One of the key highlights of the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which held in Kigali, Rwanda in July 2016, was the launch of the African Union passport. Remarkably Idris Deby, the Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Chad, and Paul […]
A Nigerian-British politician and activist, Professor Alexia Thomas has raised the alarm over what he described as underreported deaths and mass burial of Nigerian and other African immigrants in the United Kingdom. In an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, Pro¬fessor Alexia who is also the founder and chairper¬son of the Commonwealth Liberation Party in the […]
Each year growing number of our African American brothers and sisters are reclaiming their Igbo heritage, thanks to the incredible DNA project by our sister Ada Naja Chinyere Njoku and her group. Chinyere has traced her heritage back to Ala Igbo, and several years ago was reunited back with her Igbo family through an incredible […]
Travelbeta, an emerging travel company in Nigeria, has stated its commitment to improve and enhance Nigerians' travelling experience with value added services and first class treatments for its customers. Speaking at a press briefing organised in Lagos last week, the Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Onyeka Akumah, said the company was set to restructure the Nigerian […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed that 99 Nigerian pilgrims died, 42 injured and 214 others missing in the September 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia. The confirmation came as a road traffic expert, Alhaji Babatunde Adewumi, suggested that NAHCON should engage the services of trained and qualified traffic controllers to help in […]
Total international air passenger traffic dropped by 27.93 per cent or as much as 406,369 passengers in the second quarter of the year (Q2 2015) compared to the preceding quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). It said a total of 1,048,598 passengers were involved in international air travel in the quarter under […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed the death of 54 Nigerians in the deadly stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, during this year’s Hajj. The Chairman of NAHCO, Alhaji Abdullahi Muktar Mohammed, made the confirmation on Monday morning (12:16 am) in Makkah. According to him, 42 out of the 54 that died were from […]
Six Nigerian pilgrims have been confirmed dead while four have been declared missing in the crane accident which took place in a Mosque in Kaabah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Friday. The deceased, it was learnt on Sunday, had been buried in Saudi Arabia. The spokesperson for National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Mr. Uba Mana, confirmed […]
No fewer than 500 migrants from West African countries, including Nigeria, deported from Gabon on Thursday berthed at the National Inland Waterways Authority jetty in Calabar, Cross River State after four days on the high sea. One person, whose identity could not be disclosed, was said to have died shortly before departure from Gabon (also […]
There were indications at the weekend that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) may have started restricting unmarried Nigerians, especially ladies below the age of 40 ,who do not have genuine reasons from travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for fear of engaging in prostitution and other activities that may dent the image of the […]
