Tensions were palpable when one of the buses carrying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, to Port Sudan, where they were headed to Saudi Arabia, caught fire in the early hours of Monday. The 26 buses carrying stranded Nigerians left Al Razi around midday: Monday morning for Port Sudan. “One of the buses … Read more
There are indications that evacuating Nigerian students from Sudan is difficult. A video that has gone viral online and obtained by PRESLOADED shows buses evacuating Nigerian students and non-students being stopped in the middle of the Sahara. A voiceover in the video claims that the drivers refused to continue their journey because they were not … Read more
Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said the federal government will spend $1.2 million to buy 40 luxury buses that will be used to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan. Onyeama revealed this when speaking to state reporters after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council. Onyeama said the FG would evacuate its citizens within days despite Sudan’s … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has chartered luxury buses to evacuate Nigerian students studying in Sudan. Foreign nations rushed to evacuate their citizens from Sudan as fierce fighting broke out between forces loyal to two rival generals. PUNCH reports that the federal government will begin evacuating about 5,500 Nigerians on Wednesday, including students stranded in … Read more
Air Peace said it was ready to bring in stranded Nigerians who wanted to leave crisis-stricken Sudan for free. Air Peace President Allen Onyema lamented that Nigerian students and others stranded in the war-torn country were “in need of our urgent assistance” when speaking to journalists from the country. Air Peace on Sunday night in … Read more
A wildlife sanctuary home to 25 lions and other animals has been threatened by the intense fighting that has rocked Sudan, destroyed the country, and killed hundreds. The facility said there was no electricity to power the security fence around the barn and a lack of food for the cats, which each needs between 5 … Read more
Nigerian students under the auspices of the Yoruba Student Union, Sudan, sought the intervention of the Governors of Southwestern Nigeria to be able to evacuate from Sudan. According to Information Nigeria, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of the Pala military group has left more than 400 people … Read more