The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to create a unit that will positively exploit the intellects of youth caught committing financial crimes. He said the unit should also seek to explore the wisdom, ingenuity and brilliance of such youths positively to fight financial and economic crimes…
The South African government has said Nigeria’s request for compensation for its citizens who incurred losses in xenophobic attacks has been ruled down. Recalled that Nigeria is pressing for victims of the wanton attacks and killings to be fully compensated, but S/Africa says payment of compensation is not in its laws. Foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey…
The former controversial President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe is dead. According to current President Emmerson Mnangagwa via Twitter, he died in Singapore aged 95. According to Mnangagwa: “It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe’s founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe. “Cde Mugabe was an icon of…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in the country where there’s looting and violence targeting the foreigners.” There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries,” he said on Tuesday”, BBC reported.Dozens of people were arrested in Johannesburg on Monday where at least…
Oyo State government has assured of its readiness to support the 2019 Ijala festival initiated by Ona-Ara Development Council in Ibadan, the State capital. Ijala rendition is an African oral poetry that is chanted by the Yoruba people to celebrate and commiserate and foremost among the major Ijala chanters was Late Chief Ogundare Foyanmu. The…
The President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed “deep concern,” over the attacks on Nigerian citizens and property in South Africa since August 29, 2019. Following reports of the attack, Buhari despatched special envoy to his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa. This was contained in a statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…
Angry mob has set one of the MTN offices on fire in Apapa, Lagos, has been set on fire. The angry Nigerians were protesting the recent xenophobic attacks and launched the attack as retaliation of attack on Nigerians in South Africa. MTN is a telecommunications company owned by South Africans. Twitter user @milksha64693019, shared the…
“Three people were killed while another person is receiving treatment for inhaling the smoke.”, Sahara Reporters reported Over 50 shops belonging to foreign nationals including Nigerians in South Africa were set ablaze in an overnight attack on foreigners by xenophobes in the country. The attack, which occurred late on Sunday, saw a group of violent…
The embattled 21 new “obas” in Ibadan installed by former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi may have surrendered to the conditions of peace laid down by the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, by dropping their crowns. The controversial obas, who are High Chiefs of Ibadanland and members of the Olubadan-in-Council, were…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said his administration will not divert resources meant to promote Arts and Culture in the State to an international standard, saying he would not spare any resources towards achieving the goal. The governor said this on Saturday at an event organised in honour of the publisher of Honey…
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