Politics

HoR urge FG to direct tertiary institutions, absorb returning students from Sudan

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2023 0

..rejects motion to stop UK from banning Nigerian emigrants By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to direct all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to accept students affected by Sudan crisis to continue with various educational programmes. The resolution

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Sudan crisis: After 3 weeks, FG evacuates 2,518 Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2023 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE The Federal Government has evacuated 2,518 Nigerians, among which include 23 sick ones and an eight-day old baby from the war-torn Sudan. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, made this known while addressing a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. Ahmed, who gave an update on the evacuation exercise said that the federal […]

Headlines

Anxiety over safety of Nigerian students stranded in Sudan

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2023 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE The viral videos of Nigerians, especially students lamenting over their plight enroute Egypt from war-torn Sudan is leaving palpable fear and amongst Nigerians over the safety of the students, more so, with the revelation that only a fraction of the entire population has been able to leave Sudan as fighting is expected […]

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Over 3 million Nigerians still trapped in Sudan

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2023 0

First batch of evacuees return today By Ukpono Ukpong The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said that over three million Nigerians are still stranded in war-torned Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa said that if plans go as scheduled, the first batch of Nigerians being evacuated from war-torn Sudan by the federal government should […]

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FG spends $1.2m to evacuate Nigerians from war torn Sudan – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said the Federal government has spent a wooping sum of $1.2 million to secure 40 huge transport and luxury buses for the purpose of evacuating Nigerian nationals stranded in war torn Sudan. Onyeama disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal […]

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Sudan Crisis: Nigerians allege hostilities as Ethiopia demands entry visa

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2023 0

FG plans evacuation to Egypt, Air Peace offers help BY ORIAKU IJELE Akin to what happened to African students at the onset of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Nigerians trapped in Sudan don’t seem to be having it easy. Posts from the social media handles of affected students and their relatives in Nigeria, pleading for evacuation indicate […]

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Anxiety mounts over Nigerian students trapped in Sudan

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2023 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE As major countries all over the world earnestly commence evacuation of their nationals trapped in war-torn Sudan, anxiety is palpable amongst Nigerians whose relatives are resident in the country as hopes dim for their quick evacuation. The Nigerians who are mainly students, said to be numbering at least 4000 have been begging […]

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What is the root cause of Sudan’s bloody fighting? [EXPLAINER]

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2023 0

Sudan has been in the midst of fierce fighting, which has left hopes for a peaceful transition to civilian rule in tatters. POLITICS NIGERIA understands that forces loyal to two rival generals have been vying for control, and as is so often the case, civilians have suffered the most, with dozens killed and hundreds injured. […]

Foreign Headlines

AU suspends Sudan over military coup

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

*As World Bank freezes aid to Sudan *EU, U.S. request access to ousted Sudanese premier The African Union said on Wednesday it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an “unconstitutional” seizure of power. The continent-wide bloc said it “strongly condemns the seizure of […]

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Sudan loses former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi to COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2020 0

Sudan’s former prime minister and top opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, his party said. The 84-year-old was the country’s last democratically elected prime minister before he was toppled in 1989 by now-ousted president Omar al-Bashir in an Islamist-backed military coup. The leader of the moderate Islamist National Umma Party

World

20 dead, 13 injured in Sudan floods

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

On Sunday, 20 people were killed and 13 others wounded in torrential rains and flooding in Sudan, the civil defence said. Heavy rains typically hit Sudan between June and October each year, and this week the country has been badly battered by the downpour. “20 people have died and 13 have been injured while 345 […]

Foreign

U.S. Supreme Court heaps more damages on Sudan in embassy bombing cases

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a legal setback to Sudan on Monday, ruling that the African nation cannot avoid punitive damages in lawsuits accusing it of complicity in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people. Siding with hundreds of people hurt and relatives of people killed […]

Foreign

Sudan honours anniversary of revolution but has little to celebrate

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

A year ago, tens of thousands of Sudanese citizens held a week-long mass protest in front of the army headquarters in the capital, Khartoum. A young female student, Alaa Salah, stood on a car roof shouting political slogans – she would later become the symbol of the protest movement in the sternly patriarchal society. Everyone […]

Foreign

Sudanese prime minister survives attack on his convoy

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, survived an attack on his convoy in the capital Khartoum on Monday, state news agency SUNA said. Hamdok was in “good health and in a safe place” after an explosion when his motorcade passed the entrance of Kober Bridge in northern Khartoum as he was on his way to the office, […]

Sports

Africa Cup of Nations: Sudan and Eswatini in search of new coaches

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

The opening group games of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification has delivered up two casualties already One week after the completion of the first two group matches Eswatini and Sudan now looking for new coaches. READ ALSO: Mauricio Pochettino opens door to Arsenal move Eswatini have not renewed the contract of their coach Kosta […]

Sports

Amapakabo invites 35 players to camp for Sudan game

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Imama Amapakabo, has invited 35 players to camp for Nigeria’s games against Sudan slated for September in the qualifiers for the 2019 AFCON Under-23 Championship. The Olympic Eagles are away to Khartoum for the first leg of the fixture on Sept. 6, before hosting the Sudanese at the Stephen Keshi Stadium […]

Business

Fortuna Düsseldorf goalkeeper eager for Nigeria U-23 action

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2019

Fortuna Düsseldorf goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is eagerly looking forward to donning the green and white jersey of Nigeria against Sudan in the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture in June. Okoye, 19, who is born to a Nigerian father and a German mother took to the social media to announce his intention and desire […]

Africa News

Sudan Accuses Darfur Peacekeepers of Killing Seven Civilians

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Sudan’s government on Sunday accused peacekeepers in Darfur of killing seven civilians, disputing the UN-African Union mission’s version of events in which it said its forces had repelled two attacks by gunmen. The UN-AU Mission in Darfur (Unamid) had said 40 gunmen fired on a patrol in South Darfur’s Kass area on Thursday, before the […]

Africa News

Sudan Rebels Seize Election Material Ahead Pollsudan

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Rebels in Sudan’s South Kordofan said on Sunday they had captured a lorry carrying ballot boxes to polling stations for nationwide elections due next week, vowing to disrupt voting in the conflict-hit region. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North “ambushed and captured a vehicle loaded fully with ballot boxes” on Saturday on the road linking the

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Sudan Confirms Joining Saudi-Led Yemen Operation

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

Sudan confirmed on Thursday that it had joined a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen to push back Shiite rebels advancing on the Aden stronghold of embattled President Abedrabbo Mansur Hadi. “Sudan is taking part in the military operation in Yemen,” the Sudanese armed forces press service said in an SMS sent to journalists. The military gave […]