Tag: Sudan
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Sudan: Air Peace, NAF begin evacuation of stranded Nigerians
The Federal Government on Friday said the Nigeria Airforce (NAF C-130H) plane and Airpeace plane have been cleared to fly Egyptian airspace for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan.
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Sudan crisis: Over 7,000 nationals including Nigerians stranded at Egyptian border
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said over 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, were not allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening from war-torn Sudan. Chairman, NiDCOM, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the disclosure in a
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Sudan: First set of Nigeria evacuees to arrive today
The first batch of stranded Nigerians in Sudan have been evacuated by the Federal Government and are expected to arrive in Abuja today.
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UK: Sudan evacuation ‘potentially impossible’ once ceasefire ends
British evacuation efforts in Sudan will be “potentially impossible” once a ceasefire ends, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said. Cleverly said there is no guarantee of further evacuation flights once an agreed halt in fighting expires on Thursday night.
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Sudanese bloodbath: Nigerian students who could not join evacuation team attacked
Armed thugs attacked a group of Nigerian students returning to their hostel on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan as there was no space in the hired buses by the Federal Government. Idris Bello, a survivor of the attack, narrated their ordeal over the phone that the incident occurred near Napasha Street at 7 p.m. on…
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JUST IN: Nigerian students from Sudan reportedly stranded in Sahara desert [VIDEO]
Nigerian students being evacuated from war-torn Sudan are stranded in the Sahara desert, according to a lady seen in a video trending on social media.
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No Nigerian life lost in Sudan – Minister
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, disclosed that no Nigerian life had been lost in Sudan since the conflict broke out on April 15.
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BREAKING: Nigerian students in war-torn Sudan head to Egypt [VIDEO]
Nigerian students in war-torn Sudan are currently on their way to Egypt from where they will be airlifted to Nigeria.
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You must stay put – FG tells Nigerian students in warring Sudan
Nigerian students in warring Sudan have been advised to remain put and guard against undertaking the treacherous journey to the borders on their own in view of the dangers involved.
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Sudanese bloodbath: Rivals agree to 72-hour ceasefire
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Sudan’s warring generals had agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting Tuesday (2200 GMT Monday), after previous bids to pause the conflict quickly disintegrated. “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to…