•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...
Some Nigerians in South Africa who appeared to have rejected the June 30 deadline to leave the country have taken up arms to defend themselves. Anti-migrant groups have been pushing for the ejection of foreign nationals, a move that has generated global outrage, reports Sunday Trust. Groups such as March and March, who are at […]
•Evacuated Nigerians from South Africa South Africa has ruled out any compensation for Nigerians who left properties behind after being evacuated from the country. The country insisted that assets acquired illegally or located in informal settlements will not qualify for any form of reimbursement. The position was reaffirmed by South Africa’s ...
•Russian aircraft Reports emerging from Mali indicate that a Russian aircraft has reportedly been shot down during intense fighting involving jihadists and Malian government forces. According to preliminary reports, the militants launched an assault on a Malian military position, reportedly capturing several Malian soldiers in the process, rep...

