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Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria counts losses | Vanguard News
Following xenophobic attacks by South Africans against foreigners, particularly those of African descent, Nigerians have been counting their losses with the Nigerian Consul-General, Ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke saying the loss by Nigerians included looted shops, burnt shops, two burnt mechanic workshops, 11 burnt cars and two stolen cars, among others.\

Ondo govt suspects ethanol poisoning for death of 20 at Irele | Vanguard News
Akure — THE Ondo State government said it suspected ethanol poisoning for the death of over 20 persons at Irele area of the state last week. THE Ondo State government said it suspected ethanol poisoning for the death of over 20 persons at Irele area of the state last week. It dismissed insinuation that the alleged strange disease was contagious and put death toll at 18. Conflicting reports emanated from the remote community last week over the outbreak of a strange disease which killed the victims.
While the natives in the community alleged that some unknown persons committed sacrilege by breaking into the Malokun Shrine and stole sacred objects, government insisted such was unknown to science.

The curious contradictions of Chukwumerije | Vanguard News
SENATOR Uche Chukwumerije was a rallying point at some of the country’s most poignant political periods. In the civil war, when the country almost broke in two, Chukwumerije’s voice was an echo that helped to rouse demoralised Biafran soldiers and compatriots. Subsequently, in 1993 as political passions seemed to boil over after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chukwumerije arrived the scene as the chief propagandist of the military regime’s controversial decision.

Australia and Iran agree to share ISIL intelligence | Aljazeera
Australia and Iran have agreed to share intelligence to track foreign fighters associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. Legislators in Canberra urged caution after Bishop’s comments on Monday, which came during the first visit to Iran by an Australian minister in a decade.