Abuja – Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) says no African country is silent on racism and xenophobia, as all nations on the continent condemned such actions. He said this in a special interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, during his first official visit to the country […]
Lagos – Amid Nigeria and South Africa seeking ways to end Xenophobia in the latter’s country, the Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of one of its members, Ikenna Innocent Otugo. Mr Sylvester Okonkwo, Acting Chairman of Nigerian Union, South Africa (NUSA) in the Kwazulu Natal Province, told the News Agency of […]
Until the last days of the 8th Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu, who represented Amuwo Odofin Constituency 1 in the Assembly, was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having refused to join seven others who he was elected into the Assembly with on the platform of the PDP when they […]
In a bid to send a strong message to the South African authorities, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Adams Oshiomole, has called on the Federal Government to take over the South African businesses in Nigeria. Oshiomhole made the call at the end of an emergency National Working Committee, NWC meeting […]
Alade Tasma – Lagos Some youths Tuesday evening staged a protest at the entrance of the Lagos State House of Assembly against the killing of Nigerians in South Africa. One of the leaders of the protest, Ms Allwell Ademola, stated that they came to the Assembly to express their dissatisfaction over the killings of Nigerians […]
Joy Obakeye The National Leadership of Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has called on the Federal Government to rejig its foreign policy to focus more on the welfare of Nigerians irrespective of where they reside in the World to curtail further vilification and attack on Nigeria citizens. The union also […]
The award winning Nigerian RnB artist, Tiwa Savage has reacted to the xenophobic attack on Nigerians in South Africa by cancelling her performance at the DSTV sponsored concert in South Africa. The concert was stated to be held on 21st of September. She stated this on her tweet on Wednesday: “I refuse to watch the […]
A 27-year-old Nigerian, Emeka Okori, based in South Africa, is the latest victim of the killings in that country. Bartholomew Eziagulu, chairman of the Nigerians in Kwazulu Natal province of South Africa, told NAN that the victim was a native of Umunze in Orumba north local government area of Anambra State. He quoted a witness […]
…as Shops and Guest Houses owned by Nigerians were burnt down There is commotion in Rustenburg area of South Africa after four Nigerians were attacked by South Africans in the country. Four Nigerians are in critical condition in a South African hospital while some shops and a guest house have been burnt in renewed attacks […]
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa says the killing of Nigerians by South Africans must stop. The high rate of killings has been very worrisome. Just last week, two Nigerians were allegedly killed by South African police. Five Nigerians who sustained injuries in the attack were still in the hospital as of Friday. Speaking in […]
Popular Nollywood actor, Mr John Okafor, a.k.a Mr Ibu, has revealed that he is planning to shoot a movie highlighting the evils of xenophobia. Mr Ibu, who spoke with newsmen in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, said that majority of the actors would be South Africans while others would be drawn from Nigeria, Liberia, Kenya, […]
At least 5,645 immigrants have been repatriated from South Africa since the end of xenophobia attacks in late April, the government said on Sunday. Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, who said this in a statement, added that the foreigners chose to leave South Africa voluntarily. He said Malawians made up the majority of […]
The Senate has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to rescind his decision to sack the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, over his poor handling of the xenophobic incidents between South Africa and Nigeria. This was part of the resolutions arrived at, by the Senate, after debating the decision taken by Jonathan, […]
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has had telephonic discussions with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. In a statement by the South African presidency, the two Presidents reaffirmed the warm and cordial relations between South Africa and Nigeria and pledged that the two countries will continue to work together […]
The consul general of South Africa High Commission in Lagos State, Ambassador Mokgethi Monalisa has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, stressing that it cannot be justified as there were policy programmes to protect South Africans from external economic marginalisation. He further stated that a lack of awareness was one of the factors […]
If you grew up in my generation in Nigeria, you could not fail to know about apartheid South Africa. At school we learnt about Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Amandla, Oliver Tambo, the 1976 Soweto killings of fellow school children and the brutal effects of the apartheid regime. Our parents were asked – and many did […]
The Federal Government has recalled its High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Martin Cobham, and his deputy, Uche Okeke, to protest the continued attacks by South Africans on Nigerians and other foreigners in the former apartheid enclave. In a statement on Saturday by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Minster of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, […]
Over 30,000 people have gone on a protest in South Africa’s main city, Johannesburg, to demand an end to a recent wave of xenophobic attacks. Both citizens and immigrants are taking part, with placards saying “Africa Unite” and “Welcome foreigners”. An anti-xenophobic protest is also taking place in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. […]
Actress, Rukky Sanda put a particular Nigeria senator on blast for allegedly calling Nigerians to attack MTN, Multichoice and other South African companies based in Nigeria due to the xenophobia attack. The actress decried of the suggestion saying that 98 % of people who work there are Nigerians. Here is Rukky; Where Do I Begin? […]