Cup holders Nigeria will battle South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia at the group stage of the 3rd Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt next month, following the draw held in Alexandria last night. All Group B…
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians boycott trips to South Africa (Punch)
There are strong indications that many Nigerians have been shunning trips to South Africa in the last two weeks. The PUNCH gathered on Thursday that since the latest xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by South Africans, many travellers had been boycotting …
Second batch of Nigerians return from South Africa (Punch)
The second batch of 315 Nigerians returned from South Africa on Wednesday at about 7:22 p.m. at the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The evacuation which should have taken place on Tuesday was stalled due to…
Pressure on Buhari to sue South Africa over attacks (Guardian)
The Federal Government yesterday said it would not rule out any option in its response to xenophobic attacks against Nigerians by South Africa.It stated this following the advice by a former External Affairs Minister and Professor of Political Science, Bolaji…
Ex-foreign affairs minister wants Nigeria to sue South Africa over xenophobic attacks (Guardian)
Former minister of foreign affairs Professor Bolaji Akinyemi Sunday called on the Nigerian Government to drag South Africa to the International Criminal Court of Justice over the xenophobic attacks that claimed lives and property of some Nigerians. Akinyemi, in a…
Xenophobia in SA reminds me of Zara, another place, time and pain (2)
To kill a human being is one of the hardest things to do and I have done it before. In war, which is what our adventure in Sierra Leone quickly transformed to, it was either that or I wouldn’t have…
Anambra commends Air Peace Boss for bringing Nigerians home from SA
The Anambra State government has praised the founder and chairman of Nigeria’s biggest airline, Mr Allen Onyema, for what it called his unprecedented patriotic gesture in bringing back free of charge yesterday 147 Nigerians from South Africa afraid of their…
Xenophobia in South Africa leaves question mark on efficacy of Truth & Reconciliation Commission – Magnus Onyibe
We are all aware of former USA First Lady Michelle Obama‘s famous phrase — “When they go low, we go high” — because it has become something of a slogan for exercising restraint in the face of frustration. Owing to…
Xenophobia forced me out of Lucky Dube’s band as lead vocalist – Nigerian reggae star, Ben Priest
While the average South Africans on the street may be accused of xenophobia on the basis of ignorance, it actually runs deep amongst the elites according to a revelation by Ben Priest, the Nigerian-born lead vocalist of The Lucky Dube…
Xenophobia in South Africa reminds me of Zara, another place, time and pain
If you have never experienced violence far away from your comfort zone, you will most likely dismiss what is going on in South Africa at the moment. But I have and I can tell you for free that it is…