South Africa

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...

July 06, (THEWILL) — South Africa and Nigeria seem poised for a showdown over the treatment meted out to returnees fleeing xenophobic attacks. The diplomatic row between both countries boiled over at the weekend when the South African Government rejected...

July 4 (THEWILL) — A diplomatic row is brewing between Nigeria and South Africa after the South African Government rejected Nigeria's plan to seek compensation for businesses and other assets abandoned by Nigerians evacuated during the recent wave of...

July 03, (THEWILL) — Air Peace has completed its third humanitarian evacuation mission from South Africa, airlifting another 268 Nigerians to Lagos as part of the Federal Government's ongoing voluntary repatriation programme for citizens affected by the recent...

June 30 (THEWILL) — Air Peace has completed its second humanitarian evacuation mission from South Africa, airlifting 271 stranded Nigerians back to Lagos as part of the Federal Government's emergency response to rising anti-immigrant tensions and fears of xenophobic...

June 30 (THEWILL) — South Africa witnessed heightened tensions on Tuesday as thousands of anti-immigration protesters took to the streets across major cities, prompting authorities to deploy police tactical units and helicopters to prevent the nationwide protests from descending...