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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced that 32,539 Nigerian pilgrims have so far been transported to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage through 80 outbound flights conducted since the commencement of the airlift operation.

The Anambra State Police Command has warned residents against resisting arrest, even in situations where they believe the arrest may be unjustified, stressing that citizens should instead pursue lawful channels to challenge police actions.

The principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, who was abducted alongside students and teachers during Friday’s armed attack on the school, has appealed to the Federal Government, Oyo State Government, the Christian Association of Nigeria and Nigerians to intervene for their rescue.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government over what he described as a slow and weak response to renewed xenophobic tensions and anti-immigrant threats in South Africa.

The Bauchi State Government has confirmed the death of Alhaji Shehu Yahaya Jalam, the Permanent Secretary for Special Services in the Office of the Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, who died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the ongoing 2026 Hajj pilgrimage.

Former Nigerian Chief of Air Staff, Sadiq Baba Abubakar, has announced his withdrawal from active politics, ending nearly five years of involvement in Nigeria’s partisan political landscape following his retirement from military service.

Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.

Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.

Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.

Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.

Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.

Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.

An emotional plea by a Nigerian woman living in South Africa has drawn renewed attention to concerns over the safety and treatment of foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians, amid reports of rising hostility, violence, and social exclusion.

Tensions surrounding immigration in South Africa have once again come into sharp focus after a Nigerian businessman was confronted by protesters and told to “take your children and go back to your country,” in a widely circulated incident that underscores a renewed wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in parts of the country.

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano and a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has publicly questioned the Nigerian government’s continued reliance on borrowing following the removal of fuel subsidies, urging authorities to demonstrate clearer improvements in public finances and economic outcomes.

In South Africa, anti-migrant violence is often explained in public debate as a reaction to unemployment, pressure on public services, or anger over undocumented migration. Those factors are real and widely cited. But a substantial body of evidence also shows another recurring pattern: when anti-foreigner campaigns turn violent, foreign-owned businesses are frequently looted, vandalized, extorted, or forced to close, suggesting that criminal opportunism and economic predation often travel alongside xenophobic rhetoric rather than sitting outside it. 

Reported by :  L. Imafidon

Reported by: L Imafidon