Richard Mofe-Damijo, Desmond Dube and Connie Chiume Star in the South African Netflix drama series ‘Magenta Coal’

Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) spreads his acting skills across the Nigerian border as he takes on the role of a family drama South African series titled ‘Magenta Coal’, which debuts on Netflix on October 27. The series features multiple A-list celebrities, including Busi Lurayi, Cedric Fourie, Celeste Khumalo, Cici Hambanaye, Connie Chiume, Desmond Dube, Hamilton Dlamini,... Read More

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September 4, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Chigozie Obioma’s ”An Orchestra of Minorities” has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019

The Booker Prize 2019 shortlist was announced yesterday on the Booker website, and author Chigozie Obioma made the final cut for his sophomore novel An Orchestra of Minorities, so congratulations are in order. He isn’t the only Nigerian on the shortlist, though. Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Women, Other, and also heavyweight authors like Margaret Atwood (The... Read More

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August 12, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Nothing says misplaced priorities than the government saying it’s going to make Tekno a scapegoat

Deliberate or not, Tekno has been piggybacking off the viral moment created two weeks ago, when he was found at the Lekki toll gate shooting a music video in a see-through van with semi-nude women. Swiftly, the display was condemned by the Lagos state government for ”indecent public exposure” for which Tekno apologised on his... Read More

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July 6, 2016

BREAKING: Oscar Pistorious sentenced to 6 years imprisonment

South African Paralympic athlete, Oscar Pistorious has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Although he was immediately taken to jail, the prosecution and defence can appeal. The verdict issued by Judge Thokozile Masipa comes after his initial five-year conviction for manslaughter which was changed to murder... Read More

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October 8, 2015

South African calls out Nigerian pastors over Chibok girls

A South African man has said that Nigerian pastors, are in a way, hypocrites. The lad took to his Facebook page to call out Nigerian pastors on the fact that the Chibok girls are still missing. According to Maile Matsimela, Nigerian pastors should be able to use their miracles to bring back the abducted girls.

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August 9, 2015

South African pastor who made church members eat snakes, grass and hair, gets married (PHOTOS)

Controversial Prophet, Penuel Tshepo, of the End Time Disciples Ministries in Soshanguv, South Africa, had his name permanently etched in the minds of many as a result of his gruesome methodology to his practice of Christianity. Pastor Tshepo has asked members of his church to eat snakes and underwear, eat grass, eat fellow members’ hair, clothes and drink petrol. He... Read More

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July 30, 2015

Controversial South African pastor ‘makes straight man gay’

The same pastor who reportedly asked his members to eat live snakes and their underwear is making the news again for something, well, controversial. The self-acclaimed prophet was arrested for animal cruelty [the snake incident] not for the cruel inflictions on his congregation and released on bail. Now they say he has made a straight... Read More

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June 19, 2015

South African stowaway falls to his death from British Airways flight

One of two men believed to be South African fell to his death from a British Airways passenger jet as the plane approached Heathrow airport. According to a report by The Sun, the stowaway’s body was found on an office block roof of a retail company along a busy road in Richmond, South West London. The... Read More

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April 28, 2015

Bola Tinubu gives another approach to tackle South Africa’s xenophobic attacks

by Bola Tinubu The destructive attacks in South Africa on Nigerians and other sub-Saharan Africans are tragic and mindlessly wrong. The assaults sorely bruise the objective of inter-African harmony. They also put an eraser to the idyll of progress and domestic tranquility many people saw when gazing at South Africa. The xenophobia is actually a... Read More

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April 19, 2015

Remember the guys that robbed a reporter and his crew on live TV? They have been arrested

by Chinwe Okafor It all seemed staged when in early March, SABC TV crew were mugged live on TV in Johannesburg while covering the arrival of Zambian president to South Africa. The reporter kept mumbling that he is being mugged but instead of getting helped, instead got cut off and news from the main station... Read More

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April 17, 2015

This is what happens after South Africans carry out xenophobic attacks (PHOTOS)

by Temitope Jagun After attacking other African nationals and foreign immigrants, some South Africans tend to loot their stores and shops. Basically, it is said that when the men chase away the store owners, the women cart away with things from the stores. See photos below:

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April 10, 2015

How South African woman was caught smuggling hard currencies into Nigeria

by Chinwe Okafor 39-year-old South African, Nosisi Nqgula, was arrested on Thursday evening by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for allegedly smuggling foreign currencies worth about N710.7m to Nigeria. According to reports by Punch, the suspect was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with $373,725 and €2,120 concealed inside packs of oats. The... Read More

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February 1, 2015

South African rapper, AKA arrives Lagos to perform at the Industry Nite concert (PHOTOS)

by Damilola Jagun South African rapper, AKA, has arrived Nigeria for a first-time performance. The rapper was spotted at the Murtala Muhammed international airport, Lagos on the afternoon of Sunday, February 1. AKA is in Nigeria for the Industry Nite concert, which holds on Wednesday February 4, at the Spice Route, Victoria Island. See photos;

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November 6, 2014

Man gets 315-year jail sentence for raping 18 women (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido A South African man has been convicted by the Scottburgh Regional Court for raping 18 women between the ages of 14 and 40. Mhlonishwa Mathebula, 33, who was said to be on rampage raping several women, got a 315 year jail term for his atrocities. He received nine life sentences and 90... Read More

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September 23, 2014

“Forget T.B. Joshua, I perform miracles too” – South African prophet says his church is the place to be

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the hotel building collapse in the Synagogue church of all nations, which resulted in the death of 84 South Africans, a prophet from the country has admonished his people to stop visiting T.B Joshua’s church for miracles they could easily get from him. In a recent interview, Paseka Motsoeneng, popularly known... Read More

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September 18, 2014

This South African football coach was nabbed in MMIA for drug trafficking

by Azubuike Azikiwe A South African football coach, Steven Darlugar, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for drug trafficking. 38-year-old Darlugar was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, during the screening of Arik Air passengers on board to South Africa. Darlugar, who coaches a football team... Read More

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December 6, 2013

Nelson Mandela’s funeral plans: Daily breakdown of Madiba’s final farewell

For the Xhosa people of South Africa, death is traditionally not something to be talked about or to be planned for, no matter how inevitable or close it may seem. In the final years of his life, secret plans were hammered out between the government, the military and his family as they prepared for a... Read More

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Richard Mofe-Damijo, Desmond Dube and Connie Chiume Star in the South African Netflix drama series ‘Magenta Coal’

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Chigozie Obioma’s ”An Orchestra of Minorities” has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Nothing says misplaced priorities than the government saying it’s going to make Tekno a scapegoat

BREAKING: Oscar Pistorious sentenced to 6 years imprisonment

South African calls out Nigerian pastors over Chibok girls

South African pastor who made church members eat snakes, grass and hair, gets married (PHOTOS)

Controversial South African pastor ‘makes straight man gay’

South African stowaway falls to his death from British Airways flight

Bola Tinubu gives another approach to tackle South Africa’s xenophobic attacks

Remember the guys that robbed a reporter and his crew on live TV? They have been arrested

This is what happens after South Africans carry out xenophobic attacks (PHOTOS)

How South African woman was caught smuggling hard currencies into Nigeria

South African rapper, AKA arrives Lagos to perform at the Industry Nite concert (PHOTOS)

Man gets 315-year jail sentence for raping 18 women (PICTURED)

“Forget T.B. Joshua, I perform miracles too” – South African prophet says his church is the place to be

This South African football coach was nabbed in MMIA for drug trafficking

Nelson Mandela’s funeral plans: Daily breakdown of Madiba’s final farewell

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