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South Africa bars Omotoso’s return for five years

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso departed South Africa on Sunday after being declared a “prohibited person” by the Department of Home Affairs, effectively banning his return for five years. The self-proclaimed pastor boarded a flight to Nigeria from OR

May 18, 2025

Nigerian President Tinibu and South African President Ramaphosa

Africa·Business

SA-Nigeria Visa Rules Eased to Boost Trade Links

CAPE TOWN – South Africa will a grant five-year multiple entry visa to qualifying Nigerian business travelers and allow tourists to apply without submitting passports, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday during a bilateral summit with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “We

December 4, 2024

Nigeria

Nigeria arrests businessman who swallowed cocaine worth millions

A Nigerian businessman has been arrested after allegedly swallowing 90 wraps of cocaine at an international airport in the country’s southeast, anti-drug authorities say. The 50-year-old suspect was intercepted at Enugu’s Akanu Ibiam International Airport after arriving on an Ethiopian Airlines flight

November 24, 2024

Africa·Nigeria

Nigeria: Floods lead to mass prison escape in Maiduguri

Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has led to a mass prison break in Maiduguri, with 281 inmates escaping after floodwaters collapsed the walls of a correctional facility, authorities say. The Nigeria Correctional Services spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a statement

September 17, 2024

Africa·Nigeria

Dozens feared dead in Nigerian boat accident

LAGOS, Nigeria – At least 64 people were feared dead following a boat accident on a river in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, local officials said on Saturday. A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the

September 15, 2024

Africa

Kidnappers Demand Over $600,000 Ransom for 286 Hostages in Northern Nigeria School Abduction

Nigeria – Gunmen who kidnapped 286 students and staff from a school in northern Nigeria last week have demanded a total of 1 billion naira ($620,432) for their release, a spokesman for the families of the hostages and a local councillor told

March 14, 2024

Nigeria

Nigerian army hunts for kidnapped students, parents seek answers

At least 300 pupils seized from school in biggest kidnapping incident since the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram

March 12, 2024

Africa·Crime·Nigeria

Boko Haram’s Latest Siege on Hope in Ngala, Borno State

Borno State Police Command has verified the abduction of female internally displaced persons (IDPs) by Boko Haram insurgents in Ngala, Borno State. According to reports on March 5, the terrorists seized women who were collecting firewood on March 3 in the Bula

March 6, 2024

Africa

FHA Leadership Role Goes to President Tinubu’s Son-in-Law Amidst Debate

In a development that has caught the eye of many across the nation, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has appointed his son-in-law, Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo, as the new head of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), sparking a wave of discussion about nepotism

February 18, 2024

Sports

Ivory Coast vs Nigeria: A Clash of Titans at the Africa Cup of Nations Final

The Africa Cup of Nations concludes on Sunday as Ivory Coast aim to complete a remarkable turnaround in fortunes by becoming the first host nation to win the title in 18 years when they meet the Nigeria of Victor Osimhen in the

February 11, 2024

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