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African leaders led by President of Niger and Chairman of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Mahamadou Issoufou and former Liberian President, Amos Sawyer on Wednesday paid tribute to Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan for leaving office voluntarily and masterminding peaceful...

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged African leaders to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness, justice and fair play which the late South African former President, Nelson Mandela was known for. … Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2Odovfk Get More Nigeria Political News

South Africa’s rugby sevens team will wear a special jersey at this weekend’s tournament in Cape Town to pay tribute to former President Nelson Mandela, who would have turned 100 this year. Captains from each country visited Robben Island ahead of the Sevens World Series tournament, the site...

The 2018 Global Citizen Festival which is taking place in South Africa, is celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday anniversary and calling for an end to extreme poverty across the world.... Read more via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2SoTQZN Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

US television celebrity Oprah Winfrey on Thursday paid emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela as she prepared to host a star-studded concert in Johannesburg to cap celebrations marking.... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2E3jLDj Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Beyonce has taken to her website to pen a heartfelt letter to the late Nelson Mandela, and ... Read more via Olisa.tv – https://ift.tt/2DSxP1J Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

South African anti-apartheid activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has been discharged from hospital after spending about two weeks there, his office said on Friday..... Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2A8hvrn Get More Nigeria Metro News

The United Nations has unveiled the statue of Nelson Mandela, a former South African President, who died in 2013. Unveiling the statue on Monday at its headquarters in New York, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, described Mandela as a man....… Read more via Sahara Reporters –...

As part of activities to mark the country’s National Women’s Day cerebration, which is celebrated every September 6, the South African Consulate in Nigeria and South African Tourism staged a special evening in Lagos.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2OqtBk3...

Theresa May looked uncomfortable as she was asked what she did to help secure Nelson Mandela’s release under apartheid. The Prime Minister visited the cell... Read more via Mirror – https://ift.tt/2oqt32B Get more World News

Female Nigerian Pop Singer, Tiwa Savage who just headlined her first sold-out UK concert has revealed she might drop another album this year 2018. Tiwa revealed this during an interview session with... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2wmdP2M Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Aung San Suu Kyi is set to be stripped of her Freedom of Edinburgh award for her refusal to condemn the violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar. This will be the seventh honour that... Read more via The Guardian – https://ift.tt/2nZXrAA Get more World News

Fact: Did you know that by 2020, 80 percent of all jobs will be related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? By then, Africa would also... Read more via IT News Africa – https://ift.tt/2KV5s2x Get More Nigeria Metro News

Mandela Day is usually celebrated on July 18 every year in commemoration Nelson Mandela’s exemplary life. Due to the iconic status of the first democratically-elected President of.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2nbctD1 Get More Nigeria Metro News

In his highest profile speech since leaving office, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday denounced the policies of President Donald Trump without mentioning his name, taking aim... Read more via AP News – https://ift.tt/2ursgSq Get more World News

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are continuing their tour of royal duties this week, stopping by a new exhibit in London celebrating the 100th birthday of former South African leader and international icon Nelson Mandela. At the Southbank Centre’s Nelson Mandela Centenary Exhibition, the Duke...

Not since South Africa voted for Nelson Mandela in 1994 has an African election been so closely monitored. Nor has an outcome been so eagerly and anxiously awaited. And seldom, if ever, can a ruling party have been so … Read more via Daily Nation | Home – https://ift.tt/2zkhUZf Get more...