Tag Archives: South Africa

Xenophobia: Protests rocked Abuja on Wednesday, targeting South African business interests as protesters brought down banners bearing MTN wherever they were seen. Our correspondent who was at the scene at the Federal Housing Junction, Lugbe witnessed how protesters climbed Lona billboard with MTN advert banners and set the banner ablaze. The iron cast billboard was left untouched, but some Police ...

A real estate investor identified as Okoye M.O. has offered the trending love birds, Davido and Chioma a one-week stay in one of his luxurious apartment in Sandton, South Africa. The self-acclaimed believer of love also noted that he is ready to give out N10,000 to 10 Nigerian couples which would be selected from the first and five comments on ...

The Nation reports that the Nigeria Union in South Africa has protested the forceful takeover of house belonging to a Nigerian Baptist missionary by South Africans in that country. Chairman of the union in Johannesburg South Theodore Ezeunara, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday that persons claiming to be members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a political ...

“Leaders of Ozubulu Community in Ekwusigo council of Anambra yesterday differed over the cause of Ozubulu Church attack where scores were killed on Sunday morning. While a section of the community attributed the killings to communal crises in the town, others said two rival groups who were strategising to produce the leadership of Ozubulu Development Union (ODU), carried the leadership ...

PM News reports that the Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Amb. Martin Cobham, has called for more Nigerian investments in that country, to enhance the balance of trade between the two countries. Cobham said in Pretoria on Monday that the Federal Government should use the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission to open up avenues for more of such investments. “Nigeria ...

“Lagos and Abuja ranked 29th and 59th respectively as the most expensive cities to live in a 2017 global cost of living survey. The 23rd Cost of Living Survey carried out by Mercer, the world’s largest human resource consulting firm, found that African, Asian, and European cities dominated the 2017 list of most expensive locations for working abroad. According to ...

The Eagle Online reports that no Nigerian city was named in the top 100 Mercer’s 19th Quality of Living ranking released on Tuesday. However, Mauritius and South Africa made the top 100. While Port Louis in Mauritius was ranked 84th, Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, all in South Africa, came in 87th, 94th and 96th. Nigeria, out of the 231 ...

While all of the well-known wonders in the world are definitely worth visiting (why else would they be well-known?), it’s sometimes nice to get a bit off the radar and experience the cultural and natural wonders of the world – especially if it means fewer crowd. This article reveals top 10 places in the world that are relatively unknown The ...

In as much that Africa is perceived as the poorest continent in the world, there are some cities on the continent that would make you want to have a second thought about the general perception. These cities can rub shoulders with some big cities of the world such as Madrid, Rio De Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Paris and even Tokyo. Let’s ...

There are many exceptional and breathtaking buildings in Africa, and I’m talking about buildings that are as beautiful as the ones found in Europe, United Kingdom, America, Asia and Australia. Do you think there is any building in Nigeria on this list, considering the fact that we are the giants of Africa? Find out which buildings made the top 10 ...