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Armed South African Protesters Launch Fresh Attack, Insists Foreigners Must Go
Armed S/African protesters Armed South Africans protesters yesterday launched a fresh round of violence in the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, demanding that foreigners should return to…
Mugabe, Indomitable Fighter For Liberation Of Zimbabwe – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, as an indomitable fighter, who contributed to the liberation of his country from apartheid…
EFCC’s Kano office arrests Ponzi scheme operators, recovers firearms
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the duo of Garba Iliyasu and Umar Iliyasu, who are alleged to be running a Ponzi Scheme in…
Monarch Decries Border Closure As Fuel Price Hits N350
The partial closure of the border between Nigeria and Republic of Benin has led to an increase in the cost of petrol from the official price of…
Court remands applicant for allegedly raping 20-year-old woman
An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday ordered that a 50-year-old applicant, Adesegun Lawal, who allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman, be remanded in prison, pending legal…
Nigeria Risks $2.3bn Fine Over Mambila Project Contract Breach
Nigeria has incurred yet another $ billion fine in arbitration in France over an alleged breach of Mambilla Hydro power project contract. This is coming even as…
Buhari To Visit South Africa Next Month Over Xenophobic Attacks
Plans have commenced for President Muhammadu Buhari to travel to South Africa next month. The trip is tied to the raging attacks on Nigerians and other Africans…
NDLEA arrests 49 suspects, seizes 30kg of cannabis
The FCT Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 49 suspected drug peddlers and seized 30 kilograms of psychotropic substance and hard drugs in…
Ezekwesili, Others bag Weizsäcker Fellowship in Germany
The former Minister for Education and World Bank Vice President, Africa programme, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has been awarded a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellowship at the Robert Bosch Academy…
Onyeama condemns renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
Onyema Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday condemned the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa, describing the perpetrators as mindless criminals. The minister…
