N igeria may take action against South Africa after a new wave of attacks on Nigerians and other Black African migrants, Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu said Monday. Briefing State House reporters at the Presidential Villa on June 8, 2026, Ojukwu said Nigeria is deeply disappointed by the violence and by South Africa’s poor response. She called the targeting of Black African migrants troubling, adding that the attacks cut deeper because Nigeria supported South Africa’s fight to end apartheid. The minister blamed South African security agencies for failing to protect foreigners. “Nigeria is deeply disappointed by the response of South African authorities and security agencies to the attacks,” she said. As tension rises, she confirmed that Nigeria is finalizing plans to fly stranded citizens home. President Bola Tinubu has approved the use of a presidential aircraft for the evacuation. Ojukwu also dismissed claims by some South African officials that the Nigerians attacke...

S tudents in Ogun State now worry more about safety than schoolwork. Armed gangs have stepped up attacks in Remo North, targeting students with robberies, kidnappings, rape, and killings, according to report by Daily Post Nigeria. Blessing, an HND 2 student at The Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, said the criminals now use a new method. They force one student to knock on other doors at night. “I avoid staying out late because they’ll go to someone’s door. Once the person opens, they’ll take them to the next door and make them call out their neighbor,” she said. In Ipara, a girl once screamed for help, but no one went outside. By morning, gunmen had held a gun to a woman’s daughter’s head and emptied her bank account. Last month, five Gateway ICT Polytechnic students were kidnapped on the Isara-Ode road on their way from a restaurant. They stopped for men with torchlights, thinking they were police. The men were kidnappers. Between 2009 and 2026, the school has recorded at least 105 r...

N igeria has postponed its planned evacuation of citizens from South Africa after running into unexpected logistics problems, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa confirmed the flight has been rescheduled but did not disclose the new date, departure time, or what caused the delay. The number of returnees on the first plane and the arrival city Lagos or Abuja are yet to be announced. Sources say Air Peace will operate the repatriation flight. Ebienfa declined to confirm the airline’s schedule. The postponement comes as the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria completes documentation for over 1,000 citizens following a recent spike in xenophobic attacks. The screening exercise began Thursday. To prevent detentions, the High Commission secured waivers from South African authorities for Nigerians with immigration violations, allowing them to leave on the government flights. Nigeria’s evacuation comes after Ghana flew home nearly 300 nationals two weeks ...