The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that over 500 Nigerian citizens have registered with the Nigerian mission in Lebanon for evacuation back to the country. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, the ministry’s spokesperson, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said approximately 2,000 Nigerian citizens reside in Lebanon, although most have not expressed willingness to return […]
A huge fire has razed Beirut’s port, sending up orange flames and a huge plume of black smoke after weeks of recovering from the horrific port explosion that devastated entire neighborhoods last month. The fire occurred on Thursday, September 10. The fire appeared to have started in a warehouse belonging to a private company that […]
Lebanon’s health minister has said the country’s ‘whole government’ has resigned in the wake of the deadly explosion in Beirut last week. Hamad Hassan spoke with reporters at the end of a cabinet meeting and said Prime Minister Hassan Diab will head to the presidential palace to ‘hand over the resignation in the name of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Michel Aoun and the people of Lebanon over massive explosions that rocked Beirut, the capital city on Tuesday. DailyTimes reports that the explosions left 137 dead, over 5,000 wounded, and more than 300, 000 displaced. READ ALSO: Lebanon’s PM reveals chemical blamed for Beirut. The President, in a […]
Lebanon’s Prime Minister (PM), Hassan Diab has revealed that a chemical led to the massive explosion at the capital city, Beirut. Speaking on the cause of the explosion on Wednesday, August 5, Hassan Diab, said 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded after lying unsecured in a warehouse for six years, tallying with reports that a […]
Lebanon Capital, Beirut has witnessed multiple explosions on Tuesday, August 4 leaving many people injured and scores dead. From findings from Twitter, the Daily Times reports that buildings several kilometers away suffered material damage and the explosions were heard over 20 kilometers north of Beirut. It still remains unclear what caused the explosions. Lebanon’s head […]
30 Nigerians in a video appealing for help have been rescued by the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon , and have been relocated to a more conducive apartmentThey will be part of One Hundred and Fifty others trafficked and stranded in Lebanon to be evacuated back to Nigeria.The Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria Mr Houssam Diab disclosed […]
30 Nigerian women trafficked to Lebanon are appealing to the Nigerian Government to rescue them as they are stranded in that country. Daily Times gathered that the women are currently cramped in a one room apartment without adequate utilities in a building at Dawra city in Lebanon. They made the appeal in a statement by […]
Egypt and Lebanon reopened their airports on Wednesday to resume international flights after over three months of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EgyptAir, the national carrier of Egypt, said in a statement it will operate 14 international regular flights to transport around 2,000 passengers. “The first regular flight took-off from the Cairo International Airport […]
Fifty trafficked girls and 19 stranded Nigerians arrived from Lebanon on Sunday night. Their evacuation was at the expense of the Lebanese authorities. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed these via his verified Twitter handle. He tweeted: “With the financial and logistic support of the Lebanese Government and Lebanese community in Nigeria, 50 […]
Dozens of people across Lebanon on Sunday blocked roads with burning tyres to protest the the country’s deteriorating economic crisis, defying a coronavirus lockdown. The protesters cut major highways leading to southern, northern and eastern Lebanon, witnesses said. “We will cut roads and protest from now despite the coronavirus,” one protester told a Lebanese television […]
Chairman/CEO of Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Monday said that a stranded Nigerian lady, Ajayi Omolola whose video calling for help went viral has been rescued. Omolola, whose parents live in Ilorin, was tricked into travelling to Lebanon in the guise of engaging her as an English tutor. Dabiri-Erewa on her Twitter handle said: […]
Protesters in Lebanon on Wednesday continued to block major roads, gather in streets as nationwide demonstrations entered the seventh day. The protest is aimed at putting pressure on the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign. READ ALSO Lebanon’s foreign minister warns against chaos, urges reforms “We will not leave the streets until all […]
Lebanese Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, said the government must not impose new taxes and should carry out drastic reforms to stop corruption. The minister said this on Friday, but also warned that protests could lead to chaos and strife. READ ALSO Lebanon crisis: President Aoun demands Saudi answers over Hariri resignation In the first official […]
The Lebanese president has asked Saudi Arabia to clarify the situation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in Riyadh. Michel Aoun has not accepted the shock resignation of a week ago, suggesting words attributed to Mr Hariri should be treated with caution. Iran and its Lebanese ally, the militant group Hezbollah, accuse […]