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Tuesday, 10 September 2019 04:51

Subversive groups, individuals scheming to destabilise Nigeria - DSS

Department of State Services (DSS) Monday raised the alarm, claiming there were plots by those it described as ‘’subversive groups and individuals’’ to destabilise Nigeria and undermine national peace, security and unity. Although the secret security agent did not name those involved in the plot, it however advised Nigerians to be on the alert in order not to be taken unawares by the plot. “Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to reiterate its earlier alert to the nation of plans by subversive groups and individuals to undermine national security, peace and unity in the country. “These elements are determined to…

Tuesday, 10 September 2019 04:50

Senators, Reps risk being stoned if they spend N5.5bn on cars – ASUU

President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, Mr Biodun Ogunyemi, says members of National Assembly risk being stoned if they spend N5.5bn on cars as proposed. Addressing newsmen on Monday shortly after a National Executive Council meeting of ASUU at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogunyemi described the proposal as uncharitable, inhuman and provocative. Ogunyemi blamed ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa on leadership failure, saying “Nigeria loses her respect to South Africa the moment we can no longer cater for our citizens. Even if we bring back people from South Africa and we don’t have plans for…

Tuesday, 10 September 2019 04:49

Crime has no ethnic background - Sultan

Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Muhammad Saad Abubakar, on Monday cautioned Nigerian against labelling an ethnic group to a crime or tracing a crime to a specific ethnic group in the country. Abubakar who stated this while delivering a lecture to mark 2019 Akure Ulefunta day with the title: “Our diversity, A divine Gift and Blessing Untapped: Surmounting the challenges in the Management of Diversity” said criminalization of ethnicity and ethnicization of criminality in the country would not bring peace to the country. The Sultan of Sokoto said: ”The fact of the matter is that there are criminals in every ethnic…

Monday, 09 September 2019 06:04

Financial crisis looms in states as FG insists on deducting N614bn bailout from FAAC allocation

There is disquiet among state governors following the directive for repayments of the loans they received from the federal government between 2015 and 2017. Federal government gave out the loans as bailouts during the financial crisis in the states. Ministry of Finance has put the total indebtedness of the states to federal government at N614 billion. The money was advanced to the states under the tag of National Budget Support Loan Facility. While announcing the directives that states should commence repayment last week, Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said each of the states would be required to refund a…

Monday, 09 September 2019 06:01

‘Foreigners must go back to where they came from,’ S/A xenophobic protesters insist

There were fresh protests in eastern Johannesburg on Sunday, with the protesters demanding that “foreigners must go back to where they came from.” During the fresh attacks, one person died, while five others were injured. The nationality of the dead has not been known as of the time of filing this report. A South African newspaper, Sowetan Live, reported that marchers, who carried weapons such as knobkerries, headed for Jules Park where former Inkatha Freedom Party leader, Mr Mangosuthu Buthelezi, addressed them. According to the newspaper, the protesters were chanting, “foreigners must go back to where they came from.” BBC…

Sunday, 08 September 2019 05:59

FG debunks video on purported bombing of S’Africa’s Embassy in Abuja

Federal Government, yesterday, debunked reports of a bomb explosion, at South African High Commission, in Abuja, which circulated on social media. Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, in a statement, in Abuja, described the report as fake news orchestrated by the desperate opposition to cause panic and chaos among the populace. He alleged that the video of the purported bomb explosion, which made the rounds was that of the bomb explosion that rocked Emab Plaza, near Banex, in Abuja, on June 25, 2014. Muhammed said: ‘’A pattern is emerging of the antics of the desperate opposition to latch…

Sunday, 08 September 2019 05:58

S’Africa: Speaking on how he escaped being killed in Biafra, Adeboye warns against revenge attacks

General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mr Enoch Adeboye, has urged Nigerians at home not to avenge the attacks on their compatriots in South Africa. Nigeria and South Africa are locked in bitter diplomatic row over the xenophobic violence in the former apartheid country, leading to the looting of property belonging to Nigerians. And Federal Government is making arrangements to evacuate Nigerians willing to leave South Africa for home. Adeboye, who called for caution, said Federal Government should be allowed to use diplomatic means to resolve the crisis. According to him, Nigerians travel to South Africa in search…

Sunday, 08 September 2019 05:56

Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders

President Donald Trump said Saturday he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing in the past week in Kabul that killed 12 people, including an American soldier, and has called off peace negotiations with the insurgent group. Trump’s tweet was surprising because it would mean that the president was ready to host members of the Taliban at the presidential retreat in Maryland just days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. More than 2,400 U.S. troops have been killed since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to go after the Taliban,…

Saturday, 07 September 2019 04:54

Xenophobia: South African looters still on the rampage - S/A Police

South African police said on Friday that they were on high alert monitoring the violence that erupted earlier in the week in some parts of the country leading to the death of foreigners and destruction of their property. The Force also said that some persons who had been looting shops since Sunday had continued till date. It added that it had arrested more suspects who had been looting shops in the Gauteng Province. Police spokesperson, Mrs Mathapelo Peters, said 74 persons were arrested in Katlehong on Thursday, bringing the total number of arrests since the violence erupted in Johannesburg to…

Saturday, 07 September 2019 04:53

FG says won’t cut diplomatic ties with S’Africa, condemns S/A’s Foreign Minister’s ‘xenophobic’ comments

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said Nigeria will not sever diplomatic ties with South Africa following the current xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Onyeama, who stated this on Friday when he appeared before Senate Committee on Diaspora, said taking such an action would not be in the interest of Nigerians and their investments in South Africa. He said available statistics from the Nigeria High Commission in Pretoria indicated that over 800,000 Nigerians are legally living in the South African country. Onyeama, who briefed journalists after a meeting with the Senate panel, led by Mr Bashir Ajibola, said, “We…

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Saturday, 07 September 2019 04:52

Evacuation plan faces major setback

The planned evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa faced a setback on Friday as majority of Nigerians interested in coming back home were said to have expired passports. Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, said in a statement in Lagos that the airline had already placed its Boeing 777 aircraft on standby and was only awaiting the go-ahead from the government but that most of the potential returnees had yet to renew their documents. He said, “Air Peace flight to South Africa will take off from the Lagos Airport and also return to Lagos. As earlier stated, the take-off…

Saturday, 07 September 2019 04:51

Nigerians in South Africa reject evacuation offer, state reasons

Some Nigerians in South Africa have said they won’t take Federal Government’s offer to return home despite the threat to their lives and attacks on their businesses. The Nigerians, mostly traders, club owners and entrepreneurs, who spoke to our correspondent on phone from Johannesburg on Friday, said although they had suffered huge material losses due to the attacks, they would prefer to stay back in the country to rebuild their ruined businesses. Some also said they might relocate their wives and children to Nigeria while they stay back to work in their host country. A trader, Lucky Ogbonna, who said…

Friday, 06 September 2019 06:12

Robert Mugabe, strongman who cried, ‘Zimbabwe is mine,’ dies at 95

Robert Mugabe, first prime minister and later president of independent Zimbabwe, who traded the mantle of liberator for the armor of a tyrant and presided over the decline of one of Africa’s most prosperous lands, died in the early hours of today (Friday). He was 95. The death was announced by his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe’s founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe,” he wroteon Twitter on Friday, using the abbreviation for comrade. “Mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life…

Friday, 06 September 2019 06:10

No compensation for victims of xenophobic attacks - South African govt

South African government has told victims of recent xenophobic attacks not to expect any form of compensation. Mrs Naledi Pandor, Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, said there was no provision for compensating those affected in the renewed attacks in the country. In an interview with Reuters, Pandor said her country’s laws do not have provisions for such matters. This is coming on the heels of officials of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration saying Nigeria would seek redress. Speaking in Abuja, Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, insisted the Federal Government would press for compensation for…

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