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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in Kogi, Musa Wada, says the party is ready to reclaim the mantle of leadership in the state by Nov. 16. Wada told journalists on Sunday in Abuja, that Kogi traditionally belongs to the PDP and the party was ready to take over the state. He said members […]

The planned airlift of Nigerians in South Africa scheduled for Friday, September 6, has been delayed till next Monday or Tuesday. The operating airline, Air Peace, confirmed this after discussions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa. www.www.aso.rocks search engine learnt that the shift in date is due […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has written to President of the Court of Appeal on the need not to allow his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to become statute-barred by constitutional timeline. The tribunal had on August 21 reserved judgment in […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), said its Sokoto zonal office in collaboration with the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI), has arrested one Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, who is on the wanted list of the FBI. EFCC in a statement quoted the zonal head, Abdullahi Lawal explaining that the suspect was arrested in Kaduna and recovered […]

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Friday said that the country does not intend to sever diplomatic relations with South Africa despite xenophobic attacks on its citizens. “We are not thinking to the stage of diplomatic ties called off,” Onyeama told the Nigeria Senate Committee on Diaspora. “There are various options. We are not by […]

The Governorship, National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Sokoto on Friday dismissed the petition of Sen. Ahmad Maccido challenging the election of Sen. Aliyu Wamakko of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Maccido contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 election for Sokoto Central Senatorial District and […]

Members of the House of Representatives Friday cut short their recess scheduled to end September 12, to urgently address issues related to the renewed hostility against Nigerians resident in South-Africa. Addressing the emergency plenary, the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who had earlier hinted the House may reconvene, said though Nigerians have enough reasons to be […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal which set aside the ruling of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in his favor. The five-member panel of the apex court presided by Justice Mary Odili, reserved judgment […]

The South African government has ruled out any possibility of paying compensation to Nigerians whose businesses were destroyed or looted in the latest round of xenophobic attacks that erupted last Sunday. The demand for compensation of Nigerians who suffered in the latest waves of xenophobic attacks is one of two demands the Nigerian government made […]

The Federal Government has clarified that it is only recalling the country’s High Commissioner in South Africa for consultation, over the recent escalated xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, offered the explanation on Thursday on Channels Television’s live program “Politics Today”. The minister reiterated […]

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians to boycott South African goods and services to protest the killings of Nigerians and other African migrants living in that country. Oshiomhole gave the advice at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, recalling that over past one year, […]

Despite the big-brother role Nigeria played to end racial segregation and bring down the white minority apartheid regime in South Africa, and the gratuitous support accorded South African businesses to thrive in Nigeria; it is curious and indeed unacceptable that Nigerians are still being viciously attacked and mindlessly killed in South Africa. And despite strong […]