LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, no fewer than 300 Nigerians have reportedly registered for evacuation from the country. This is coming following the approval by the Federal Government that any Nigerian that is willing to return home should indicate interest. According to Punch, the spokesperson for the Ministry…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS Due to the drastic move made by the federal government, Nigerians have hailed President Muhammadu Buhari on his recall of the Ambassador to South Africa, Kabir Bala, over renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. It is said that the Federal Government had also pulled out of the World Economic…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Air Peace Airline would commence the evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa from Sept. 6, following recent attacks on Nigerians in that country. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the Ministry, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwonye said that Mr…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has called on South-Africans to stop the attacks on foreigners, including Nigerians, describing the development as most pathetic and regrettable. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Media Office. Obi reminded the South African Government…
LAGOS SEPETEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some Nigerians have descended on the Shoprite mall in Osapa, Lekki area of Lagos. Videos of the attack have gone viral on the social media. Shoprite is a South African brand and business. One of the video showed a lot of Nigerians gathered at the entrance of the mall, prevented from going…
LAGOS SEPETMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, over the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the call on Tuesday and scheduled a meeting to hold today. Onyema had on Monday vowed that the Nigerian government would take decisive measures…
LAGOS SEPETMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, has said not less than seventy suspects have been arrested over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. He disclosed this on Tuesday during a Joint briefing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama in Abuja. Moroe also said the South…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some Nigerians living in London on Friday, July 26, stormed the Iranian embassy to protest the activities of the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria across the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigerians under the aegis of Concerned Nigerians in the United Kingdom during the protest warned the Iranian embassy to stop…