Tag: xenophobia
Davido says Nigerians not safe at home, abroad
Award-winning Afropop singer David 'Davido' Adeleke has weighed in on the trending xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.
Wizkid, others, condemn xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
Nigerian pop singer, Wizkid, and other celebrities have condemned the action of South Africans who are on a violent rampage…
Xenophobic attacks: Buhari sends special envoy to South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the despatch of a special envoy to South Africa over the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians.
Xenophobia: Nigeria summons South African ambassador
Nigeria's foreign minister, Geoffrey Onyeama has summoned South Africa's ambassador over the recent 'sickening and depressing' attacks on Nigerians in…
Nigeria to South Africa: Enough is Enough
The Nigerian government has reacted to reports that South African mobs are attacking Nigerians, burning their properties and even killing…
Close your companies and leave now, NANS tells South Africans
Following the increasing number of Xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has…
Again, Xenophobia In South Africa
By Dele Agekameh Nigeria and other African countries need to explore all avenues available to pressure South Africa into taking…
9 Nigerian businesses looted, burnt in South Africa
As Xenophobia on Sunday reared its ugly head again in South Africa, Nigerians have lost more than nine shops to…
Buhari condemns xenophobia, discrimination
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended former South African President Nelson Mandela for his rare virtues, especially in the promotion of…
Xenophobia: Another Nigerian killed in South Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in Friday’s killing of another…
Xenophobia: International community urged to stop South Africa from killing Nigerians
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a member of Osun House of Assembly, has called on the international community to prevail on South…
Xenophobia: How Nigerian man was burnt to death in South Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa has announced the killing of Clement Nwaogu, who was burnt alive by a mob…
Xenophobia: Nigerian stabbed in South Africa on Valentine’s Day
The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Friday that a member was stabbed during a xenophobic attack in Rustenberg,…
Xenophobia: South Africans renew attacks on Nigerians, burn shops
The Nigerian Community in South Africa, say, four members are in critical condition in the hospital while some shops have…
South Africa policemen strangulate Nigerian to death
The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Thursday said that another Nigerian, Mr. Uchena Eloh, has been killed in the…
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians in South Africa seek assistance
Some Nigerians affected in the February xenophobic attacks in Limpopo Province of South Africa have called on the Federal Government…
Xenophobia: Nigeria, South Africa set up early warning centre
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria and South Africa have set up a 24-hour early warning system to protect…
Xenophobia: Nigerian Man Killed, Four Others Injured
Nigerian, Razak Ajao, yesterday was killed during a mob attack against foreigners in Polokwane, Limpopo Province of South Africa. Four…
FG Challenges Ambassadors On Safety Of Nigerians Abroad
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, on Thursday, challenged ambassadors-designate on safety of Nigerians abroad.
Xenophobia: Presidential Aide Calls For Justice
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged the Indian Government to ensure…
Xenophobia: Philanthropist Urges Zuma To Protect Foreigners
A philanthropist in Osun, Mr Olayinka Ibrahim, on Wednesday said that the xenophobic attacks in South Africa had created a…
Xenophobia: South African Govt To Punish Perpetrators
A retired Permanent Secretary, Amb. Bulus Lolo, has urged the South African Government to punish perpetrators of xenophobia attacks on…
Poly students in Ibadan stage protest against Xenophobic attack
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Ibadan against the Xenophobic attack on…
Xenophobic Attacks Against Nigerians Trend On Google
The xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa is one of the mostly searched items on Google this week, the…
Xenophobia: Nigerian Automobile Mechanic loses N240.650m
Mr Simon Adeoye, a 42-year-old South African based Nigerian automobile mechanic, said on Tuesday that he lost N240.650m (R10m) to…
Asylum seekers trek to Canada
Refugees in the U.S. fearing a worsening climate of xenophobia in the wake of a divisive U.S. presidential campaign are…
Xenophobic riots erupt in Zambia
Residents of the Zambian capital Lusaka on Monday looted shops belonging to foreigners, accusing them of involvement in ritual killings,…
UI Dons X-Ray Xenophobic Attacks
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Scholars from various disciplines in the humanities, arts and social sciences and students on Wednesday, 8 July, 2015…
Another approach to S.African xenophobic attacks By Bola Tinubu
By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu The destructive attacks in South Africa on Nigerians and other sub-Saharan Africans are tragic and mindlessly…
Nigerians lose N84m to xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa said on Saturday that Nigerians lost more than 4.6 million Rand (N84 million) to…