10+ hour, 32+ min ago  (463+ words) South Africa's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has raised concerns over the growing economic fallout from xenophobia allegations against the country, saying it is affecting South African businesses and entertainers across Africa. She said the backlash has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1040+ words) Let us imagine that the opposition parties will boycott the forthcoming elections scheduled for next year. How will such a boycott affect the country and our democracy. And is boycott the best option? Cameroun and Tanzania experienced election boycott by…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (665+ words) Much of the current discord and rancour in the Nigerian political firmament is based not on a contestation of idea but personal jockeying for advantage in a country that is clearly lacking in opportunity for self-advancement. Those wishing the country…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (538+ words) The attacks on Oriire Local Government in Oyo state makes it unambiguously clear to even the deluded that" everywhere in Nigeria is now in the frontline in war against terror. Nobody, nowhere is now safe against the" mayhem" unleashed by…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (398+ words) The Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced that affected primary and secondary schools across the 18 local government areas of the state would be closed for one day to allow the conduct of the APC primaries. According to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (419+ words) Foreign Affairs Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has said the Nigerian government cannot stand by and watch the systematic harassment and humiliation of its nationals residing in South Africa. The minister disclosed that the Nigerian government has prioritized the evacuation of citizens…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (735+ words) Following the rejection of his diplomatic posting to Germany as Nigeria's envoy, Ambassador-designate, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has now been reassigned to South Africa as Nigeria's High Commissioner by President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed personally by Fani-Kayode on Thursday afternoon…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (291+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that South Africans are not inherently opposed to people from other countries, stressing that Africans remain "one people" despite rising tensions linked to recent attacks on foreign nationals. In a video shared on X, Ramaphosa…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (269+ words) The newly elevated Ibadan High Chiefs on Friday boycotted their coronation ceremony despite Governor Seyi Makinde's insistence that the event would go ahead as planned. Their absence was evident at the venue, as the seats reserved for them remained empty…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (429+ words) The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the reported sexual assault and public humiliation of women at the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro, Delta State, describing the incident as a "national disgrace" and a "collapse of conscience." The association noted that…...