The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has on Saturday been booed by the crowd that were present at late Mugabe’s funeral held in National Stadium in Harare. According to reports, These reactions seemed to be based on the ongoing xenophobic violence in South Africa in the last month. However, the president acknowledged the boos by saying […]
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,NDC, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday said that the Bank of Industry, BOI, ` has decided to give Nigerians who just returned from South Africa due to xenophobic attacks soft loans, if they are interested in doing business. Dabiri said this when the returnees arrived at the Murtala […]
The Chairman, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Wednesday said the arrival of Nigerians from South Africa would be delayed for about five hours. Honourable Abike said the delay was as a result of immigration documentation in South Africa. The returnees were expected to have touched down at the Cargo Section of the Muritala […]
Over 640 Nigerians who opted to leave South Africa due to the recent attack left the Nigerian consulate to the airport for the 9am flight back to Nigeria. The First batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa is expected to arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday at 2pm in company of officials of the Ministry of […]
The South Africa’s Defence Minister, Mapisa-Nqakula has said on Monday that, the South African government cannot prevent attacks against foreigners as it was planned by criminals. Mapisa-Nqakula said, “The reality is that we have an angry nation. What’s happening can never be prevented by any government.” According to her, the death of two people during […]
Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), is optimistic that the meeting between Nigerian and South African Presidents in October, will bring lasting solutions to the recurrent xenophobia. The President of NICASA, Mr Ben Okoli, made this known in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Johannesburg, South Africa. Okoli said […]
Zambia cancelled an international friendly football match which was slated for Lusaka next weekend against South Africa. The cancellation follows a renewed violence against foreigners in the country which has left at least five killed and 189 others arrested “This is because of the security concerns, you never know what can happen,” Football Association of Zambia(FAZ) […]
Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Malawi, have withdrawn from the ongoing World Economic Forum, WEF in Cape Town, South Africa, over the existing Xenophobic attacks. This decision was taken on Tuesday to show solidarity over the incessant killings of Nigerians and other African Nationals and destruction of their properties in South Africa.
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has asked the federal government to consider suspending diplomatic tie with the South African Government until everything is settled. The Senator, who condemned the ongoing xenophobia attacks said “I find the incessant xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa very un-African, barbaric, […]
Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinda joined other celebrities to vent out their minds on the on going xenophobic attack. The media personnel took to her twitter handle to express herself, however Nigerians response to the tweet was not palatable. 34-year-old Toke, had to delete her post due to reactions.
The Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the vicious killing of two members in that country within 48 hours, barely a month after President Jacob Zuma was honoured by the Imo Government. In October, a Nigerian man was shot dead in South Africa over an alleged 300 Rand (about N7,500) parking lot debt. No […]
The Nigerian mission in South Africa says it has protested the killing of Nigerians to the government of that country. According to TheCable’s report, Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s consul-general in South Africa, said in Johannesburg Thursday that the mission sent the letter through the department of international relations to the government. “The Nigerian government has been […]
The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has condemned the Federal Government’s recall of the High Commissioner, describing it as an “unfortunate and regrettable” diplomatic step. In a statement by the spokesman of the department, Clayson Monyela, he said South African government was shocked that the Nigerian government would resort “to […]
The African Union (AU) said it welcomes efforts by South Africa to stem the tide of xenophobic violence that has rocked the country in recent weeks. But the AU said authorities must do more to protect African and other foreign migrants. AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said the challenges faced by South Africa – […]
Following protests by Nigerians against attacks on foreigners in South Africa, the country on Wednesday announced the closure of its consulate in Lagos. The country’s Consul-General in Nigeria, Sam Monaisa, said this in a statement to the South African Business Forum. According to him, the closure would remain in force until Thursday. Although the situation […]