Category: Foreign

A 49-year-old Austrian teacher has lost his job at a high school in Waidhofen an der Thaya in Lower Austria. The teacher was sacked after he let his 12-year-old students create an oversized model of an erect penis. The students drew penis during an art and crafts class; although the children reportedly found it funny, but their parents were not amused. He already had a reputation for making inappropriate sexual remarks in front of his students, and his teaching methods had been called into question. Parents of pupils complained to…

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In response to the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians living in South Africa, members of both chambers of the National Assembly have threatened reprisal if the attacks continues. Berating the Executive arm of government for not engaging the South African government seriously on the attacks, the Senate and House of Representatives resolved to send their members to engage their counterparts in South Africa. The lawmakers spoke as the Federal Government told the Senate that no Nigerian was killed in the latest xenophobic attacks in South Africa, just as protesters in Lagos,…

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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean President celebrated his 93rd birthday with a lavish party on Saturday, showing no signs of stepping down. Mugabe, who is increasingly frail, paused for lengthy periods and mumbled at times as he spoke for more than an hour. “It’s not always easy to predict that, although you are alive this year, you will be alive next year,” he said. “It does not matter how healthy you might feel. The decision that you continue to live and enjoy life is that of one personality we call the Almighty…

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Mohammad Ali Jr., son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica because of his Arabic-sounding name. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, who was born in Philadelphia and has a US passport, was traveling with his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the late sports icon’s second wife, friend and lawyer Chris Mancini disclosed. Mancini said that both were held for questioning on the Fort Lauderdale International Airport on February 7 because of their Arabic-sounding names. Camacho-Ali however was released after she…

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A couple serving jail term for killing their first spouses have married in a prison in western Nepal — but won’t be able to consummate the marriage until the groom is released in 14 years. The couple are both in Kalikot District Jail where Dilli Koirala, 33, is serving a 20-year sentence for murdering his wife, while Mimkosha Bista has another four years to serve for killing her husband. The match between the convicted murderers, who had never met prior to the marriage ceremony, was set up by Koirala’s mother…

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A Nigerian, Tony Okonkwo who had come to Delhi from Lome, Togo has been arrested by India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) with 1.3 kilograms of fine quality Colombian cocaine stashed in 90 capsules. According to The Times of India, the accused was taken to hospital where an X-ray confirmed the presence of foreign bodies in his stomach. He was kept in the hospital for two days during which he expelled 90 capsules containing 1.3kg cocaine. The Nigerian was identified as Monday Tony Okonkwo. He arrived IGI airport in an Ethiopian…

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Angry residents in Rosettenvile, south of Johannesburg have burnt at least 15 houses either belonging or rented by immigrants, especially Nigerians. The residents are reported to be angry that foreign nationals had turned the neighbourhood into a drug haven. Reports has it that some shops belonging to foreign nationals in the area were also looted. South African residents in the area claim Nigerians had illegally taken over most properties and turned them into drug and prostitution dens. The African Diaspora Forum (ADM) chairperson, Mr Marc Gbaffou, confirmed the attacks and blamed…

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