A total of 315 Nigerian South African returnees are expected to arrive in the country on Wednesday, 15th July 2026, in a final evacuation move by the federal government. This was disclosed in a statement signed today by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa. The flight to be operated by […]
•The returnees Another batch of 40 returnees has arrived at the Lagos Airport from South Africa, bringing the total number of returnees in the sixth batch to 1,174. The returnees came through Air Peace in four different flights of 258, 266, 262, and 282, Value Jet 66, and the sixth batch came in a chartered […]
•Cameroonian soldiers and Tinubu The House of Representatives has urged the Tinubu-led federal government to take urgent diplomatic and security measures to halt alleged incursions by Cameroonian military personnel into Nigerian territory, warning that repeated border violations could undermine the country’s sovereignty and heighten insecurit...
•Air Peace flight The federal government’s evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa has crossed another milestone as the fifth batch of returnees arrived in Lagos yesterday evening. The Air Peace flight brought home over 180 Nigerians, after a technical issue prevented the aircraft from departing as scheduled yesterday, reports Channels TV. W...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives today called for a stronger diplomatic response to renewed xenophobic attacks and killings of Nigerians in South Africa, urging the federal government to summon the South African High Commissioner to Abuja and reassess bilateral relations until the safety of Nigerians is credibly guarantee...
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has abolished what it described as “colonial court culture,” banning lawyers from bowing to judges and scrapping the use of traditional honorifics such as “My Lord,” “Your Lordship,” and “Your Worship” in courtrooms. The directive, contained in an Executive Order issued by ULS President Isaac K. Ssemakadde, SAN, to...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu The federal government has postponed the fourth evacuation flight for stranded Nigerians in South Africa after a fault was detected on the aircraft scheduled for the operation. The development was announced today by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, who s...
•Nosa Omorodion and Wale Tinubu Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando PLC, Wale Tinubu, and Country Director for Nigeria at SLB, Dr. Nosa Omorodion, will feature prominently at AEW 2026 as Nigeria’s energy leadership, indigenous operatorship and technology capacity take centre stage in Cape Town. Africa’s energy future will not be shaped by r...
•Nigerian Senate Despite an emotionally charged debate marked by calls for sweeping economic sanctions and a possible diplomatic rupture with South Africa, the Nigerian Senate today stopped short of endorsing the hardline proposals, choosing instead to pursue a more cautious diplomatic path. Although the chamber unanimously condemned the renew...
•An aircraft conveying Nigerians from South Africa The federal government says another batch of Nigerians is expected to leave South Africa tomorrow amid the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this in a statement posted on her official X handle this morning. “Another ev...
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