The first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks were due to land in Lagos on Thursday, officials said.

The development is expected to bring relief to over 100 Nigerian nationals, including four women, currently incarcerated in Ethiopian prisons.

South Africa coach Hugo Broos has challenged his players to block out an expected wall of sound on Thursday when they take on co-hosts Mexico in their World Cup opener.

The proposal was outlined during a meeting between an AEF delegation, led by Chief Engagement Officer Dr Hope Uweja, and the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Air Force, Hon. Rufus Ojuawo, in Abuja.

The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnapping of a Chinese national and arrested two suspected conspirators allegedly involved in a plot to demand a ransom of N50 million from the victim.

The army said a search of the apartment led to the recovery of eight AK-47 rifles and 12 AK-47 magazines.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its precision air strikes have neutralised scores of terrorists at Metele in the Northern Tumbuns area of the Lake Chad Basin.

The extravaganza hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada is the biggest World Cup in history, stretching until the final in New Jersey on July 19.

Iran’s military command said Thursday it will target any ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, after it struck two vessels attempting to pass through the strategic waterway, as talks to end the war faltered.

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