Tag: SOUTH AFRICA
Toke Makinwa returns to Nigeria after birthday trip to South Africa
Celebrity on-air personality, Toke Makinwa, has
returned to the country after her trip to South Africa to mark her 35th
birthday.
Announcing her arrival in Lagos on...
Nigerian woman donates one month’s salary for South Africa returnees
A Nigerian woman has donated N500,000, her one month’s
salary, to support children among the returnees from South Africa.
The woman, whose name was not mentioned,...
South African police arrest 100 in protest against xenophobia
Police in South Africa on Wednesday arrested 100 persons
as part of an operation to disperse a group of refugees and asylum seekers, who
had staged...
Nigerian Consulate confirms murder of Nigerian in S/Africa
The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, has confirmed the murder of another Nigerian, Mr Chikamso Ufordi, in South Africa.
The News...
Nigerian shot dead, two injured in South Africa – Union
The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) says it has lost another Nigerian to attack in South Africa.
NUSA spokesman, Odefa Ikele, told the News Agency...
Attacks on Nigerian businesses in South Africa not xenophobic –Mission
The Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg has
said that the attack on businesses owned by Nigerians in Witbank on Tuesday in Mpumalamga
district of South...
3 Nigerians injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Three
Nigerians on Tuesday suffered injuries from fresh xenophobic attacks in
different locations of Witbank, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, the Nigerian
community has said.
Spokesperson of the Nigeria...
South Africans allegedly resume xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
South Africans have reportedly resumed xenophobic attacks
on Nigerians resident in the country.
News of the alleged renewed attacks at Mpumalanga province broke on Tuesday.
The leadership...
Xenophobia: Buhari to arrive South Africa Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on
Wednesday on a three-day visit to the Republic of South Africa.
The visit first announced several months ago followed...
319 returnees to arrive Nigeria from South Africa Wednesday evening
No fewer than 319 returnees are expected back in Nigeria
from South Africa on Wednesday evening.
This will be the second batch of willing Nigerians airlifted...