Category: Metro
Protesters register displeasure at Lagos Assembly over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa
Some protesters stormed the gate of the Lagos State House of Assembly at about 6pm to express their displeasure over the killing of Nigerians in South [...]
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa, false – High Commissioner
South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Monroe, says reports of Xenophobic attacks in his country are false. Monroe denied that the attacks [...]
Buhari sends special envoy to South Africa, registers displeasure over xenophobia
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to President Cyril Ramaphosa, to register his displeasure over the killing of Nigerians in South A [...]
How retired judge used maid’s account to hide N840m – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to confis [...]
Ghanaian who helped Ibori launder money fined N3.2bn by UK court
Ellias Preko, a Ghanaian and former Goldman Sachs banker, who helped James Ibori, a former governor of Delta launder a fortune in offshore accounts ha [...]
Trevor Noah reacts to Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, Africans
South African comedian and TV host, Trevor Noah, has reacted to the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other black foreign nationals in South [...]
Donald Duke begs for out-of-court debt settlement with AMCON
A former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, on Monday has pleaded with a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for an out-of-court settlement w [...]
123 northerners arrested by Lagos Task force demand N1bn compensation
The 123 men from Jigawa State detained by the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences are asking the Lagos State Gover [...]
Militant group threaten to blow up oil installations over NDDC appointments
A militant group, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, has threatened to blow up oil installations in the region if the supervision of the Niger Delta Devel [...]
Nigerians, others lose over 50 shops in fresh xenophobic attack
Over 50 shops belonging to foreign nationals including Nigerians in South Africa were set ablaze in an overnight attack on foreigners by xenophobes in [...]