Monday, 15 June 2026

268 Nigerians arrived home on Thursday but other ones left hanging yesterday.

Is no longer news that the successful repatriation of 268 Nigerians residing in South Africa illegally are already in Lagos Nigeria.

A group of 268 Nigerian nationals were repatriated from South Africa to Lagos on an emergency flight on June 11, 2026. The evacuation followed heightened anti-immigrant protests and escalating safety concerns for migrants. Both South African and Nigerian authorities collaborated to facilitate the flights, with the Nigerian government funding the repatriation.

According to the South African Department of Home Affairs, all 268 individuals processed on this first flight were found to be residing in South Africa illegally.

In accordance with the Immigration Act, all affected individuals were declared "undesirable persons" and are prohibited from re-entering South Africa for a period of five years.

The flight was part of a broader, voluntary repatriation process, with over 1,000 Nigerian citizens having registered to return home amid safety fears fueled by economic frustrations and recent anti-immigrant campaigns. A second flight was subsequently scheduled to transport the remaining individuals from a processed group of 586.


South African President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the vigilante violence and outlined measures to crack down on undocumented migration through lawful, state-led processes. The Nigerian government provided Emergency Travel Documents and pledged support to help the returnees resettle in Nigeria.

The latest news reaching, Braamfontein Alive, is that; the second evacuation flight, initially scheduled for June 15, was delayed. This was caused by logistical hurdles, flight permit clearances, and necessary screening.

South Africa's Department of Home Affairs processed 586 Nigerians for repatriation, as many were found to be undocumented. According to South African officials, all processed returnees were declared "undesirable persons" and barred from re-entering the country for five years.

The Nigerian government is actively profiling the returnees and providing them with welcome packs and temporary support; while the Naira 1,000, 000 package has not yet be paid to all returnees.

Only packages from MTN which includes; a brand new smart-phone, with Naira50,000 airtime and Naira 10,000 (not Naira100,00); widely rumoured; were given to qualified returnee (age-considered) each.

In another unconfirmed rumour or news, saying that, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State approved a Naira 300 million intervention fund for Imo indigenes returning from South Africa. Under this package, each of the approximately 250 returnees from the state receives a Naira 1 million rehabilitation and reintegration grant to help rebuild their lives.

By Olagunju, Success Taiwo

Sunday, 14 June 2026

South Africa importation from Nigeria.

South Africa's imports from Nigeria are heavily dominated by crude petroleum, which accounts for the vast majority (often over $2 billion annually) of Nigeria's total exports to the country. This reliance on extractive commodities dictates a massive, persistent trade deficit for South Africa.

Beyond crude oil, smaller imports from Nigeria include:

Nitrogenous Fertilizers: Used heavily in South Africa’s agricultural sector.

Rubber: Raw and processed rubber products.

Refined Petroleum: Occasional imports of processed fuels.

Cocoa & Food Products: Cocoa pastes, oil seeds, and limited edible fruits or nuts.

Over 70% of Nigerian crude oil makes it to South Africa

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Thursday, 11 June 2026

Last Night Mexico Finally Took Bafana-Bafana's Job.

Is been a long time coming between Mexico and South Africa in the FIFA Senior Men's Football World Cup. 

Dating back to October 1993 when the two sides faced each other for the first time in a friendly match that ended Mexico 4 vs South Africa 0.

Basically, Mexico and South Africa have faced each other 5 times in international men's football. Mexico holds the advantage with 3 wins, while South Africa has 1 win and 1 match has ended in a draw.

June 2000: Mexico 4 - 2 South Africa (US Nike Cup).
July 2005: South Africa 2 - 1 Mexico (CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group Stage).
June 2010: South Africa 1 - 1 Mexico (FIFA World Cup, Group A).

For the first time in FIFA Senior Men's World Cup stage between Mexico and South Africa; Mexico finally took Bafana-Bafana's job and women from far a way Mexico!


By Olagunju, Success Taiwo.

Monday, 8 June 2026

In the spotlight: Dasilva Wookie.

Meet Tobi,  an Afrobeat artist from Nigeria doing music from Johannesburg, South Africa to the world.

The rising star who already has over 300 ready songs to take over the global Afrobeat waves. He's a versatile artist that can do other music genres you can think of from reggae to ragga, dance hall to rap; just to mention a few.

Whenever he's not in the studio he can be seen in and around Braamfontein as a beautypreneur. 

In a chat with Dasilva Wookie yesterday, he disclosed his readiness to


Braamfontein Alive, how he intends to unite Africa together at this difficult time with his music which cut across Yoruba dialect, to pidgin English and a bit of Zulu.

Obviously, his craft portrays his deep experience in the music industry having sold-out shows in and all over Gauteng, South Africa.

One or more of his tracks are anthem on TRACE and MTV Base Africa channels.

Please catch up on his old and latest songs from these platforms below:

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dasilva-emmanuel

Shazamhttps://www.shazam.com/artist/dasilva-wookie/1664031515

Amazon:https://music.amazon.in/artists/B0BS7478MW/dasilva-wookie

Distrokidhttps://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dasilvawookie/ask-about-me

Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasilva-wookie/1664031515

Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/7MbcTabxXFECwAqAuAFlIQ

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=J017o9i3kSCIhdm3&v=Uwpk7IHGpyY

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dasilvawookiee/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089353451635


By Olagunju, Success Taiwo.