•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has called for a comprehensive investigation into the losses, casualties and properties abandoned by Nigerians following recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The lawmakers also urged the federal government to intensify diplomatic engagements, pursue legal measures and strengthen bila...
•Vice President Shettima Nigeria has advocated a concerted response to xenophobia in South Africa. It has asked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take the issue from the regional bloc to the continental body, the African Union (AU), reports The Nation. Nigeria and Ghana, two leading members of ECOWAS, are among the [&he...
•South Africa returnees alighting from Air Peace aircraft, today  The final batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa amid rising xenophobic tensions has arrived in Lagos. The evacuees were transported aboard an Air Peace flight, which landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 11:28 a.m. The government had ear...
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 […]
•Governor Monday Okpebholo with Edo South Africa returnees at the Government House in Benin city, today Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has pledged N41 million to support 41 indigenes evacuated from South Africa following xenophobic attacks. The governor said each returnee would receive N1 million within 24 hours to secure accommodation...
•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 […]
•Late wife Nothabo Zandile Tshuma (left) with her daughters Nala, 5, and Natalie, 15 A British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage has been charged with three counts of murder after being arrested in South Africa in connection with the deaths of his wife and two daughters in Bedfordshire. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorised [&helli...
•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...
•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...
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