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The Federal Government has called on its citizens not to attack South African companies operating in Nigeria, in retaliation for the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, made this call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He described as deeply disturbing […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to South Africa over the killing of Nigerians in the country. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, President Buhari asked the envoy to convey his concerns to South African President Cyril […]
The Chief Whip of the Ninth Senate , Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has condemned the attacks meted out on Nigerian people in South Africa, calling on all Nigerians to stand firm and retaliate rather than waiting on the South Africans to fish out the perpetrators. Kalu , a two – time Governor of Abia state […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not take place on Wednesday, the Presidency has said. Mr Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. “This is due to the fact that all the memos earlier submitted to the Council for consideration have […]
The attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa have continued to generate more criticism from prominent individuals and groups in Nigeria. While President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the attacks were reckless. Professor Osinbajo spoke to reporters in Kano State […]
A funeral mass has been held by the Catholic Church in Taraba State in honour of Reverend Father David Tanko, a priest who was killed recently by gunmen in Kpankufu village in Takum Local Government Area of the state. Scores of Christians gathered at the Our Lady of Queen of Peace Cathedral in Jalingo, the […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday, said that the green chamber may cut short their recess and reconvene to address the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa. The Speaker also announced that he is cutting short his trip to Tanzania, where he is attending the 50th Commonwealth […]
South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Monroe, has denied reports of Xenophobic attacks in his country. Monroe denied that the attacks in South Africa are xenophobic and targeted at Nigerians. The Commissioner made the comments at a media briefing with Nigeria’s foreign affairs ministry headed by Geoffery Onyeama. He described the attacks as ‘sporadic […]
Police in Katsina State on Monday arrested eighteen suspected notorious social miscreants otherwise known as ‘Kauraye’ operating in various locations within the metropolitan area. The spokesman of the Katsina police command, Gambo Isah confirmed this to Channels Television adding that various incriminating exhibits were also recovered from the suspects. “The Command under the leadership of […]
The Supreme Court on Monday struck out the suit seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election over allegations of perjury. The suit was filed by three legal practitioners Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail, and Hassy El-Kuris. Delivering judgment on the suit, Justice Mary Odili-led panel of five justices held that the […]
