Sudan

The Nigerian government announced on Tuesday that there are arrangements in place to send planes to evacuate Nigerian people who are currently living in Sudan. This was stated in a news release issued jointly on Tuesday by Nasir…

The crisis in Sudan is getting worse, and anxieties are growing, especially regarding the fate of many Nigerians who are stuck there. There have been well over 300 deaths and hundreds more injuries. The army leader Abdel Fattah…

Geoffrey Onyeama, the country's minister of foreign affairs, revealed that plans had been finalised for the road evacuation of more than 5,500 Nigerians trapped in Sudan. One week ago, fierce combat broke out between two opposing…

Nigerian students under siege in Sudan are being urged by the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum to ignore the National Association of Nigerian Students' request for them to gather for evacuation. In a statement released on Sunday, NANS…

Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed grief that many Nigerians are currently trapped in the raging war in Sudan. In a series of tweets on Sunday, he charged the Muhammadu Buhari administration to “expedite all…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has urged the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari not to permit Nigerians in Sudan to perish as a result of carelessness. The NLC called on the government to look into all options that would…

The Federal Government has revealed that preparations are already being made to ensure the evacuation of Nigerians who are currently living in Sudan as that country's crisis worsens. Nigerian students' desperate appeal to be…

Political turmoil and violence have gripped Sudan since the 2019 ouster of long-ruling Omar al Bashir. Intense fighting has gripped Sudan's capital 18 months after a military coup, further derailing a transition to democratic…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have made it through to the knockout stages of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, following a 3-1 win over Sudan on Saturday. The AFCON 2021 encounter took place at Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon, few days…

Austin Eguavoen, Super Eagles interim coach, has named his starting lineup for today’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group D game against Sudan in Cameroon. In the lineup released on Saturday, Eguavoen decided to maintain the same…

A military coup d'etat attempt has on Tuesday failed in Sudan with most of the involved officers were arrested, according to three senior government and military sources. “There has been a failed coup attempt, the people should…

United States has formally removed Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist, its embassy in Khartoum announced this on Monday. The new development comes less than two months after the East African nation pledged to…

Eighty-seven Nigerians evacuated from Sudan by the Federal Government have arrived in Abuja on Saturday, August 8. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) disclosed this via its official Twitter page, adding that Air Sudan flight…

Sudan's government has criminalized female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice most of the country's women and girls have endured for years. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry made this known in a statement on Friday, saying an amendment of…

A Nigerian diplomat, Habibu Almustapha, according to two security sources, was found dead on Thursday in his home in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Though the police were investigating the incident and are yet to provide…