No fewer than 188 Nigerians from South Africa have arrived at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos at 9:35 pm local time through the Air Peace flight MEN2759. The aircraft which departed the OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa, after an eight-hour delay, had on board, 188 Nigerians….
Following the Xenophobic attacks on foreigners, only 84 out of 30,000 Nigerians (30,000 according 2016 South African statistics) have been cleared and ready to return to the country from South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the update to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The ministry disclosed that out of 313…
The South African has launched fresh attack on foreign nationals in the country as the armed protesters violently hit the streets of Johannesburg, asking foreigners to leave their country. Sowetan Live, a South African newspaper reports that the protesters, who wielded weapons such as knobkerries, are waiting to be addressed by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a notable…
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…
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…
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…
A Nigerian businessman has been killed in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, allegedly by a group of eight policemen who interrogated him at his home at the weekend. The matter has been handed to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate which has confirmed it is looking into the incident, ChannelsTV reports. According to an online news…
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