2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (255+ words) The immediate past Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Baba Tela, is in mourning following the tragic death of two of his children, Mustapha and Ummi, in a fatal road accident." The siblings reportedly died on Saturday after the vehicle…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (412+ words) Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, minister of foreign affairs, summoned Kalilou Traore, the Ivorian ambassador to Nigeria, on Friday, according to a statement signed by Magnus Eze, the minister's media aide. Usama and five other young Nigerians " Aliyu Malami, Nasiru Umar, Shamsu Abubakar,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (248+ words) The evacuations were triggered by renewed xenophobic violence against African migrants in South Africa. Earlier this week, Temitope Ajayi, acting Nigerian high commissioner to South Africa, said the government had already begun compiling records of businesses and properties left behind…...

2+ day, 3+ min ago  (145+ words) The fourth batch of willing Nigerians evacuated from South Africa over xenophobic attacks has arrived in the country. The aircraft conveying the evacuees touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Friday. Recall that the Federal Government on Thursday…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (186+ words) The death toll from flooding in Cote d'Ivoire has risen to 59, more than quadruple the figure announced earlier on Wednesday. Amadou "Coulibaly, government spokesperson, announced the new toll after a cabinet meeting, describing the numbers as "particularly high" this year....

5+ day, 52+ min ago  (194+ words) A fresh batch of 271 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa has landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The returnees arrived on Tuesday morning aboard an Air Peace flight as part of the Federal Government's ongoing voluntary repatriation programme....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (287+ words) Nigeria's Acting High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Ajayi, says the Federal Government will pursue compensation for businesses and properties left behind by Nigerians returning home under its voluntary evacuation programme. Speaking on Channels Television's The Morning Brief on Tuesday,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (181+ words) nigerianeye. com Pope Leo Appoints Two Nigerians to Key Vatican Evangelization Roles Pope Leo has named two prominent Nigerian Catholic leaders to influential positions within the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization, strengthening African representation in the Church's missionary and governance structures....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (412+ words) Ademola Oshodi, senior special assistant on foreign affairs to President Bola Tinubu, says Nigeria will not tolerate violence against its nationals in South Africa as protests against migrants kick off in the former apartheid country. The protests are organised by…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (268+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed for peaceful demonstrations as anti-immigrant groups brace up for protests against "undocumented" migrants on Tuesday. In a statement on Monday, Ramaphosa warned that protesters involved in criminal conduct will face the law, noting…...