Tag: SAUDI ARABIA
Names of 23 Nigerians awaiting execution in Saudi Arabia released
Saudi
authorities have revealed the names of at least 23 Nigerians currently on the
death row in the Middle Eastern country for drug-related offences, The Nation
reports.
They
were...
Nigerian woman killed in Saudi Arabia was caught with drugs —...
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Relations and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday said that Kudirat Afolabi could not have escaped death...
Another Nigerian arrested in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking
Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday said
that another Nigerian has been arrested in Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia for
allegedly smuggling...
FG regrets execution of Nigerian woman in Saudi Arabia
The Federal Government has regretted the execution of a Nigerian woman by Saudi government over drug trafficking.
The unnamed woman was among four people executed...
Saudi Arabia executes Nigerian woman, 3 others over drug trafficking
An unnamed Nigerian woman was among four people
executed on Monday by Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking.
The country’s interior ministry announced in a statement
on Tuesday...
Nigerian doctors flood Lagos recruitment centre for work in Saudi Arabia
Nigerian doctors on Saturday flooded a hotel in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State to attend an interview conducted by officials of Saudi Arabia health ministry.
Successful...
Mother forgets baby at airport, forces plane to turn around
A Malaysia-bound plane had to make a U-turn back to Saudi Arabia after a passenger realised she had left her baby in the terminal.
The...
Jamal Khashoggi, others named Time Magazine person of the year
The slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year on Tuesday.
Mr Khashoggi shares the honour with other persecuted...
Qatar to quit OPEC in 2019
After being a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 57 years, Qatar has resolved to quit the group in January...
Ahmed Musa’s hat-trick sends Al Nassr top
Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa, appears to have adjusted swiftly to the rigours of the Saudi Arabian league.
Musa was in frightening form on Wednesday...