Otti approves N1m each for 31 Abia returnees
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has approved N1 million each to 31 indigenes of the state who recently returned from South Africa. In a statement by the Chief Press…
Xenophobia: Falana SAN urges action against S’African firms in Nigeria
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has canvassed economic measures against South African companies in Nigeria over recurring xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and the destruction of their businesses in…
Desists from xenophobic attacks on Nigerians – NBA tell SAG
The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned the recent xenophobic incidents targeting Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa. The NBA NEC expressed…
Three South Africans arraigned over death of Nigerian student
Three South Africans appeared in court on Monday charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old Nigerian student and e-hailing driver whose killing in Pretoria West last week has…
Why Makoko could become Lagos’ boldest urban experiment
By Owede Agbajileke At a glance, the sight of bulldozers rolling into Makoko provokes an instinctive reaction. Images of wooden homes collapsing into the lagoon are distressing, not merely because…