As anti-immigration protests erupt in South Africa, police have been deployed in key cities while Nigerian Consulate has released hotlines for emergency.

Some rural dwellers around Lagos/Ogun border communities on Friday, said they were naturally endowed to cope better under the economic recession in the country.

Twenty shops and goods worth N10 million were destroyed by fire on Friday morning at the Kuje Market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that if something is not urgently done to halt and turn the tide of plastic usage, it could have unimaginable catastrophic effects on the planet.

Embattled Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh on Friday said her marriage to Olakunle Churchill was a sham.

Northern youths yesterday raised the alarm that some unnamed governors from the region were working hard to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari instead of praying for him to recover from his illness.

Humbled by the uncommon kindness of the Almighty God and an unequivocal expression of preference by the good people of Ondo State, exemplified by the victory of our great party at the last gubernatorial election, I am extremely delighted to share with you all the joy of this day of glory.We are grateful to Almighty God for granting this state such a beautiful day and a beautiful moment like this.

South African police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up violent clashes between local protesters and migrants in Pretoria on Friday at an anti-immigration march.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half brother was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent manufactured for chemical warfare and listed by the UN as a weapon of mass destruction, Malaysian police said Friday.

Brand new Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has taken his oath of office as the fourth civilian governor since Ekiti was carved out of Ondo state in 1996 as well as the sixth democratically-elected governor of the state. He takes over from Ex-Governor, Olusegun Mimiko.

IRKED by the killings of Nigerians and destruction of their businesses in South Africa, aggrieved Nigerian youths, yesterday, moved to take on entities owned by South Africa in Nigeria but were blocked by armed security men.

General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has called for the establishment of a Police Trust Fund.

Days after it took delivery of its twelfth aircraft, a 114-capacity Boeing 737-500, Air Peace has announced its intention to commence flight operations from Lagos and Abuja into Sokoto on March 1.

South Africa is irked over Nigeria’s call on the Africa Union (AU) to intervene in the renewed xenophobia attacks in the southern African country.

Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is the bookmakers’ favourite to replace compatriot Claudio Ranieri as Leicester City manager after the Italian was sacked by the Premier League champions on Thursday.