Robert Mugabe, former Zimbabwe president, dead at 95 He was in power since the end of white-minority rule in 1980 and resigned in 2017 following a military coup. In this file photo, former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gives a surprise press conference at his home in Harare, on the eve of the country’s first election since he was ousted from …

‘Professor’, 12 Others Arraigned For Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned Charles Jide-Oni, who claims to be a “professor” at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, for allegedly obtaining money under false pretence and engaging in advanced fee fraud. Mr Jide-Oni, 60, was arraigned alongside 12 internet fraud suspects before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of …

Media Statement 05 September 2019 *Closure of South African Missions in Nigeria* The Minister of International Relation and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, has expressed her disappointment at having to take the decision to support the closure of the South African High Commission in Abuja and the Consulate in Lagos. Both offices were closed on Tuesday, following concerns reported to the …