DEPUTY Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, PDP, Enugu West is leading a seven- member delegation of the Senate to South Africa following the return of Xenophobic attacks...
While NIgeria is still trying to come to terms over xenophobic attacks on its citizens in South Africa, the latter on Tuesday night deported about 100...
The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected a call by some lawmakers urging the Nigerian Government to reconsider its diplomatic ties with the South African Government. The call...
Violent anti-immigrant demonstrations in the streets of South Africa continued overnight in Johannesburg with police confirming that no less than a 100 people ransacked shops and...
Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, has described as irresponsible, the response of South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister,...
South African police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse rival marches by hundreds of citizens and non-nationals in the capital on Friday,...
A number of Nigerians in South Africa affected by the recent xenophobic attacks say they may sue that country’s government. The group under the aegis of...
Having already secured a friendly against Senegal ‘s Teranga Lions on March 23, Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has said his team will also play against...
Allan Gray Ltd., the largest manager of non-government investment funds in Africa, has increased its stake in Zenith and Access Banks. The South African investor, based...
Incumbent President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is preparing grounds for the take over of the presidency by his ex-wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma after announcing months ago...
The Nigerian government has revealed that no less than 116 Nigerians have lost their lives in xenophobic attacks in South Africa, within the last two years....
The organisers of the second edition of Big Brother Naija reality TV show have issued offered explanations why the show is being staged outside Nigeria. The...
An inquiry into the shooting of the second edition of Big Brother Naija has been ordered by the Federal Government after it directed the National Broadcasting...
A tirade of some sort is being launched by Nigerians on social media at the organisers of the Big Brother reality TV series after it came...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be playing against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa when the campaign for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations begin...
The Nigerian community in South Africa and beyond were left in awe and anger after a cop attached to the Metropolitan Police in Cape Town suffocated...
Three suspects identified as Unegbu Daniel Chukwu, 42; Ettah Joseph, 28; and Wopara Bright, 31 have been arrested by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement...
A court order has been obtained stopping a South African pastor, who sprays his congregants with insecticide to supposedly cure their ailments, to desist from the...
The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Tuesday defeated their South African counterparts in a semi-final clash at the ongoing African Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon....
Citing criticism from Western nations for a rash of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has revealed that his...
The race to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia hots up with South Africa and Burkina Faso battle for leadership following their respective...
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has declared that he is not scared to go to prison amid probe and investigation into alleged corruption. Zuma cited...
Comedians in South Africa now have to watch the tone of their jokes after the government began to review a proposed bill that could see comedians...
Popular Nigerian music star, Yemi Alade made history at the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2016 staged in the South African city of Johannesburg by...
‘Johnny’ crooner Yemi Alade made history at the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2016 staged in the South African city of Johannesburg by becoming the...
Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moo, identified as Stephane Dujarric has confirmed the UN’s receipt of South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court,...
The conviction of Henry Okah by the South African Supreme Court has been commended by the Presidency, hailing it as a big step towards removing terrorism...
The black head of the South African Anglican Church, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has said he would prefer to be assisted to die. Archbishop Tutu, who had...
Former Super Eagles defender Taribo West has dismissed reports on the social media and websites of his death in a South African hospital. The former Atlanta...
A week after he was banned from entering South Africa for his anti-gay views, President Ian Khama of Botswana said on Tuesday he had ordered the...
Nigeria Rugby team, the Black Scorpions, have been drawn against Four-time defending champions Kenya and Senegal in the Africa Rugby Cup Sevens starting Friday at the...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin their title defence against Ghana, Mali and Kenya after the team was drawn in Group B of the African Women Cup...
The South African government has placed a ban on US pastor Steven Anderson after he notoriously welcomed the gunning down in June of 50 people at...
Embattled South African President Jacob Zuma has paid back the sum of $542,000 allegedly spent to renovate his traditional homestead in Nkandla. Zuma was asked to...
Authorities in South Africa have issued an ultimatum to a Pretoria High School for girls to suspend and reassess its rules on how black girls wear...
The unemployment rate in Nigeria is bound to plunge further as some countries have signaled their intention to deport Nigerians living on their shores. Leading the...
Exactly 11 days after Mayowa Ahmed was flown to South Africa to receive medical treatment for ovarian cancer, a family member, Asiwaju Foye has announced her...
After two consecutive weeks of losses, Nigerian equities rallied on the back of bargain-hunting for highly capitalised stocks to record net capital gain of N138 billion...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday played host to members of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), at the State House, Abuja. At the parley were...
Weeks after being led into reporting that the #SaveMayowa campaign was a scam by Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, popular blogger, Linda Ikeji has tendered an unreserved apology...
Almost two decades after she snatched a newly-born baby from her biological mother’s hospital bedside, a 51-year-old woman who cannot be named to protect the identity she...
After the much celebrated declaration of the Nigerian economy as the largest in Africa and 26th in the world, South Africa has pushed the country back,...
Oscar Pistorius has denied reports that he attempted to take his own life after being rushed to a private hospital in Pretoria to treat injuries suffered...
Nigeria, the World Under-17 champions, failed to reach next year’s Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia, falling to a shocking 3-4 home defeat to Sudan...
The perennial crisis in the Nigerian energy sector was again brought to the fore with the latest revelation that generator manufacturers and distributors brought into the...
Enyimba’s quest of qualifying to the semifinal stage of the CAF Champions League suffered a big blow on Wednesday following their 2-1 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns...
Players and officials of Nigeria champions, Enyimba FC, have declared their determination to spill their blood when they battle Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Pretoria...
While her teammates were battling to win medals at the on-going African Senior Athletics Championship in Durban, South Africa, Nigeria 100m champion Blessing Okagbare emerged victorious...
At least two suspected looters have been shot dead in South Africa following brewing violence triggered by the ruling party’s choice of a mayoral candidate for...
Nigeria champions, Enyimba started their CAF Champions League group stage on a sad note as they lost 1-0 at home to Zamalek of Egypt at the...