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Ikenna Otugo killed In South Africa Over Business Deal

Ikenna Otugo killed In South Africa Over Business Deal

October 16, 2019 8:46 am

Despite efforts being made by the Nigerian government and South African government to end xenophobia in South Africa, the Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of one of its members, Ikenna Otugo.

Sylvester Okonkwo, Acting Chairman of Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) in the Kwazulu Natal Province, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the deceased was killed at Empangeni, in the province on Tuesday.

He said that Mr Otugo, 41, a native of Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra, was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants over a business disagreement.…

First Homes Africa Housing Solution Targets Millennial

First Homes Africa Housing Solution Targets Millennial

October 14, 2019 10:55 pm

The future of the housing market is currently being defined based on the lifestyle and habits of young people, rightly known as the millennial.

This thought process shaped a unique web-enabled product First Homes Africa introduced into the nation’s real estate market recently to cater specifically to young people.

The Chief Finance Officer of First Homes Africa, Mr. Bayo Ogunnusi, who presented their innovative home buying and selling system to journalists, explained that young people would be given an opportunity to save and buy their preferred home in their chosen location.

The number of prospective homeowners in the different

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South Africa Begs As Exit Of Nigerians Hurts Their Economy

South Africa Begs As Exit Of Nigerians Hurts Their Economy

October 12, 2019 7:45 am

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday apologised to Nigeria for the xenophobic attacks on its citizens.

The apology was tendered to President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, Abuja, by the two special envoys the South African leader dispatched to Nigeria yesterday.

Addressing State House correspondents shortly after a closed-door meeting with the Nigerian president, Ramaphosa’s special envoy, Jeff Radebe said: “Those incidents do not represent what we stand for as a constitutional democracy in South Africa and the president has apologised for these incidents.”

Radebe, who blamed the untoward incidents on the prevailing scourge of unemployment, poverty, …

Who Is The ‘god’ Of The African Man – Onyeka Chiemelie

September 27, 2019 4:36 am

The human mind is very powerful when left to wander far and wide without restrictions, without direction.

A critical, analytical mindset is a dangerous thing to lose because this is what births all forms of creativity and inventions.
The mind would wander earlier today as I sat on my bed with legs crossed and eyes affixed to a vantage point deeply thinking on the sophisticated creations of man in advancing healthcare through the advent of medicine and drugs, the inter-ballistic missiles and weaponry to promulgate and enhance warfare, the hybrid communication gadgets and the sophisticated technologies.
You cannot take it
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Dear Young People, Monetize Your Abilities - Onyeka

Onyeka Urges Young People Monetize Your Abilities

September 26, 2019 10:45 am

A Nigerian blogger and historian; Chiemelie Onyeka has charged Nigerians never to do what they do very well for free. The social media influencer tried to drive his message home using some of the experiences he gathered from working with people.

He said: “I once had an ‘ex’ who was very dutiful and eccentric about her job with the media but she was always shortchanged as she came in as an intern at the time. She grew in rank and learnt fast yet it didn’t affect her remuneration. She was underpaid, undervalued and underrated to say the least”.

I always
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Imo tops list of 2nd batch of returnees from South Africa

Imo tops list of 2nd batch of returnees from South Africa

September 19, 2019 9:40 pm

The federal government has said that following the profiling of the second batch of Nigerians that willingly returned from South Africa Imo state topped the list with 157 out of 314 returnees.

A statement issued Thursday by Gabriel Odu of the Media Unit of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), revealed that government had profiled all the returnees and written to various State governments affected to help re-integrate and empower them effectively as a matter of urgency.

Read Also: We can’t stop xenophobic attacks, says S. African minister

He stressed that out of the 314 that returned, 199 were males while …

Facebook cancels event in South Africa

Facebook cancels event in South Africa

September 12, 2019 11:50 am
Technology giants, Facebook have cancelled their upcoming event in Cape Town, South Africa scheduled for October 3rd, 2019 due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.It is unclear, however, if the cancellation is related to the attacks on foreign businesses that has rocked South Africa in recent weeks.

“Due to a number of unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel the Facebook ID8 event in Cape Town on October 3rd, 2019. We hope to bring the event to the region later in the year,” Facebook said.

The social media company which connects over 139 million in Africa organised the event for developers and

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Over 300 Nigerians return from South Africa today

Over 300 Nigerians return from South Africa today

September 10, 2019 11:23 pm

Over 300 Nigerian returnees from South Africa are arriving at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos today.

The first of the two batches would touch down at 1:00 p.m.

No fewer than 640 Nigerians fleeing xenophobic attacks in the former apartheid nation are returning home following Air Peace’s offer to bring them free of charge.

Read Also: Xenophobic attacks: ‘Failure of Nigeria’s leadership’

Sources yesterday confirmed that a Boeing777 aircraft at 9:30 p.m. departed Lagos for the six-hour flight to Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg for the exercise.

Spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), southwest Zone, …

Foreigners flee South Africa xenophobia attacks

Foreigners flee South Africa xenophobia attacks

September 10, 2019 11:05 am

Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by gunshots.

Instructed by her panicked father, the 19-year old Zimbabwean grabbed a few belongings and fled with him to a police station for safety.

“We left our bags,” Nyamakwenje said. “We only took two minutes.”

Nyamakwenje is one of around 850 people who have taken refuge in halls set up for foreigners displaced by xenophobic violence in the Joburg region, a municipal spokesman said.

The door and windows of her little home have been smashed and the rooms wrecked. Everything …

Gbajabiamila rejects South Africa claims about Nigerians

Gbajabiamila rejects South Africa claims about Nigerians

September 6, 2019 10:09 am

Nigerian House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has rejected the claims by South African Foreign Affairs minister Naledi Pandor that many Nigerians in South Africa indulge in criminal acts.

Many Nigerians work in South Africa, but they are sometimes stereotyped as criminals. Pandor also reiterated that belief in an interview with eNCA on Thursday.

“The belief that our people have in reality that there are many persons from Nigeria who are dealing drugs in our country, who are harming our young people,” Pandor said adding that “I believe that Nigeria nationals are involved in human trafficking and other abuse of …

Outrage as attacks on Nigerians in South Africa persist

Outrage as attacks on Nigerians in South Africa persist

September 3, 2019 1:04 am
Nigerians yesterday condemned the Federal Government’s seeming inability to confront the persistent attacks on its citizens in South Africa.

It was learnt that South Africans started fresh attacks, looting and burning of businesses and property belonging to foreigners including Nigerians. In the process, they killed three people, while another one is receiving treatment for smoke inhalation.

The President of the Nigeria Union in South Africa (NUSA), Adetola Olubajo, said yesterday that the attacks began on Sunday morning in Jeppestown area of Johannesburg when a building was set ablaze by an angry mob.

“The mob also looted several shops that were

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AfDB sets aside $25bn for Agriculture in Africa

AfDB sets aside $25bn for Agriculture in Africa

August 29, 2019 1:37 pm

The African Development Bank (AfDB), says it is currently investing 25 billion dollars to help make agriculture and agribusiness Africa’s biggest industry.

The statement by the bank’s Communication and External Relations Department on Thursday, said the AfDB’s president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina made the disclosure at the ongoing Tokyo International Conference of African Development (TICAD) in Japan.

Adesina said the reason was not far-fetched and predicted that the size of food and agriculture would rise to one trillion dollars by 2030.

According to him, a lot of progress has been made in this renewed drive to transform agriculture on the continent.…

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