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Entertainment Roundup: How Zuma’s visit earned Alibaba N2m | 50 Cents insists he’s broke | Kim Kardashian slams haters | More stories
Here is the Entertainment Roundup for today. How Zuma's visit made N2m for Ali Baba No! He didn't exactly perform at the banquet held in honour of the South African…
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Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, Atiku, Tinubu, attend banquet in honour of Jacob Zuma (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, hosted South African President Jacob Zuma, to a banquet at the State House, Abuja. In attendance at the banquet were Vice president; Prof Yemi Osinbajo,…
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“Why are the immigrants not in their countries? ” – What South African President said about xenophobic attacks
by Kolapo Olapoju With the highest degree of insensitivity, South African President, Jacob Zuma has blamed the victims of his country's xenophobic attacks... for making themselves victims. After being at…
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South Africa cannot guarantee that xenophobic attacks “will not happen again”
by Kolapo Olapoju South African cannot outrightly guarantee that there won't be a recurrence of xenophobic attacks against foreigners in the country. This was disclosed on Wednesday, April 22, during…
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”We’ll arrest, charge and proscute them” – South Africa vows to stop xenophobic attacks
by Ranti Joseph South Africa on Sunday has vowed to hunt down those behind a wave of Xenophobic attacks, saying 307 people had been arrested over violence that has left…
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10 disturbing scenes from xenophobic attacks in South Africa (PHOTOS)
by Kolapo Olapoju We bring to you 10 shocking pictures from the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, where Friday, April 17, was yet another day of widespread looting and anti-immigrant attacks.…
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APC in league with South Africa and US to embarrass Nigeria – @realFFK
by Kolapo Olapoju Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused the major opposition party, All Progressives Congress, of being in partnership with the South African and Unites States' governments to…
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Finally! T.B. Joshua apologises to South African government……or something like that
by Kolapo Olapoju Almost two weeks after a hotel building collapsed in the premises of the Synagogue Church of all nations, and claimed the lives of several people, 84 of…
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South Africa’s Zuma promises to ‘do everything in his power’ following Synagogue building collapse
by Kolapo Olapoju South African President, Jacob Zuma has stated his government's determination to do everything within its power to assist the families of 67 South Africans, who were killed…
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Tragic! 67 South Africans also buried in the rubble of SCOAN building
by Jewel Stephen The South African government has said that 67 of its citizens were killed in the building collapse which occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN)…
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Garba Shehu: How the PDP can reinvent itself
by Garba Shehu To retain its position as the country’s bedrock of democratic governance, the PDP needs to reboot so as to realign itself with the people of this country.…
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Nowhere to hide: South Africans tell Pres. Jonathan to #BringBackOurGirls at Zuma’s inauguration
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan is getting no respite home and abroad as South African greeted him with shouts of "bring back our girls" as he arrived the Union…
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Opinion: On the battle for supremacy between Nigeria and South Africa
by Hannatu Musawa With such foreign policy stance, a viable economic base, an adept purposeful political leadership and viable governance structure, Nigeria would indeed be able to assert her indelible…
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Mandelas at war: Winnie fires first salvo, saying leader’s daughter from his first marriage should be head of the family and not rival grandson Mandla
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The widow of the Legend has fired a bombshell just days after the deceased South African president, Nelson Mandela, was laid to rest in Qunu. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela…
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Pres. Zuma unveils Nelson Mandela’s 30ft bronze statue in Pretoria (PHOTO)
by Oke Efagene A nine metre (30ft) bronze statue of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, was unveiled today in the nation's capital, Pretoria by the current president, Jacob…
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#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: “It felt wonderful to shake Mandela’s hand” – 9 questions for 9ice on his 2008 performance
by Seun Oluyemi In 2008, musician 9ice was one of the performers from across the world who performed at the 90th birthday anniversary of Nelson Mandela – representing Nigeria. He…
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#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: How to honour Nelson Mandela, by Joachim Mac-Ebong
by Joachim Mac-Ebong Part of the sorrow of Mandela's death is that there appears to be no current African leader fit to tie his shoelaces. Even those mentored by him directly…
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Editors’ pick: Our best 20 tributes to Nelson Mandela
by Emmanuel Osanedum and Mark Amaza From those who would preserve the myth because it comforts the world to those who insist he was all too human, these 20 assessments of…
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#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: We are now on our own, by Wilfred Okiche
by Wilfred Okiche A young African, Wilfred Okiche captures the sense that the ground has finally shifted under Africa with Mandela’s death and he wonders how we will go from…
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#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: “What have you wrought, Nelson Mandela?”, by Dele Olojede
by Dele Olojede How come we went from Nelson Mandela to Jacob Zuma in 10 years flat, like a racing car in reverse, asks Dele Olojede Why is it that…
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Josef Omorotionmwan: Obasanjo and Jonathan present the worst specimen of Mandela
by Josef Omorotionmwan Yet, when Mandela passed on, Obasanjo presented the most beautiful rhyme on the type of loss Mandela’s death presented to his family, his state, his country and…
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Soyombo Ayomikun: Gold On Mortal’s Feet-Madiba
by Soyombo Ayomikun Gold On Mortal's Feet:Madiba 1. We once heard about the warrior Achilles Who in a gruesome battle screamed 'is there no one else?' Who chose to go…
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Why Pres. Jacob Zuma was booed at Mandela’s memorial service
by Oke Efagene South African President, Jacob Zuma faced a major public humiliation earlier today, during the memorial service of the late anti-apartheid legend, Nelson Mandela, as the crowd booed…
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We will never forget: One of the final photos of Nelson Mandela before his death (LOOK)
by Adeola Balogun Mandela pictured with South African President, Jacob Zuma and fellow anti-apartheid hero Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife on April 29 2013 The most important times in a…
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He wasn’t perfect, but he was Mandela: An obituary
"Black man, you are on your own." - Steve Biko "In the fell clutch of circumstance/I have not winced nor cried aloud Under the bludgeonings of chance/My head is bloody,…
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“Nelson Mandela now belongs to the ages”: Pres. Obama, others pay tribute to Madiba
Nelson Mandela revisits his prison cell on Robben Island in 1994, where he spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. (Getty Images) President Obama praised Nelson Mandela on Thursday,…
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“He is now rested, he is now at peace”: This was how President Jacob Zuma announced Nelson Mandela’s death (WATCH)
by Isi Esene South Africa's first democratically elected President and Apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela died today at the age of 95. Current President Jacob Zuma announced his death in a…
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Breaking: Nelson Mandela now in ‘critical’ condition
Nelson Mandela's health has deteriorated and he is in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday. The office of President Jacob Zuma said that the president had visited the…
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Goodluck Jonathan, Jacob Zuma, Aliko Dangote in Cape Town yesterday (PHOTOS)
President Goodluck Jonathan presenting a speech at the South Africa/Nigeria Business Forum in Cape Town What: South Africa/Nigeria Business Forum. Where: Cape Town, South Africa. When: May 7, 2013. State House Photos. Jonathan…
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SNAPSHOT: President Zuma is that you or Michael Jackson?
by Akan Ido South African President Jacob Zuma is definitely not taking this dance lightly, we wonder what the prize for the best dancer on the dance-floor might be. It…
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