South Africa

Nigeria has formally asked ECOWAS to present a united front and drag South Africa before the African Union. The diplomatic showdown follows fresh "Afrophobic" attacks targeting Nigerian citizens and foreign workers in South Africa. The Federal Government revealed...

Federal Government concludes emergency evacuation from South Africa as final Air Peace flight brings home 308 Nigerians, pushing total repatriated under the humanitarian programme to over 1,500. Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu says President Bola Tinubu extended the...

Final Air Peace flight to evacuate 315 Nigerians from Johannesburg, ending the Federal Government's emergency repatriation exercise. Five evacuation flights returned 1,400 Nigerians following renewed xenophobic attacks and security concerns in South Africa. FG reaffirms commitment to protecting...

July 14 (THEWILL) — Authorities have opened an inquest after the 25-year-old midfielder was found dead in Cape Town, with tributes pouring in across the football world. South African police have launched an investigation into the death of Bafana Bafana...

July 14, (THEWILL) — Authorities have opened an inquest after the 25-year-old midfielder was found dead in Cape Town, with tributes pouring in across the football world. South African police have launched an investigation into the death of Bafana...

July 13, (THEWILL) — South African Premier Soccer League side, Chippa United, have confirmed the return of Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, just five months after the Nigerian international left the club by mutual agreement. The 30-year-old rejoins the...

July 12, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman, Ms Will Jessica Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilograms of heroin...

July 11, (THEWILL) — South African football has been plunged into mourning following the death of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams at the age of 25, just weeks after representing his country at the 2026 FIFA...

July 10 (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign two Nigerian returnees from South Africa for allegedly smoking cigarettes aboard an Air Peace flight to Lagos and engaging in disruptive conduct that triggered the aircraft's smoke...

July 9 (THEWILL) — The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to summon the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria and undertake a comprehensive review of bilateral relations with Pretoria following renewed xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians and...