•Nigerian returnees from South Africa A new batch of 83 Nigerian nationals will arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, via South African Airways, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. In a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the returne...
•Super Falcons head coach, Justine Madugu (L) Super Falcons head coach, Justine Madugu, says Nigeria will give everything in today’s clash against South Africa as they seek another route to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The 10-time African champions missed out on automatic qualification for the global tournament after suffering a 1-0 defeat...
•Anti-immigrants protesters in South Africa Zimbabwean farmworker Aaron Majatamhe was heading home at sunset after a shift in one of South Africa’s top fruit-producing regions, where bushes laden with bright unpicked citrus stood in rows. “I see a lot of farm owners who are crying now… people have to harvest those naartjies but there is [&hell...
•South African protesters hold sticks and flags while chanting slogans as they march during a demonstration by the “March and March” and Operation Dudula movements The federal government is talking tough over the spate of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians, calling on the South African authorities to take “concrete” action over the developm...
•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 […]
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