Over 500,000 Flee Sudan – UN
The number of people who have fled the fighting in Sudan was now more than 500,000 while two million are internally displaced, the UN says on Tuesday. CHANNELS…
180 Dead From Sudan Fighting Buried Unidentified
Persistent fighting in Sudan’s twin flashpoints of Khartoum and Darfur has forced volunteers to bury 180 bodies recovered from combat zones without identification, the Sudanese Red Crescent said….
UNILORIN opens portal to admit Nigerian students displaced from Sudan
University of Ilorin has opened a website: www.unilorin.edu.ngfor consideration of admission of Nigerian students returning from war-torn Sudan. THE NATION reports.Information Guide Nigeria Mr Kunle Akogun, the university’s…
UN Human Rights Council to hold a meeting as fighting in Sudan increases
The UN Human Rights Council, acting on the request of Germany and other countries, will hold a special session on Thursday due to the ongoing fighting in Sudan….
Sudan war: JAMB to make provision for integration of returnee students into Nigerian universities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide the necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s…
UN warns govt against returning fleeing citizens to Sudan
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has advised governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back. DAILY POST reports. Elizabeth Tan,…
376 Nigerians stranded in Sudan arrive Abuja
The first batch of Nigerians fleeing war-prone Sudan has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. NIGERIAN TRIBUNE reports.Information Guide Nigeria The 376 returnees, who took off from…
Sudan: We were sexually harassed, paid to urinate — Nigerian students
Returnee Nigerian students who were airlifted back to Nigeria from Egypt, have recounted their ordeal, alleging that some females were sexually harassed and were so broke to the…
‘A lie for the pit of hell,’ NiDCOM debunks abandoning Igbo in Sudan
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) denied allegation that it abandoned Nigerians of Igbo extraction in Sudan, describing it as a “fabricated lie from the pit of hell.”…
Bus Conveying Stranded Nigerians from Sudan Catches Fire
One of the buses conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to Port Sudan where they would move into Saudi Arabia caught fire in the early hours…