Abike Dabiri-Erewa, senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and the diaspora, says further attacks on Nigerians resident in South Africa may have dire consequences. The Nigerian community in South Africa experienced two major attacks in the last one week. Ikechukwu Anyene, president of Nigeria Union in South Africa, had raised the alarm over the attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria [...]
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Nigeria and Egypt, table tennis powerhouses, and 14 other African countries will participate in this year’s International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world championships in Germany. The qualification of the 16 African teams was based on their participation in the continental tournament held in Agadir, Morocco, last year. Other African countries that will join Nigeria and Egypt are Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d’Ivoire, [...]
At least 15 houses either belonging or rented by immigrants, especially Nigerians, have been burnt by angry residents in Rosettenvile, south of Johannesburg. The residents are reported to be angry that foreign nationals had turned the neighbourhood into a drug haven. According to Africa Review, some shops belonging to foreign nationals in the area were also looted on Sunday. South African residents in [...]
South Africa's parliament was thrown into disarray on Thursday when opposition MPs tried to scuttle the State of the Nation address by President Jacob Zuma. The South African president was greeted with hostility by members of the Economic Freedom Fighters' party (EFF), who chanted "thief" as he made his entrance into the chamber. Members of Zuma's party, African National Congress (ANC), attempted to [...]
The fixtures for the qualification games of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon was released by Confederation of African football (CAF) on Thursday night. Nigeria, who has been absent from the last two nations cups are back in contention for a place as they are drawn in group E of the qualifiers and will compete with old foes [...]
The biggest football legends of African soccer will gather in Nigeria on April 8,2017 as the West African legends face the legends from Southern Africa in a fund raising match. Former African footballer of the year Nwankwo Kanu, who is the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chairman disclosed on ThursdayAfrican soccer that most of the continents best legends are ready for the [...]
The Nigerian community in South Africa on Sunday confirmed the death of a Nigerian and the abduction of another in that country. Ikechukwu Anyene, the president of Nigeria Union, South Africa, told NAN via telephone both incidents had been reported to the Nigerian mission in that country. He said on Thursday, one Victor Nnadi, a native of Orlu in Imo state, was suffocated [...]
Less than 48 hours after placing a month ban on the accounts of 3 million Nigerians, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) has announced its presence in Kenya. The Ponzi scheme promised participants of the East African country a profit of 40% for every investment. This is higher than the 30% benefit it offered its investors in Nigeria and South Africa. “Yes, it is possible [...]
The lifeless body of a stowaway was found in the main wheel well of one of Arik Air’s A330-200 aircraft at the Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday. Ola Adebanji, communications manager of the airline, disclosed this in a statement. According to the airline, the aircraft operated the scheduled Lagos-Johannesburg flight that departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at [...]
The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Tuesday defeated Banyana Banyana of South Africa 1-0 to advance to the final of the ongoing 10th edition of African Women Cup of Nation (AWCON) in Cameroon. Nigeria survived a big scare by the South Africans who dominated most part of the game especially the first half but failed to make their superiority count. It was [...]
Two white South African men appeared in court on Wednesday in Middleburg (South Africa) on charges of assault and kidnapping after a video showed them forcing a wailing black man into a coffin. The prosecutor said the 20-second video, which was widely circulated on social media, showed Victor Rethabile cowering inside a coffin, as one man pushes a lid on his [...]
The world table tennis ruling body – International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed Nigeria and 26 others for this year’s World Junior Championships holding in Cape Town, South Africa. In the list of participating countries released by ITTF for the tournament scheduled for November 30 to December 7, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria including host – South Africa would represent [...]
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Saturday said he was not afraid of being jailed over the release of an anti-corruption report critical of him. Thousands of protesters called for the president to resign after the 355-page probe was released and some opposition politicians said Zuma should face criminal charges. But addressing supporters since his first public appearance since investigators documented [...]
South Africa has withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC) — a year and a month after it filed a notice to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, documents show. A UN spokesperson declined to confirm receipt of the document, dated October 19 and signed by Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation. "The Republic of South Africa has found that its [...]
Despite Nigeria facing its worst economic recession in 29 years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the country as the biggest economy in Africa — ahead of South Africa and Egypt. In August 2016, Nigeria was reported to have lost its spot as Africa’s biggest economy to South Africa, following the recalculation of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). “A recalculation using current exchange [...]
Tunde Fowler, executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has appealed to leaders on the continent to grant autonomy to revenue authorities. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Tax Administration Forum and International Monetary Fund (ATAF-IMF) in Cape Town, South Africa, Fowler said the future of tax administration in Africa is bright. He said autonomy would enable revenue authorities [...]
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