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SOURCE- FABIAN ANAW0 The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins wants the Federal Government to employ strong diplomatic means to address the attacks and killing of Nigerians in South Africa. Archbishop Martins said in a statement in Lagos that if strong diplomatic measures are not applied the issue may escalate with enormous consequences. […]
Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Kabiru Bala. President Muhammadu Buhari took the decision after a meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja. According to reports, Nigeria has also pulled out of the World Economic Forum on Africa, scheduled to hold in Cape Town, South Africa, from fourth of September to Sixth […]
SOURCE- ABIOLA PETERS The Journalists International Forum for Migration, JIFORM has called on the Nigerian Government to take a decisive step in ending recurring xenophobic attacks on Nigerian in South Africa. In the same vein, the body charged the African Union (AU) to wade into the current situation,which has given the continent a bad image. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep concern on reported attacks on Nigeria citizens and property in South Africa over the past one week. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, President Buhari, has instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Godfrey Onyeama, to summon the South African High […]
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, says it will begin digital Biometric collection of all residents of the State in flood prone areas to adequately ensure their safety during heavy rains. This will also help the State government plan ahead for conducive relief camps in case of emergency. Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Femi Osanyintolu-Oke, […]
SOURCE-ABIOLA PETERS President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump has again tampered with existing laws that would allow him to stop aliens from entering the state and to deport thousands of others just two months from now. The new law which takes effect at midnight, October 15, 2019, according to the Department of Homeland […]
SOURCE- Chinyere Ogbonna The Director General/Chief Executive Officer, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting to the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019. This is contained in a statement by the agency on August 8, 2019. According to the statement, the amendment signed into law by […]
A British environmental activist and Catholic missionary has been found dead at a hostel in Peru. The body of Paul McAuley, aged 71, was discovered by students in the Amazon city of Iquitos. An investigation has been launched and officials are questioning six people who lived at the youth hostel, which was run by Mr […]
Anti-corruption candidate Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia’s presidential election, making her the country’s first female head of state. Ms Caputova, who has almost no political experience, defeated high-profile diplomat Maros Sefcovic, nominated by the governing party, in a second round run-off vote . She framed the election as a struggle between good and evil. The […]
South Africa’s foreign minister has called for an urgent meeting with ambassadors following attacks against foreigners in Durban. Report says three people died amid protests targeting shops, many of which are foreign-owned. Also about fifty people sought shelter at a police station when a group of unemployed South Africans forced them out of their homes […]
