•Frank Onyewekelu President of the Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa, Frank Onyewekelu, speaks with our correspondent on the recent killing of his compatriot among other issues facing Nigerian nationals in the country, reports Saturday PUNCH. A Nigerian, Mr Julius Chukwunta, was recently killed in South Africa. Can you explain the ...
•Late Julius Chukwunta The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the alleged murder of 37-year-old Nigerian, Mr Julius Chukwunta, by four South Africans. Chukwunta, a native of Aninri Local Government Area in Enugu State, was reportedly attacked on December 7, 2024, while driving to his residence in Midrand Prote...
•Tinubu There are indications that President Bola Tinubu is set to transmit names of ambassadors-designate to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The list comprises nominees who will serve as Nigeria’s ambassadors and high commissioners to various countries and multilateral organisations, reports The PUNCH. Government officials with kno...
•Nigeria’s Super Falcons The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn against Tunisia, Algeria, and Botswana in Group B of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Nigeria, record holders of the competition, will be aiming to extend their impeccable form in the tournament. The draws for the 2025 edition of the women’s tournament were ...
•President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa South Africa has assumed the presidency of the G20, becoming the first African nation to lead the influential bloc of the world’s largest economies. The handover ceremony took place yesterday during the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reports AFP. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of...
•Danny Jordaan South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan was arrested and charged today with using the group’s resources for his own purposes in a fraud and theft case amounting to 1.3 million rand ($72,000), police said. Jordaan, who led South Africa’s successful bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, denied the charges ...
•Winner Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, Chidimma Adetshina South Africa is stripping a would-be Miss South Africa contestant, who was at the centre of a row over her nationality, of her national identity papers, the government said. Chidimma Adetshina, 23, withdrew from the Miss South Africa pageant in August amid a torrent of abuse over allegatio...
•South African President Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa’s prosecuting authority said yesterday it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US dollars from his farmhouse. A former spy boss had laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa following the break-in at ...
•PHOTO (From left): Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China’s President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov raise their arms as they pose for a group photograph, at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg. Foremost Professor of Political Scien...
•The new Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina Chidimma Adetshina, who represented Taraba State, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2024. Her journey to the title has been nothing short of remarkable, reflecting the resilience and grace reminiscent of the Miss Universe South Africa incident, where she was disqualified. Africa Fact Zone...

