With
the call by the Hierarchy of the National Working Committee of the All
Progressive Congress Party (APC) on Thursday in Abuja, the stage is set for a
full blown diplomatic crisis. Arising from the brief meeting, the Committee
called on the Federal Government to nationalise all known South African assets
in Nigeria including Shoprite, MTN, and Multi-Choice amongst others. The party also urged the government to revoke
the licence of both Stanbic-IBTC and Standard Chartered. Across Nigeria, the
Police are keeping vigil to ensure that irate youths do not cause havoc while
other countries have already boycotted a world summit currently holding in
Johannesburg. The anger sweeping through the land has been sparked off by the
violent killings of innocent Nigerians in the former apartheid country with the
Cyril Ramaphosa led government keeping mum. A video showing the burning of an
alleged Nigerian that went viral was enough to ignite the simultaneous reprisals
yet to abate. “We are ready for South Africans”, yelled an angry youth
brandishing match stick and fire wood, along the airport road obviously angling
towards the Shoprite premises. The street urchin who could not be consoled
called the South Africans “barbarians”, “monsters”, for the satanic treatment
meted out to Nigerians. But the South Africans, not showing remorse fired back
calling Nigerians drug dealers!
A recent court order widely regarded as an assault on customs and decency, seeking the exhumation of the corpse of a prominent Igbo chief, is largely seen as a misuse of judicial authority, and fear the backlash may lead to disruption of communal peace. By Clement Ebaku and Lucy Okulougbo reporting from Owerri. Tension has escalated surrounding the Amuchienwa family following a contentious order issued on 5 December 2025 by Justice I.O. Agugua, directing the exhumation of the remains of the late Chief Ifeanyichukwu Dona Amuchienwa, who was laid to rest on 17 October 2025. The directive, made nearly two months after the burial, has sparked widespread outrage, with many describing it as a shocking affront to the dignity of the deceased. Imolites are questioning the circumstances under which the ruling emerged, with reactions trailing a media release by Ms. Chinyere Igwegbe (formerly Amuchienwa), the late Chief’s former wife, whose marriage ended more than 32 years ago. Public...

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