Last updated on February 24th, 2026 at 01:26 pm
Oh yes..Nigeria and South Africa are in the news again…and again, it’s for the wrong reason. This time, it’s somewhat of a proxy battle. Now, the South African-owned broadcast satellite service, DSTV, welcomed Nigeria’s Television Authority (NTA) into its catalog of channels, and the satellite company decided to allocate channel 419 to NTA.
Now, 419 is not just a number for those that don’t know, it’s a number popularly associated with fraud or Advance Fee Scam, as Wikipedia would have it.
The relationship between Nigeria and South Africa has been sour. There have been a series of deadly xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa, over accusations that they have taken up all their businesses and jobs.
This led to counterattacks by Nigerians who went on a looting spree on the South African owned Shoprites, a shopping mall. In Nigeria, the people are somewhat not happy with the president, Buhari, for not taking decisive actions.
