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Hope this is not the ill fated Boeing 737 max? just asking

A fresh twist to the diplomatic row between Nigeria and South Africa is in the offing as South Africa yesterday frustrated the plans to repatriate Nigerians that were fleeing xenophobic attacks.

The Guardian learnt that the evacuation plan of at least 640 Nigerians was met with resistance and arrests of some of the voluntary returnees, forcing the first airlift to be delayed by 10 hours. As at evening yesterday, the operating flight, originally estimated to arrive at 1:00p.m., was yet to touch down.

An Air Peace Boeing 777 aircraft had left Nigeria on Tuesday and arrived at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, at about 4:00 a.m. to airlift the first of the two batches of returnSources in South Africa explained that the Nigerian Commission in that country had prepared the first 317 Nigerians for the evacuation. “ But the South Africa Immigration started causing problem by arresting Nigerians who were due to travel, demanding papers and accusing them of travelling without the right documents.”

Indeed, some of the proposed returnees initially lacked valid travel documents, which forced the evacuation to be delayed till this week, while the commission prepared valid papers for them.

“That already done and everything ready as at Monday, the South African Immigration still demanded to know how the Nigerians came into the country and began to arrest them. South Africa is bent on frustrating us,” the airline source said.

It took the intervention of the Nigerian High Commission for the South African authorities to make the procedure less hectic, but the rounds of clearance started taking a lot of time.

“By 2:00 p.m. yesterday, only 182 Nigerians were allowed to board the flight, the rest were barred by the South Africa Immigration. They were frustrating the Nigerian High Commission too by re-arresting the returnees. They wanted to frustrate the airline and the Nigerian government.

“The aircraft (with some passengers on board) had been burning fuel since 4:00 a.m. They (South Africans) were not happy that Nigeria was evacuating its citizens. They did not want the world to know that a Nigerian airline and Nigerian government were evacuating them,” the official said.

Air Peace has said that the exercise would cost the airline about N300 million for the payment of passenger service charge, aeronautical and other charges in addition to the cost of operation.

The Chairman of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the development, saying the South African Immigration services had insisted on conducting another round of documentation on the returnees.

Dabiri-Erewa told reporters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, yesterday that the situation had led to the delay in the take-off and late arrival of the returnees.

She disclosed that 317 persons, comprising 231 males and 86 females, were already on the manifest to be airlifted.

On arrival, she said, the voluntary returnees would be profiled and given support in the form of fares that would take them to their respective states of origin.

Dabiri-Erewa added that the government had mobilised the Bank of Industry (BoI) to work out skills acquisition and other social intervention programmes for those who show interest.

https://guardian.ng/news/diplomatic-row-looms-as-south-africa-frustrates-arrests-voluntary-returnees/

Eeghe:
That’s my whole point
It was becoming annoying, the argument about Frodd and Enugu
Wherever he is from, he calls Enugu home too
Like many Igbo people

Exactly

Eeghe:
Maybe when Jidenna was born, Enugu was still the capital of Anambra, hence his understandable relating with Frodd?

Frodd was born and raised in Enugu, Jidenna also Lived in Enugu with parents at a tender age, thus connects Enugu as part of his root. May be his father is from Enugu. They both connect because of Enugu.

Sugahylz:
Frodd’s from awka etitii, anambra state

Enugu born and raised. Achara layout Agbani road

how many liters do you have?

Akorkor:
I

Nobody surname should be used to abuse anyone. Even as my papa no popular you can’t say shit about me. I won’t take it. And moreover, many royal families have gone for big brothers and other reality shows in their various countries so it’s not a big deal.

Why trying to remind fellow housemates who he is for Christ sake? Most of them are already aware. They are only relating on individual basis before he pulled out his lineage lines as usual. You expect Frodd to be come afraid and chicken out because Seyi is Awolowos' grandson?? Is that how you will react when confronted with same situation?

Akorkor:
Why bringing his lineage over fight. Frodd is just jealous. Nobody knows his lineage. Local man is sad.

If you want to fight, fight stop calling names.

Seyi lineage will always pepper anyone that hates him because son of my has anointing. The yeye boy can only shout on man but small Esther will control him like okro.

And you believe his lineage is important in the big brothers house.

This doesn't look like Herdsmen

Jen92:
thank u. I love Mike but i feel tacha is smarter than Mercy. Mercy is dull even in talking. So ibotic

We like her like that

Yusuf54:
Kwara ApC structure is not in her hand

OK. time will tell

From one Saraki to another Saraki.

My Vote is for her

Send "VOTE Frodd" to 32052

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Gandollaar:
Ok. So what evil does the emergence of Chiboy on the scene portend?

The Governorship ticket will be zoned to Enugu East where he is from. Chimaroke will fight Gburugburu to install his loyalist as next Governor. He will try to resurrect his ebeano political group, same group gburugburu emanated from, this might result to crisis

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You guys don't have say on this

The nation has refused to sleep. Leave NASS leadership alone. Everyday is one propaganda

garfield1:
Apc will settle what will be their senate leader.didnt know remi is a deltan.delta has produced powerful women from ngozi to late maryam ibb to remi,to doris uboh,oboro,rita lori.

Remi is not a powerful woman! On what basis are you referring to her as powerful?

If you say Tinubu, then i will believe you.

The other side of the story is more believable. Her story did not add up. You do not grow fat under oppressive environment. Who gave you money to register for Gym? Bringing up how you got married to him and how u are being used for procreation is meant to sway judgement in your favor and not necessary.

ImmaculateJOE:
Osita is from Anambra central, precisely Obosi in Idemili north

So he's out of the equation.

Solodo - APGA

Ifeanyi Uba -APC

Moghalu - YPP

Chris Uba -PDP

All from Anambra south.

Chris Uba (Eselu n'elu ego)? am not sure he has what it takes

I still wonder why people are mad at islayer. I like the way Pazienza responded to him. For all intent and purpose he might have good intention. Trying to mob him to recoil is never the best way. Many people have benefited on Nairaland. The only area we all are failing is our strong allegiance to our ethnicity. Dialogue and providing superior reasons is the best. It is only intellectually challenged person that will resort to tagging people with different opinions Afonja or Yoruba.

Ifeanyi Uba (APC/YPP) Vs Chukwuma Soludo (APGA) Vs Osita Chidoka (PDP) Anambra 2020

Lalasticlara this a false news. Please stop the propaganda. What you are seeing is not his house, but a town hall he built. In my polling unit in my village, we do our voting in our village hall in Enugu State. Please change the heading it is false news.

Ponponkon:
Someone who is going to court to challenge the reelection of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu was captured thumb printing ballot papers right inside his own parlour at Onuaku.

Yes, he organized and took all the electoral materials within Uturu axis to his own compound where he voted, voted for others and wrote his own results.

Uche Ogah did not know that some of his aides were busy snapping him and the atrocities he was committing. The loser gave Buhari only 7 thousand in Isikwuato while our son Paul ikonnne gave buhari 34 thousand votes in Aba. Our sons Chris Akomas and Barrister FN Nwosu gave Buhari 9 thousand votes in Obingwa. Even OUK could not produce 8 thousand votes for Buhari in Bende yet he wants to be Senate president
.

Liar!!!! This is a town hall he built for his people!!! If it is rigging show us pictures of mass thumb printing.

mechanics:
Polling booth in his house, that's serious.

Don't believe them, lies and propaganda. That is a town hall he built for his people. If it is rigging, would have been massive thumb printing going on.

God forbid bad thing

APC led federal government is poised to implode this country economically

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