Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning
1. Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday. He was 95. Mugabe was the longest serving president of Zimbabwe and was forced to resign in 2017 following protracted intra party crisis. He was succeeded by his estranged deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa.
3. South Africa’s Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, on Thursday acknowledged that prejudice against people from other African countries was one of the causes behind deadly attacks on foreign-owned businesses. This is coming a day after Pretoria was forced to shut its embassy in Nigeria over threats of retaliatory violence. At least, five Africans have been killed in attacks on foreigners in South Africa this week.
5. United Nations, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned the renewed wave of violence against foreigners and their property in parts of South Africa. He said UN strongly condemn the acts of violence that have been reported in different provinces in South Africa, including attacks against foreigners and the destruction of their property. The Secretary General urged all political leaders to clearly and openly reject the use of violence.
7. Flood triggered by incessant rain has destroyed over 3,000 farmlands and about 120 houses at Zugo town in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. The Information Officer in the area, Alhaji Sanusi Doro, said that the incident occurred in the late hours of Tuesday. He said the flood also washed away the Una-Zugobia road, hindering movement of people and farm produce to the market.
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