Despite efforts by the federal government   of Nigeria and the government of South Africa to curb xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, a renewed attack has reportedly been launched. Channels TV reports that a new attack has been launched on Nigerians working as estate agents in Turffontein, South Africa. The timely intervention of the police however quelled the tension in the area. The Nigerian real estate agents complained that they were attacked by indigenes who alleged that the Nigerians were illegally acquiring houses. The Nigerians complained that the local residents accused them of acquiring houses illegally One of the estate agents however said the South Africans accusations were untrue as all business transactions done by the agents are legitimate and whatever benefits they received from their business were proceeds from their hard work. Another victim of the relaunched attack said:   "They say we are driving nice cars, wearing expensive clothes, getting mar...

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has said that he wants to stay at the club beyond the end of his current deal, which expires this summer. Toure spent the opening months of this season frozen out by manager Pep Guardiola, but he has since worked his way back into the club’s first-team plans and has made 16 Premier League appearances since November. The 33-year-old’s agent earlier revealed that he has opened discussions with other clubs over a possible move at the end of the season, even suggesting that Manchester United would be an option, but Toure insists that his preference is to remain at the Etihad Stadium. Asked if he wanted to stay, Toure told Sky Sports News: “Definitely. I love this football club. In my first press conference, I told the media I come to City to achieve, to make a story and to be a big part of this club. “When I look back it is something that is very important for me. The fans have been a big part of that because I have been at clubs around t...

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has urged Biafra agitators to be patient with government over their myriad of challenges. Ribadu described the travails of those clamoring for Biafra republic, as temporal. Biafra agitation: Ribadu tells IPOB, MASSOB, how to be patient with government He said their Biafra agitation though justifiable, cannot be achieved through violence but through the instrumentality of unity and togetherness. Speaking to newsmen in Awka on the sideline of the 11th Convocation ceremony of Nnamdi Azikiwe University where he delivered a lecture, Ribadu said the alleged injustices being meted on them are not peculiar to the Southeast, adding that no part of the country is immune from one challenge or another. "I believe this country has a future and if we stay together it will be better for all of us. All of us have our problems and challenges, including me. "There may be issues of in...

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video released on Friday, refuting recent attacks in Libya while threatening world leaders. According to the the 27-minute footage sent to PREMIUM TIMES by a journalist with known contact to Boko Haram, Mr. Shekau was seen thanking his followers. He also displayed identity cards, arms, ammunition and other equipment purportedly seized from the Cameroonian Army. Consequently, Shekau also ordered his fighters to remain steadfast, insisting that the sect will not back down until Sharia is established in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Mali. The video comes three days after the sect released a video claiming to have killed some three men allegedly working for government.

A report by Leadership indicates that gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen struck along the busy Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway on Thursday, March 17 in Edo state. Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki The herdsmen killed the immediate past chairman of Etsako-east local government area in the state, Mr Suleiman Afegbua. They also kidnapped 15 travelers along the busy Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway according to the report. File photo of Fulani herdsmen The armed men were said to have stopped many of the motorists at the popular Ogbemudia Farm at Iguevbihobo village where they searched all occupants of the vehicles after the victims laid face down on the road. It was gathered that the late Afegbua attempted to escape from the scene of the attack when the gunmen opened fire at him. He died at the spot while other occupants of the vehicles trapped were taken to an unknown location. It was gathered that the late Afegbua was on his way to Benin when he met his sudden death. The l...

The Federal Government says it has deployed epidemiologists and vaccines to arrest the outbreak of a new a strain of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in parts of the country. The presidency under Muhammadu Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo are poised to fight the new discovered meningitis The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said this on Thursday in Abuja that the new strain, which is not common in Nigeria, was imported from Niger Republic. Adewole said that the new strain requires a different type of vaccine and a team of epidemiologists have been deployed to address the challenge. He described the outbreak of meningitis in Sokoto and Zamfara states as an unfortunate incidence, stressing that the ministry is working hard to contain the situation. “It has become an annual ritual under this administration; we would want to put an end to annual outbreak of meningitis in some of the northern states. “I have just spoken with the commissioner for health in Zamfara who ...

A court has ordered the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to direct the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) Plc., who are the manufacturers of Fanta and Sprite to warn consumers of the danger of taking it with vitamin c. The Nation reports that Justice Adedayo Oyebanji, of the Lagos High Court gave this order following a suit brought by Justice Adedayo Oyebanji, of the Lagos High Court. Abiodun Onidare who is Fijabi’s lawyer narrated to the court that his client bought large quantities of different products from NBS for export to the UK but when they arrived at their destination, Fanta and Sprite failed UK Health Authorities’ sample test for human consumption, as they became poisonous when mixed with Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). He demanded for N15, 119,619.37 as special damages and a return of the N1, 622,000 he initially paid. Court orders NBC to warn against combining Fanta, Sprite with vitamin C The NBC argued that “the levels of...