•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...
•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 ...
•An aircraft conveying Nigerians from South Africa The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that all the special evacuation flights involving Nigerians evacuated from South Africa are fully paid for by the federal government and at no cost to the returnees. It disclosed that the first batch, which arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Air...
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