Tag: Xenophobic Attacks
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Xenophobic attacks on foreigners an embarrassment to Africa – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday in Pretoria that the wave of deadly violence against foreign nationals including Nigerians in South Africa last month was an embarrassment to the continent. According to details of his speech on the Nigerian presidency’s Twitter page, President Buhari stated this at a town hall meeting with Nigerians living in…
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Ramaphosa’s envoy arrive Nigeria, apologies to Buhari over xenophobic attack on Nigerians
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. Many Nigerians had lost their lives and properties due to the increasing xenophobic attacks in the country. Three special envoys arrived the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja around 2.13 pm in company with Acting…
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Xenophobic attacks and South African government, By Enyeribe Anyanwu
By Enyeribe Anyanwu There is a proverb among the Igbos in South Eastern Nigeria that mistake does not occur in two machete cuts. In other words, one cannot plead ignorance or mistake after inflicting two machete cuts on a fellow human being. Curiously, Nigeria has allowed itself to be inflicted several machete cuts by South…
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Nigeria rejects advice to sever ties with South Africa over xenophobic attacks
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godfrey Onyeama has declared that the Federal Government won’t sever diplomatic ties with South Africa over the recent xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in that country. The minister however hinted of strong push for compensation from the South African government for Nigerian victims of the attacks. Speaking with journalists shortly after…
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Xenophobic attacks : Air Peace offers free flights to stranded Nigerians in South Africa
By Alex Okoro (Abuja) As Nigeria seeks diplomatic resolution on the attack of its nationals in South Africa, indigenous carrier – Air Peace on Wednesday offered to repatriate those stranded. The offer, the airline, said was a sign of its solidarity with President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Chairman of the airline, Allen Onyema, made the…
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South Africa President reacts to xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the wave of xenophobic attacks by South Africans against foreign nationals, especially Nigerians across the country. The attacks, he said, unjustifiable and condemnable. Ramaphosa also promised to summon a security meeting with ministers on Tuesday to discuss ways of halting the attacks. The President, in a post on…
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Nigerians protest xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Nigerians in South Africa on Tuesday protested against continuous attacks by the South Africans. The Nigerians protested at the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa, accusing the embassy of not doing enough to protect Nigerians in that country. An official of the Foreign Ministry, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, informed our correspondent that the…
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We'll no longer tolerate xenophobic attack on Nigerians, Lawan tells South Africa
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Monday condemned the continuous killings of Nigerians in South Africa, warning that further attack on Nigerians would no longer be condoned. Lawan expressed concern that about 118 Nigerians have so far lost their lives in different attacks over the years, out of which 13 were by South African Police. A…
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Xenophobia: Ramaphosa visits Buhari, reveals why Nigerians are attacked, killed in South Africa
…says South Africa will be safe again President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari led some top government officials to receive the South African President at the forecourt of his office at 3 pm after presiding over the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive…
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We are working to end Xenophobic attacks in South Africa – Zuma
South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday condemned the xenophobic attack on Nigerians residing in South Africa. Zuma, who spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during a two-day private visit, said: “A South African must not kill a Nigerian and a Nigerian must also not kill a South African.” He argued that the relationship…