Thursday, 5 September 2019

NigerianEye: “#Xenophobia - Nigerians continue to attack South African owned businesses, 125 arrested, police guard embassies, MTN offices” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “#Xenophobia - Nigerians continue to attack South African owned businesses, 125 arrested, police guard embassies, MTN offices” plus 29 more

#Xenophobia - Nigerians continue to attack South African owned businesses, 125 arrested, police guard embassies, MTN offices

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:52 PM PDT

Protests against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa continued on Wednesday with the Federal Government declaring that Nigeria would boycott the World Economic Forum on Africa scheduled...

KOGI STATE: PDP, APC clash as gunmen attack primary venue

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:02 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday accused the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and the All Progressives Congress of masterminding the attack on PDP leaders and members during the party's...

Xenophobia: 3 policemen injured, van damaged during protest —IG

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 03:15 PM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said that three Police officers were seriously injured, while a Police operational vehicle was set ablaze during nationwide protests against...

Xenophobia: Air Peace to airlift Nigerians from South Africa

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 03:12 PM PDT

The proprietor of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema, has provided an aircraft to evacuate  Nigerians who wished to return home on account of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The aircraft...

Xenophobia: IG orders high security around embassies, others

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 03:05 PM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered water-tight security around embassies, foreign missions, foreigners and their businesses within the country. Adamu gave this order in...

Xenophobia: Protesters invade Shoprite Mall in Festac as police guard premises

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 02:27 PM PDT

The ongoing protest against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other nationals in South Africa took a tragic turn on Wednesday evening as an irate mob reportedly invaded the premises of Shoprite...

BREAKING: David Lyon wins Bayelsa APC governorship primaries

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 01:32 PM PDT

Chief David Lyon, has emerged the standard flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the November 16 Bayelsa State Governorship election. According to the results announced by the...

Musa Wada emerges PDP gov candidate in Kogi

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 01:31 PM PDT

Engr. Musa Wada has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer for the November 16 governorship election.  Musa Wada, a younger brother of the immediate past Governor Idris...

Xenophobia: Nigerian govt draws red line with South Africa, reveals plans

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 01:35 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Wednesday declared that it had drawn battle line with South Africa over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this...

VIDEO: Angry youth break into MTN office in Abuja, vandalise equipment

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 10:42 AM PDT

Some youth broke into an office belonging to MTN in Mararaba, a suburb of Abuja, on Wednesday, vandalising some equipment. In the video, one of the attackers could be seen destroying MTN solar power...

FLASHBACK: In 2012, Jonathan deported South Africans after Nigerians were sent back home

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 10:16 AM PDT

Cases of discrimination and violence against Nigerians living or visiting South Africa are not strange. After reports of attacks on foreign nationals, especially Nigerians, living in South Africa...

We will attack DSTV, MTN, Shoprite, Stanbic IBTC, others if they don’t leave Nigeria – Yoruba youths

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 10:07 AM PDT

  Following the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and Nigerian businesses in South Africa, the Oodua Youth Coalition, OYC, has given South African-owned companies and businesses seven days...

NNPC records 45, 374 pipeline breaks in 18 years – Kyari

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 09:37 AM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Saturday said that it had recorded a total of 45,347 pipeline breaks on its downstream network between 2001 and mid-2019. The Group Managing...

PDP reacts to gun scare at Kogi primary, mocks Gov. Yahaya Bello

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 09:35 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party is accusing Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state of being the mastermind of the gun attack at its governorship primary in Lokoja early on Wednesday. Voting had ended and...

‘God, my country is dying’ — Veteran actress, Iya Rainbow heads to beach to pray for Nigeria

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 09:36 AM PDT

Idowu Philips, veteran Nollywood actress better known as Iya Rainbow, has joined the list of celebrities reacting to the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. Unlike others, who...

UPDATED: High Commissioner to return home after Buhari receives report of special envoy -Minister

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:45 AM PDT

The Federal Government has confirmed that Nigeria's High Commissioner to  South Africa, Ambassador Kabiru Bala, will return home. However, it clarified that this would be after the special...

Xenophobia: Pyrates Confraternity asks FG to take ‘drastic response’

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:25 AM PDT

The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) better known as Pyrates Confraternity has asked the federal government to take drastic steps to halt further attacks of Nigerians in South Africa. In a...

Actress Uche Ogbodo slammed for describing Ghana as 'ordinary'

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:25 AM PDT

Uche Ogbodo ignited the wrath of Ghanaians and Nigerians after she addressed Ghana as 'ordinary' in her rant against the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The mother of one had described the...

Family of seven die of alleged food poisoning in Lagos

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:24 AM PDT

A family of seven including husband, pregnant wife, and five children have died after allegedly consuming food suspected to be laced with poison. Our correspondent learnt that the neighbours of the...

Xenophobia: NANS asks South Africans to leave Nigeria on or before Monday

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:14 AM PDT

The National Association of Nigerian Students has asked South African nationals living in Nigeria to leave the country on or before Monday next week. The students' body said it would start attacking...

Sanwo-Olu blows hot, warns Nigerians attacking Shoprite, MTN, others in Lagos

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:01 AM PDT

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Wednesday condemned the reprisal attack on some businesses believed to be owned by South Africans in Nigeria. Sanwo-Olu vowed to deal with troublemakers...

Lagos set to re-introduce monthly Environmental Sanitation

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 08:01 AM PDT

Lagos State Government is set to re-introduce the monthly Environmental Sanitation as an enabling law to back up the implementation is on the way. Commissioner for The Environment and Water...

Xenophobic attacks: Global Amnesty Watch blasts South African Government, tells President Buhari what to do

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 07:59 AM PDT

The Global Amnesty Watch (London) has berated the South African Government over the poor handling of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in the country. The group specifically blamed...

Google to pay $170m fine for sharing YouTube kids data

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 07:49 AM PDT

Google agreed to pay a $170 million fine to settle charges that it illegally collected and shared data from children on its YouTube video service without the consent of parents, US officials...

Xenophobia: African politicians responsible for youths’ miserable situation —Ezekwesili

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 07:45 AM PDT

A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has berated African politicians, saying they are responsible for the "miserable situation that is not worthy of the young people that hold them...

Kogi PDP gov pry: One feared dead, many injured

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 07:37 AM PDT

A delegate to the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lokoja, Kogi, is feared dead when gunmen invaded the venue and shot gun bullets in the early hours of...

BREAKING: Nigeria recalls high commissioner to South Africa, pull out of World Economic Forum

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 07:12 AM PDT

Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to South Africa, Kabiru Bala, and also pulled out of the World Economic Summit holding in Cape Town on Wednesday. A presidential source told News Agency of Nigeria...

Xenophobia: FG advises Nigerians against travelling to South Africa

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 06:57 AM PDT

The federal government has advised Nigerians against travelling to high risk and volatile areas in South Africa until the current situation is brought under control. The ministry of foreign affairs...

British PM Johnson demands Oct. 15 election after defeat over Brexit

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 07:28 AM PDT

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday demanded an Oct. 15 snap election after lawmakers, seeking to prevent a no-deal Brexit, dealt him a humiliating defeat in parliament which he cast as...

#Xenophobia: Basketmouth cancels his appearance at award show in South Africa

Posted: 04 Sep 2019 06:39 AM PDT

Earlier on, Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage condemned the attacks as she sympathized with victims of xenophobia in South Africa. She also took a step further by pulling out of an upcoming DSTV delicious...
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