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A diplomatic row has broken out between Nigeria and South Africa ahead of the two sides' semi-final match at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.

The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa warned Nigerian football fans to refrain from boisterous celebrations if their team wins.

That warning was intended to prevent the provocation of xenophobic attacks by frustrated South African supporters.

But South Africa says that this has only created "false alarm".

There has been a long-standing rivalry between the two footballing giants - the Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana.
But in its statement on Tuesday, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said there was "no history of soccer hooliganism among South Africans" at matches against Nigeria.

"We are confident that the sports-loving nation of South Africa poses no threat to Nigerian citizens, and we do not agree with the apprehension expressed by the High Commission," Dirco added.

"The advisory is regrettable because it seems to create alarm and unnecessary tension between the citizens of South Africa and Nigerians living in or visiting South Africa."
Nigeria has yet to respond to the statement from South African officials.

In recent years, South Africa has seen a wave of xenophobic attacks against Africans who have moved there from elsewhere in the continent, often for better economic opportunities.

In its statement earlier on Tuesday, Nigeria's diplomatic service said it was issuing the warning because it had seen evidence of "veiled threats" by South Africans online.
It advised Nigerians living in South Africa to "be watchful of their utterances, be mindful of where they choose to watch the match especially in public places, and refrain from engaging in loud, riotous or provocative celebrations should the Super Eagles win".

Kick-off is at 17:00 GMT on Wednesday in the Ivorian city of Bouaké.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68210687

leathalbeast:
SA to still win

make thunder fire you and that your xenophobic country there!

Curious345:
Good .

Please what is Tinubu doing in France and when is he returning ? Did he go there to watch the nation's cup?

as if anything will get better if he comes back.

Is it not better he doesn't come back? Let him remain there jor

anonymous1759:
You’re right all the PDP , LP governors , senators, house representatives don’t collect FAAC. As long as you’re not being objective with your criticism it’ll go no where .

Which military will save Nigeria? The same corrupt military that squandered $2b dollars under GEJ or the ones who couldn’t tackle insecurity because it’s a conduit pipe up till now?


Nigeria can only be good when we tell ourselves the truth , be objective with criticism, accept our flaws as a people , love one another , we shouldn’t see ourselves as opponents but rather as a team . And believe individual negative actions Hurts Nigeria.

As long as religious leaders, accept cash and gifts from government officials and call it Grace , people cheat each other and call it smartness forget it.
If you pick an angel in the midst of Nigeria the Angel will fail because he has mixed up with Nigerians and got his mind corrupted .
Until we’ve more of good people that’s when we can produce good politicians, religious leaders, military, police and good leaders in all spheres aside that forget it.

go to the church and preach. All this things you are saying here are irrelevant

maasoap:
Percentage of votes that your Obi got from south east was far higher than the percentage of votes that Tinubu got from south west. More Ibos voted for Obi than the Yorubas who voted for Tinubu. Tell us another propaganda because south West votes alone didn't make Tinubu our president.

you can be as tribalistic as you can, but you can't deny the fact that the economy is also affecting you irrespective of the fact that you voted Tinubu.

If it's not affecting you, then it's affecting a family member or a friend, Either way it's affecting you too.

I from South West won't save you from the realities of the harsh economy an arrogant and docile Tinubu is making Nigerians go through.

Only the military and citizens of this country can save Nigeria.

These corrupt politicians don't give a fvck about you.
Fools Keep supporting them, while they loot away the collective destiny of this nation.

After all his a Gov. Living large on taxpayers money. What do you expect from a lazy and heartless gov.

Nigerians wake up and reclaim your country.
Wake up Nigeria! Enough is enough!

Where is the subsidy money?
Where is the VAT money?
Where is the custom duty money?
Where is our oil revenue money?

Guess where they are? They are comfortably cooling and chilling in the pocket of APC criminals.

Tinubu till 2030!
It is our turn.....
He is is from region
He is a Muslim
I don't care whether he can perform or not as long as he is from South West let him be there.

All of una never see anything.

blacknp:
That is the job of the individual schools.

Please don’t confuse your hungry school principal with the registrar of JAMB.

The Joint Admission & Matriculation Board is a revenue making entity of the Federal government, whether you pass or fail is not their concern.

ooh.... Just shut empty head.

Papadok1:
Seun keeps allowing this sort of post that insults the sensibility of over 2 billion Muslims around the world yet I haven't seen one post insulting Christians and Christianity ever approved.

shut up there idiot.... Sensibility kill you there, your religion is a menace to the world. Your religion has brought untold evil to the world.

You can not be sponsoring and funding terrorism, threatening world peace, shedding innocent blood, killing people in the name religion called jihad, bringing pains and tears to people.

You shout "Allah maakubar" before beheading innocent people, you go into gathering of churches and people and detonate bombs in the name of Allah... You didn't see all that, you didn't complain or speak up against all these atrocities.

But you are coming against me for speaking the truth against the evil your religion is unleashing on the world everyday..

Let thunder blast you and your prophet their idiot.

That's Islam for everybody. A religion that brings nothing but pain, blood letting and terror as instructed by their prophet Mohammed Spits....... Which kind of religion be this? God forbid.


The religion is known as a terrorist organization all around the world. They can't live in peace with themselves and others. All their oil money is channelled into terrorism.

This is the only thing Islam is good for, global terrorism. Cutting a cable that would affect you and your people.

Imagine Houthi they flex muscle with America.

America under Biden the sleepy Joe is very weak. What will happen if they bomb their homes in Lebanon? So they can feel the heat too?
What stops America from lighting up the skies of tehran so the Iranians can feel the taste of the evil, death, pain and terror they bring to others across the world?

That's what you get when a Governor is clueless. Misplaced priority.

Nigerians deserve what they get.

Northern Nigeria refused to imbibe every aspect of western technology, science, educational advancement and globalization.

They decided to stick to a 1100BC Koran
That is designed to keep people backward, tribalistic, make them religious bigots, terrorists and parasites.

The world left northern Nigeria behind. It will take over 100 years for northern Nigeria to be anywhere close to her southern neighbors in all aspects of societal development

They decided to be terrorists, they decided to support terrorism, they should also be ready to receive the punishment and pains that comes with it.

What a religion? God forbid, I will rather go to hell and join Satan than be a Moslem.

God1000:
haven't they killed enough people already, or the death of over 25,000 people mean nothing to you

This is beyond retaliation now, it is ethnic cleansing

the people kill in Gaza are terrorists.

We want more of these terrorists in Gaza to be killed. Israel wants the unborn generations of Gaza to be told about this war and learn never to make the mistake of attacking Israel again.

Jestin:
This Philip is still sleeping on a bicycle

"and whoever that will win is nobody but Philip Shaibu.”

Understand the meaning of Philip's words. What it means is that there will be trouble if he Philip doesn't win.

T

jeff1993:
What is Nigeria business when a m.ad Xenophobic individual decide to cause a fire and kill more of his Xenophobic country men??

I hate that country so much, xenophobia is worse than colonialism and slavery.

Postinor:
Same way they will make history by reclaiming their land from terrorist israel

i see nothing but a terrorists football team that will end up going back home to a destroyed terrorist enclave called Gaza.

Tokskob2008:
He should have been sentenced to death by hanging.... How can you rape all your daughters for Christ sake!!!

those girls are dented for life.

I can't marry a girl that was raped or defied by her father or brother, cousin etc. It's a big curse.

Oladapo89:
Nigeria vs cape Verde




Watch out

I prefer we avoid cape verde

garfield1:
The apex court has no jurisdiction on it

So how do you address the injustice meted on them?

GreatBoss:
Note: Ijaw is not a particular dialect but different groups that came as one to form one entity due to same ancestry.
Rivers State have 3 tribes

Ijaw
Igboid
Ogoni.



Rivers State have 23 LGAs with over 6 million people in it.


These are the tribes in each Rivers LGA



1.Abua/Odual === Ijaw
2.Asari Toru==== Ijaw
3.Akuku Toru==== Ijaw
4.Bonny===== Ijaw
5.Opobo/Nkoro===== Ijaw
6.Andoni===== Ijaw
7.Okrika===== Ijaw
8.Ogu/Bolo ====== Ijaw
9. Degema=====Ijaw
10.Ahoada West======= Ijaw/Ekpeye

11.Port Harcourt City====== Ikwerre /Ijaw.
12.Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni====== Acculturated Egbema Ijaws plus Ndoni and Ogba

13.Oyigbo====== Acculturated Ndoki Ijaws

14.Etche==== Umubaraibi(Okrika Ijaw) and Igbos

15. Omuma===== Igbo
16.Obio/Akpor ======= Ikwerre
17. Ikwere LGA=====. Ikwerre
18.Emuhua======== Ikwerre
19. Ahoada East===== Ekpeye Igbo

20.Eleme===== Ogoni and also Ndoki Ijaws
21.Gokana===== Ogoni
22.Khana====== Ogoni
23.Tai===== Ogoni



In conclusion Ijaw is by far the largest tribe in Rivers State.
Ijaw is the only group with full presence in the 3 Senatorial Districts of the State.


The 24 years of democracy only Ijaw have been Deputy Governors of Rivers from one Ijaw to another and now that it was time for Governor all parties zoned to Ijaw because Ijaw occupy half of Rivers State.

Ogoni has neither become Deputy nor Governor.


Ask if any other tribe have ever been Deputy Governor since democracy 25 years now?
It was as Ijaw became Governor they get the Vice...



@General Ditari

President, Nairaland Ijaws.

this is why the people of Rivers state dislike you riverine people.

Their tribalism, ethnic and political division is worse than the Fulani's.

So you people own Rivers State, yet the Ikwerres ruled you for 16 years, Ikwerre Governor and Ikwerre minister.

This is the problem with a riverine man in Rivers State, Ethnic division.

Bobloco:
“Nigerians get what they want, Nigerians get what they deserve. You don’t complain after. Nigerians at all times have had the opportunity to vote and whatever you voted for is what you deserve.

i disagree, because our votes were rigged. Our votes never counted, people were sitting in their bedrooms and writing results.

INEC and law enforcement in co-host with politicians and the Judiciary sold our votes and made sure it never counted.

Should NIGERIANS be blamed? Yes, because they keep quiet and didn't revolt.

Ameachi is partially correct

Wainey:
This is albino na. Hope say one Nigerian albino never scam am say she be oyinbo, cos what I am seeing there doesn't look like who don see $1 before o

Btw, I am not trying to be racial here but the resemblance.

Choooo, bro you wicked, see finishing! Any for the visa

Donaldoni:

stop it....! Y you dey make me laugh? 😂

God1000:
Why not strike Iran directly, is Israel afraid of iran?

did you hear who was killed?

The head of Iran's intelligence was killed by Israel. This is enough for Iran to declare war on Israel but the shitty Persians would rather use proxies.

The intelligence chief of Israel can't be touch, not to talk about Iran killing him. Iran never baff to kill Israel's intelligence chief. That would mean the end of Iran.

Intelligence pass intelligence, an intelligence chief wey them kill like this na kpako.

jmoore:
Intelligence pass intelligence.

when israel said they knew the exact location of Sinwar the leader of Hamas, but took no action because he surrounded himself with Israeli hostages and that striking him would mean killing the hostages. Na there fear catch me, truly intelligence pass intelligence!

Laple0541:
You have been killing them for months yet you have not won the battle.

yes, they should continue to die.
In as much as Israel is killing them. We don't need to win no battles.

Let the bombing continue... Then last last we go know who lose

matify83:
Verily Verily, she has spoken the TRUTH.

Flesh and blood has revealed this to her.

She is speaking from EXPERIENCE

she dey whine you .... Na who go dey pay free bills she dey find.

UK men dont pay bills, they pay only their bills and you pay yours. Don't let her deceive you.

mu2sa2:
Natanyahu quotes 1 Samuel 15:3 of the Bible to Christians to justify isrealis brutal slaughter of innocent Palestinian women, children and non- combatants.
For the past 70 years isrealis have been killing Palestinians supported by the Christian West, less so maybe by the Catholics.
Injustice cannot last forever- now, even in the west many people are having a rethink about their blind support for the massacre of Palestinians. The general thinking across the globe now appears to be a two-state solution. Natanyahu and his murderous gang will soon be awaken from their daydreaming of perpetually having Palestinians under Jewish subjugation.

yet the world could not stop the war on Gaza. What makes you think the world would force a two state solution on Israel.

You have studied Israel's 70 years of existence according to you, but has learnt nothing.

bluefilm:
Meanwhile osimhen is hitting his own hat trick of misses.

Nonsense

score 1, miss 5. Is that one a striker? Mtchwww....

If Osimhen wise, he shouldn't not near the English premiership ooh. Na bench oo.

Beverlyjean:
If oshimhen don't change...arrogance will kill his career

score 1, miss 5. Is that one a striker? Mtchwww..... NIGERIANS JUST DEY HYPE DIS GUY, NOTHING SPECIAL AT ALL.