Obasanjo, Jonathan, Alaafin, others congregate at Benin City

Two 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 […]

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NNPC floors ESSO at US court, discharged of $2.7bn debt

US 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, […]

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South African bishops condemn Ramaphosa for his lukewarm stance over attacks on foreign nationals

Catholic 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 […]

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Nigerian govt ’ll Insist on Justice for xenophobia victims -Dabiri Erewa

Nigerian 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 […]

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Turkish main opposition leader sentenced to 9 years in prison

47-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 […]

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Hours from Mugabe’s, Zimbabwe’s ex-Army Chief, Major General Trust Mugoba dies

Former 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 […]

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Lai Mohammed wants Nigerians to pardon Buhari over high school certificate (Video)

Nigerian 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 […]

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Atiku writes election Tribunal, wants judgment delivered within time allowed by law

Peoples 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 […]

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Female Police cadet collapses during Boris Johnson speech

Prime 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 […]

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Fayemi, El-Rufai, Emir Sanusi ignore Buhari’s boycott directive, attend event in South Africa (Angry Nigerians react)

Governor 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, […]

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Angry youths burn Secretary to State Gov’s house, APC offices in Katsina state

On 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 […]

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Omoyele Sowore’s wife calls for his release from detention (Video & photo)

Opeyemi 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, […]

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Every 3 hours, a woman is murdered in South Africa –Reports say

Since 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 […]

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Afenifere tells Buhari to take decisive actions against South Africa over xenophobia

Pan 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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Air Peace proposes to evacuate Nigerians from South Africa’s xenophobia

One of Nigeria’s domestic carriers, Air Peace, says it is willing to evacuate Nigerians to complement efforts of the Federal Government to check the death of Nigerians residing in South Africa. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Wednesday, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Airline, Mrs Oluwatoyin […]

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World Economic Forum rated top 30 countries with the best roads in Africa (Full list)

Some countries in Africa have massively improved in all spheres, including in the quality of roads which aids ease of transportation . The World Economic Forum (WEF), rated countries all over the world according to the quality of their roads. But in this post, we would be focusing on Africa. Its pertinent to note that […]

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Google to pay $170m fine for Youtube’s collection of children’s data

United States Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said the U.S has ordered Google to pay $170 million in order to settle allegations of YouTube collecting data from minors without the consent of their parents. The commission said the U.S. government had previously accused the video hosting platform, which belongs to the tech giant, of illegally […]

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Nigeria recalls High Commissioner to SA, withdraws from World Economic Summit over xenophobia

Eventually, Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Kabiru Bala and pulled out of the World Economic Summit. It also demanded full compensation, according to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), quoting a “presidential source.” The move was meant to register serious displeasure with the South African authorities over the ongoing xenophobic attacks on […]

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