Watching the recent xenophobic attacks on tv a few days ago got me thinking, why does a South African feel insouciant enough to take the life of a foreign citizen and in this case a Nigerian citizen.

To contextualize this question let us reverse the roles of the two countries and their citizens.

South African businessmen, workers, students and criminals living in Nigeria wake up to sporadic attacks specifically targeting them. Perhaps a news headline reading, 10 South Africans Killed in Nigeria in Xenophobic attacks. There would be an immediate response from the Nigerian government, Checkpoints will be mounted, news entities will cover the unfortunate situation. There would be an outcry on social media by Nigerians who do not support the attacks. I predict a hashtag #istandwithsouthafricans or some other hashtag echoing the same sentiment will be trending.

Multiple Nigerian celebrities will make social media posts condemning the attacks and reiterating how tolerant we Nigerians are, sending condolence and apologetic messages to the families of the deceased as well as the country of South Africa as a whole.

Some of these reactions will be genuine because there are in fact great Nigerians with good hearts and honest care for their neighbors. However, for the most part, it will all be superficial.

Individual Nigerians will jump on the #istandwithsouthafricans train not because care about some random South Africans been killed, but rather to present a positive image to their friends, colleagues or because it is trendy to do so at that point.

The same goes for the government of Nigeria, a few people within the government would actually have honest reasons to take the swift actions that have been implemented to prevent a re-occurence and make other South Africans feel Secure, but for the most part, the reaction of the Nigerian government will be for selfish reasons.

Perhaps to protect its relationship with South Africa, or to show the world it is competent, to protect its trade agreements and or limit PR damage to the administration.

You see, whether for genuine or selfish reasons Nigeria will come together to reject the notion of Xenophobia and take actions to prevent its reoccurrence.

Now, let’s go back to the question i posed earlier,

“why does a South African feel insouciant enough to take the life of a foreign citizen and in this case a Nigerian citizen”

The answer is both complex and simple. Let’s go with the simple answer, in providing that we may touch on the more complex cause.

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Finding the Perfect University for you in Nigeria can be a daunting task, So many criteria to Consider, Distance from home, Quality of Education, Rate of Striking, Hostel facilities, Environmental conditions and so much more. Whether you prefer one university to another is usually a matter of personal preference.

Today Katakata News will be providing you with a list of the Top Universities in Nigeria based on certain General Criteria i will be listing below.

In our list we will be ranking universities by,
⦁ The age of the University
⦁ The Alumni
⦁ The Size and Facilities of the University
⦁ Location
⦁ The Number of Courses Available
⦁ University Accreditation.
⦁ Tuition Fees.
⦁ Worldwide Recognition.

So without further ado, Here is Katakata’s List of the Top 5 Universities in Nigeria.

5. Ahmadu Bello University Zaria


Vice Chancellor: Prof Ibrahim Garba.

Ahmadu Bello University also known as ABU is located in the Zaria Province of Kaduna state in the north central area of Nigeria. The University was founded on the 4th of October in 1962. It was originally known as the University of Nigeria. The University operates two Campus Locations. The Main is called Samaru Campus and the other is called Kongo Campus. The University was named after the First Premier of Northen Nigeria Sir Ahmadu Bello.

ABU Zaria offers both Graduate and Undergraduate programs in these study areas,

⦁ Engineering
⦁ Business and Social Sciences
⦁ Language and Culture
⦁ Medicine and health
⦁ Science and Technology
⦁ Arts and Humanities.

The Offer Diploma Studies in all of the above programs except Engineering.

Tuition and Capacity

The yearly tuition rates for Undergraduate students range for #25,500 to #50,000 Naira while tuition for Postgraduate students are around #200,000 – 250,000 Naira. Do note that these fees do not contain other additional payments required by the university.
The University has about 25,000 students enrolled at any given time with over 2000 academic staff.

Abu Covers an Area of 7000 Hectares with 12 Academic facilities, a Postgraduate school, and 82 Academic Departments.


Accreditation
The University was first accredited in 1976 by the National Universities commission Nigeria with other accreditation from,
⦁ Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN)
⦁ Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
⦁ Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA)
⦁ Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN)
⦁ Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB)
⦁ Council of Legal Education (CLE)

Notable Alumni from Ahmadu Bello University include,

⦁ Atiku Abubakar GCON, former vice president, Federal Republic of Nigeria
⦁ Solomon Arase, former IGP, Nigeria Police Force
⦁ Donald Duke, former Cross River state governor
⦁ Sanusi Lamido, former governor Central Bank of Nigeria, current Emir of Kano
⦁ Dino Melaye, senator, Kogi West
⦁ Nuhu Ribadu, former chairman, EFCC
⦁ Nasir el-Rufai, Governor Kaduna State… and More.

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The World Bank through their taxonomy of growth performance in Sub-Saharan Africa, which was published in Africa Pulse, a report on regional economy, has revealed that the Nigerian economy is “falling behind”.

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MacKenzie Bezos, ex-wife of world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos will become the world’s richest 3rd richest woman after the finalization of their divorce deal.

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5. The Joker



This DC movie which will be the first movie done for the controversial DC comic villain, Joker. The movie will take us into his origin and how he became the infamous Joker. With DC constantly in a competition against Marvel, you can be sure they will definitely give us a great show with this one as evidently, their movies keep getting better with everyone released. This being a unique story, having the villain as the main character, it’s definitely a must watch. Its release date is set for the 4th of October, 2019.


4. Annabelle Comes Home



The conjuring universe which has had Annabelle, Annabelle Creation, The Conjuring 1 &2 and of recent, the Nun, now presents Annabelle comes home which promises to definitely send chills up our spines. It would be starring the doll from Annabelle creation and Annabelle movies. This horror thriller will also be starring Ed and Lorraine Warren from the Conjuring 1&2. Be you a horror movie lover or not, you definitely do not want to miss this one. The release date is set for the 28th of June, 2019.

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Musaz Nawaz, Daanyaal Ali and Chirag Shah of the Isaac Newton Academy in London have come up with an idea on how to make a condom that glows when it comes in contact with Sexually Transmitted Diseases, STD’s.
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A 19 year old boy, Omarion Banks was shot dead on Friday in Atlanta after he accidentally knocked on the wrong door. The boy was shot by the owner of the apartment, Darryl Bynes, a 32 year old Georgia man.

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A list of countries that suffered the worst food indices has been released by The United Nations, UN.

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According to details emerging, some certain Nigerian government officials re looted about 900 million dollars of Abacha’s loot between 2011 and 2013. They were said to have done so with the help of Britain’s JPMorgan Chase.

Nigeria has filed a charge against the bank, JPMorgan for releasing the funds to the officials despite all warnings against it, due to laws against money laundering, demanding that they pay for damages. The bank in its defence however presented documents to court showing a signed agreement between the parties compelling them to act in accordance to the instructions of the Nigerian Government, even if the decision wasn’t to their best interest.

The Nigerian government insists that the bank had not withheld reservations on matters concerning transferring funds to individuals linked with corruption.

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The high court in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed a suit issued by the African Action Congress (AAC) to stop the collation of results of the March 9th election for Governorship and House of Assemblies.

The judgement was issued by Justice Inyang Ekwo, which upheld the People Democratic Party (PDP)’s objection challenging the court’s jurisdiction to hear the case.

The AAC filed their complaint following the violence that disrupted the election in Rivers State, stating that, due to the violence, the election ought to be cancelled and fresh ones conducted.

However, the court stated, agreeing with the PDP that the courst lacked the jurisdiction to hear such cases, which ought to be entertained only in election tribunals post elections.

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According to the National Emergency Management Agency, 180 Nigerians returned to Nigeria from Libya yesterday.

The Lagos State Territorial Office Director, Alhaji Idris Muhammed revealed this to newsmen on Tuesday morning in Lagos.

The stranded Nigerians arrived in the Cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International airport on a chartered Buraq Air aircraft with registration number 5A-DMG chartered by the International Organization for Migration and European Union under the assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme at 9.30pm Monday evening.

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The attention of the public has been called by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to a fake Dukoral oral cholera vaccine circulating the Bangladesh market.

The Director General said in the statement:

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The Legendary American singer, songwriter and producer who shaped the sound of the Popular Motown in the 60’s would have been 80 today if he were still alive. In 1984, Marvin Gaye was shot twice by his father a day to his birthday, following an altercation between the two due to a disagreement the father had with his mother.

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