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Buhari in South Africa for state visit after xenophobic violence

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has started a three day state visit in South Africa after arriving on Wednesday night. He is visiting the country weeks after tensions escalated between Nigeria and South Africa over xenophobic violence targeted at Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa. At the peak of the violence where Nigerians and their businesses were being attacked, the… Read More
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Nigeria @59: Buhari vows to fight cybercrime

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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to fight cybercrime as he addresses his citizens on Tuesday. The West African giant is celebrating it’s 59th independence anniversary on October 1. But Nigeria has made the headlines in recent months for some bad reasons including cybercrimes. Hundreds of it’s citizens have been arrest locally and abroad for engaging in cyber fraud. President… Read More
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Nigeria: Tribunal affirms Buhari’s presidential poll victory

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The presidential election victory of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been affirmed by the presidential election tribunal. The Tribunal sitting in Abuja affirmed President Buhari’s victory in the February 23 presidential election. The five-man tribunal headed by Justice Garba Mohammed delivered the judgement on Wednesday after months of hearings. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party rejected the outcome of… Read More
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Nigeria recalls it’s ambassador to South Africa over attacks

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Nigeria has recalled its High Commissioner to South Africa as it reacts diplomatically to the attacks on its nationals. Ambassador Kabiru Bala, according to local media reporting was recalled, forcing him to also pull out of the World Economic Summit taking place in Cape Town this week. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Nigeria has demanded for “full compensation… Read More
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Why Nigeria’s Buhari is restricting food imports

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There have been several interpretations to the order from Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari to the country’s central bank to halt the funding of food imports. Some analysts have said the order has implications for the independence of the central bank of Nigeria. But the Nigerian government said the move it meant to boost consumption of locally produced food. Nigeria is… Read More
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Nigerians speak out on Twitter via #ThisIsNotMyNigeria

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Nigerians have been speaking out about their country and what they consider inappropriate happenings as they demand reforms. On Twitter, many of them have been using the hashtag #ThisIsNotMyNigeria to express their views. Concerns have been raised on a wide range of issues including governance and national cohesion. Nigerians using the hashtag are demanding for a change to how issues… Read More
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Liberia: Weah honors Buhari with national award

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Liberia’s President George Weah has conferred the country’s highest national honors on Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari was in Liberia as Special Guest of Honor at the country’s 172nd Independence Anniversary on Friday. Buhari’s media aide Garba Shehu said in a statement that his boss received “The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood of Venerable Order of the Pioneers.” “The… Read More
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U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Nigerian officials

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The United States government on Tuesday announced that it has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerian officials. The U.S. Department of state said the visa restrictions affect Nigerians officials alleged to have been involved in attempts to rig the 2019 presidential and local elections. These individuals whose names were not mentioned were deemed according to the US to have undermined… Read More
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Nigeria: Too close to call, though turnout may tip the election towards Buhari

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The Nigerian presidential elections pitting incumbent Muhammadu Buhari against former vice-president Atiku Abubakar remains close. What we know so far: Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken 3 states (Ekiti, Osun and Kwara) Atiku’s People Democratic Party (PDP) has taken the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Read the original article on Theafricareport.com : Nigeria – Too close to call, though turnout… Read More