37th High Criminal Court in Istanbul on Friday September 6, handed a two years and eight months jail sentence […]
Continue ReadingFormer Zimbabwe National Army Chief of Staff, Major General Trust Mugoba has died just a few hours after the demise of ex-president, Robert Mugabe. Mugoba died at a private hospital in Harare a week after he was admitted with an undisclosed ailment. According to government spokesman, Nick Mangwana, ‘he passed away early this morning”. Mugoba […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed has suggested that Nigerians should pardon President Buhari on his high school certificate while appearing on Channels Television Sunrise Daily on Friday, September 6. When asked about Buhari’s high school certificate, Mr. Lai Mohammed said the Nigerian President deserves to be pardoned because its been 53 […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has written to President of the Court of Appeal on the need not to allow his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to be caught by constitutional timeline. It was gathered on Thursday that response to the letter, which was […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Boris Johnson ploughed on with a largely Brexit-themed address on Thursday even though a police cadet behind him appeared to faint after waiting for him on her feet for over an hour. As the trainee began to show signs of distress, Johnson was seen turning around and asking: “Are you alright?” Johnson then […]
Continue ReadingFormer Head of Service in Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Tinubu has passed away. He died in Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday at the age of 75, after a brief illness. A statement signed by Mr Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, described Tinubu’s death as a huge loss to the state […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II have all incurred the wrath of Nigerians after being spotted at an event in South Africa. Don’t forget that Nigerians had earlier come down hard on former Minister of Education and Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) convener, […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday night, angry youths burnt the house of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Katsina state, Mustapha Inuwa, and two offices of the All Progressives Congress, to protest the spate of armed banditry attacks in the area with the last on a trader brutalized by armed bandits, while returning from market. It […]
Continue ReadingOpeyemi Sowore, wife of the detained activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congres (AAC) and convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken out against the continued detention of her husband by Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS). The activist’s wife said that the Nigerian government has found no evidence against him, hence, […]
Continue ReadingSince the beginning of the week and far from xenophobic attacks, hundreds of demonstrators have been protesting South Africa’s high rate of abuse and violence against women. The protesters blocked the entrance to the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town as the event got under way on Wednesday. The protest was triggered by […]
Continue ReadingPan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has told the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, take decisive actions in protecting lives and property of Nigerians in South Africa. Afenifere’s reaction came on the heels of the recent Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, where lives and property worth millions […]
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