#Xenophobia: MTN threatens to ground Nigeria operations should it become a victim of reprisal attacks

April 23, 2015 | konknaijaboy

VENTURES AFRICA – Africa’s largest telecoms provider, MTN Group, has threatened to shut down its facilities in Nigeria should it become subject to any attacks from locals. The mobile operator fears that it could become a victim of retaliation following xenophobic violence … Read More

Nigeria president sacks police chief ahead of handover

April 21, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Source: Yahoo News

Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday fired the country’s police chief, a surprise move less than six weeks before leaving office that raised questions of a political motive.

A State House … Read More

Nigeria Elections 2015: Goodluck Jonathan Denies Spending Over $10 Billion To Win Votes

April 21, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has denied spending two trillion Nigerian naira (more than $10 billion) to win votes for his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the recent general elections after a Nigerian newspaper accused the outgoing president of doling … Read More

#Videos: Africa 360 – Xenophobia in South Africa: myth or reality? | Julius Malema Blames Zuma And His Son

April 18, 2015 | konknaijaboy

According to Wikipedia:

Xenophobia is the unreasoned fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange. Xenophobia can manifest itself in many ways involving the relations and perceptions of an ingroup towards an outgroup, including a fear of … Read More

Exclusive: How Nigeria’s ‘smooth’ election nearly went wrong

April 17, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Source: REUTERS

(Reuters) – As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message to an independent voting monitor, warning of an imminent threat to the electoral process.

The aide … Read More

#Video: Alarming Confession of Nanny Who Kidnapped Orekoya Children

April 16, 2015 | konknaijaboy

The Nanny, known as Mary Akinloye but whose real name is Funmilayo Adeyemi, narrates how she executed the kidnap of the Orekoya children which was planned by her husband and four kids, her brother-in-law and wife as well as her … Read More