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  "id": 6735144,
  "title": "JUST IN: National Assembly suspends official visits to South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/just-in-national-assembly-suspends-official-visits-to-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T09:30:36.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/just-in-national-assembly-suspends-official-visits-to-south-africa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigeria's National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa due to concerns about xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other Africans.\n\nSix Nigerian nationals have been extradited from South Africa to the US over allegations of wire fraud and money laundering. According to the South African Police Service, they were part of the Black Axe organised criminal network and allegedly defrauded over 100 women of more than R100 million through online romance scams.\n\nThe Ondo state government has received returnees from South Africa, with the governor pledging to ensure they do not become economically stranded.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "South Africa is stuck in a bog of low economic growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/south-africa-is-stuck-in-a-bog-of-low-economic-growth",
        "published": "2026-09-11T07:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Xenophobia: Ondo receives South Africa returnees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/xenophobia-ondo-receives-south-africa-returnees",
        "published": "2026-09-11T07:48:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "South Africa to extradite six Nigerians to US over $6.2m romance scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/south-africa-to-extradite-six-nigerians-to-us-over-6-2m-romance-scam",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:52:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Xenophobia: NASS directs boycott of legislative activities organised by South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/xenophobia-nass-directs-boycott-of-legislative-activities-organised",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:57:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US to extradite 6 Nigerians from South Africa for swindling American women of $6M in romance scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-to-extradite-6-nigerians-from-south-africa-for-swindling-american",
        "published": "2026-09-11T09:06:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "JUST IN: National Assembly suspends official visits to South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/just-in-national-assembly-suspends-official-visits-to-south-africa-6736564",
        "published": "2026-09-11T09:40:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Nigeria bans legislators from working with, visiting South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/nigeria-bans-legislators-from-working-with-visiting-south-africa",
        "published": "2026-09-11T12:43:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Minority challenges govt’s figure for South Africa evacuees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/minority-challenges-govts-figure-for-south-africa-evacuees",
        "published": "2026-09-11T13:10:41.000Z"
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