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SAN FRANCISCO, September 05, (THEWILL) - South Africa has temporarily closed its embassy in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic crisis, Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor told Reuters. She said South Africa was in constant contact with Nigerian authorities to try to...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 05, (THEWILL) - In what appears to be a fresh twist to the ongoing drama surrounding the $9.6bn judgement against Nigeria in a lawsuit by Process and Industrial Development, Nigerian billionaire businessman, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 05, (THEWILL) - The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered that there should be water-tight security around embassies, foreign missions, foreigners and their businesses within Nigeria. According to a statement by the Force Public...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 04, (THEWILL) - In its strongest reaction in protest of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa, Nigeria has confirmed that it has recalled its ambassador to that country, Kabiru Bala and also recalled...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 04, (THEWILL) - Engr. Musa Wada, the younger sibling of former Kogi governor, Captain Idris Wada has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary in Kogi State with 748 votes. The governorship election holds on November 16,...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 04, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Jeoffrey Onyeama at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media,...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 04, (THEWILL) - South Africa owned telecommunications giant, MTN has announced the closure of all its shops in Nigeria. This may not be unconnected with the threat by some Nigerians to reciprocate the Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 04, (THEWILL) - Zambia’s football association has called off its friendly match against South Africa due to xenophobic attacks. Chipolopolo and Bafana Bafana were scheduled to square off on Saturday in Zambia. In a statement released on Tuesday evening,...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 04, (THEWILL) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has in a series of tweets condemned the xenophobic attacks and the violence in his country after days of silence. The president said in order to put an end to...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 03, (THEWILL) - At least one protester has been shot by the police in Lagos when an angry mob invaded the Circle Mall, Jakande, Lekki, where a South African department store, Shoprite is located, to protest the...