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Recalls Nigeria’s role in pulling down apartheid Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has condemned Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians when speaking to reporters in Kano on Tuesday. Answering questions on the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa, he said, “Let me say first that these recent attacks are condemnable. It is very sad and very unfortunate that the lives and livelihoods of Nigerians living in South Africa are once again being destroyed with such wantonness and with such carelessness and recklessness. “It is unfortunate because Nigeria and Nigerians invested a great deal in the pulling down of apartheid. Besides, these acts of…

Eden Hazard and his brother Thorgan will miss Belgium’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against San Marino and Scotland through injuries, the Belgian football association said on Wednesday. The pair reported to the team camp in Tubize on Tuesday for medical checks which confirmed Eden is suffering from a muscle strain while his younger brother has a rib injury. Eden has yet to make his league debut for Real Madrid since his move to Chelsea because of the injury. READ: Xenophobia: Tiwa Savage cancels show in South Africa No replacements have been named by coach Roberto Martinez. Belgium, who have won their…

Nigerian music star, Tiwa Savage, has announced the cancellation of her upcoming show which was billed to hold on September 21 in South Africa. The songstress, who was scheduled to perform at DSTV delicious Festival in Johannesburg, made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday. READ: Xenophobia: Rwanda, Malawi, DR Congo pull out of WEF in South Africa Tiwa tweeted: “I refuse to watch the barbaric butchering of my people in SA. This is SICK. For this reason I will NOT be performing at the upcoming on the 21st of September. My prayers are with all the victims and families affected by…

The World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled to begin in South Africa from Wednesday September 4, will go on without the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame, President of DR Congo Felix Tshisekedi and the President of Malawi Peter Mutharika as they’ve all withdrawn from the event. The African leaders withdrew from the three-day event holding in Capetown after the xenophobic attacks launched by South Africans against foreigners especially Nigerians. READ: Senator Douye Diri emerges PDP governorship candidate in Bayelsa Zimbabwean media personality, Josey Mahachie also confirmed that the Zambian National team cancelled its friendly match with South Africa, citing security concerns.…

Senator Douye Diri has emerged winner of the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State. The Governor Darius Ishaku-led PDP Bayelsa State Governorship Primary Committee conducted the exercise at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa. The exercise, which began at 11:30pm Tuesday night ended at 5:00am Wednesday morning. READ:APC adopts Direct Primaries for Bayelsa Guber as Court vacates interim injunction Diri, who represents Bayelsa Central at the National Assembly, defeated 19 other aspirants to emerge the PDP candidate for the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in the state. One of the 21 aspirants, Talford…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the direct primaries mode to select the candidate to fly its flag in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Bayelsa. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development followed the vacation of an interim injuction by a Bayelsa High Court restraining the party from adopting the direct primaries method. The primaries is underway across the 105 wards across the eight local governments in Bayelsa Returning Officer for the Bayelsa APC Primaries, Gov. Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe, told newsmen on Tuesday night after a meeting with the aspirants and key party stakeholders including…

The National Assembly has said it is ready to receive the 2020 Appropriation Bill for consideration and passage. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made the declaration at a stakeholders’ roundtable on the 2020 budget in Abuja on Tuesday. Gbajabiamila, who was represented on the occasion by the Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase, said, “We are ready to receive the budget on or before the  September  30, and to conclude legislative action on the budget before December 31, 2019, so that we can return to January-December cycle.” The Speaker said the  House was committed to reforming the key…

Nigerian players have taken to the social media to condemn the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and citizens of other countries living in South Africa. Their reactions came in the wake of recent images and videos that surfaced online showing alleged killings of other countries’ nationals in South Africa. South Africans commenced fresh attacks, looting and burning of businesses and properties belonging to Nigerians and other nationals and in the process killed three people, according to reports. The recent killings gained prominence on social media, especially Twitter, with various hashtags such as  #SayNoToXenophobia #XenophobicAttack and #StopXenophobia. READ: Serena sweeps into semis,…

Serena Williams claimed her 100th win at the U.S. Open in style on Tuesday. This was after she dismantled her quarter-final opponent Wang Qiang 6-1 6-0 in a blistering 44-minute performance that ended any questions over a twisted ankle from the previous round. “I never thought that I would get to 100,” Williams said after the match, reflecting on the two decades she’s spent playing at Flushing Meadows. “It’s so special. I never want to let it go.” The eighth-seeded American joins Chris Evert as the only two players to log at least 100 victories at the tournament. Williams is…

The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, has reiterated his commitment to transparency and accountability in the operations of the corporation. Kyari gave the assurance when the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationist (NAPE) led by its president, Mr Ajibola Oyebamiji, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. “This management is focused on four things, and they are easily connected. We promised that we have to be transparent, and accounable to stakeholders. “And we will drive this company to global excellence, through excellent performance. “This is very possible and we have seen very significant indication that…