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“It’s a total disgrace to our country” – Nigerians react to Godwin Emefiele…

John Ogunsemore Jan 2, 2023 1

Following a report that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is considering seeking asylum in the United Kingdom or the United States amid threat of arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerians…

Politics

“We don’t need your asylum offer” – MASSOB accuses UK govt of plotting to…

John Ogunsemore Apr 23, 2021 0

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) says it is not interested in the UK government's offer of asylum to its members. The secessionist group in a Thursday statement said that the UK government was…

News

UK govt replies FG over asylum to IPOB, MASSOB members

John Ogunsemore Apr 22, 2021 0

The Government of the United Kingdom says it has a duty to examine all asylum and human rights claims from Nigerian nationals on their individual merits in accordance with its international obligations. The UK government stated this in…

Features

Asylum to IPOB members: UK disrespectful, sabotaging terrorism fight – Lai Mohammed

Rotimi Ijikanmi Apr 20, 2021 0

The Federal Government says the reported decision of the United Kingdom to grant asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is disrespectful of Nigeria as a nation. The Minister of Information and Culture,…

World

Asylum seekers won’t be welcome in US unless… – Biden

Emmanuel Yashim Mar 17, 2021 0

Majority of migrants crossing the border with the U.S. are immediately sent back, so the better option for them would be to apply for asylum from home countries and check whether they qualify before coming over. U.S. President Joe Biden…

Foreign

European Commission to Propose Overhaul of EU’s Migration, Asylum System

Babatunde Abdulfatah Sep 23, 2020 0

The European Commission is to propose a long-awaited overhaul of the European Union’s migration and asylum system on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: Merkel calls for European solidarity to tackle illegal migration This is likely to set off an…

Foreign

Number Of People Applying For Asylum In Germany Drops Again

Emmanuel Yashim May 10, 2020 0

The number of foreigners applying for asylum in Germany was down in the first four months of 2020 against the same time frame last year, the Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported, citing statistics from the Office for Migration and…

Law

Blasphemy: Mubarak Bala planned arrest to gain asylum in US, Europe – Lawyer

John Ogunsemore Apr 30, 2020 0

A human rights lawyer, Bulama Bukarti has sensationally claimed that humanist, Mubarak Bala, planned his Tuesday arrest and possible prosecution to gain asylum in the United States or Europe. The Herald had reported Bala's arrest on…

News

Trump administration sets new rule to make it harder for immigrants to seek asylum

Fatima Sule Jul 15, 2019 0

The Trump administration on Monday said it would take steps to make it more difficult for immigrants arriving on the southern border to seek asylum in the U.S. This had putting the onus on them to ask for shelter in other countries. The…

World

How Canada’s New Immigration Policy Can Be A Serious Problem For Nigerians

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 2, 2018 0

Canada has put in place a new immigration policy that could affect a lot of Nigerians and reduce the number that can get in for asylum purposes. The new policy makes it so that border-crossers with criminals become a top deportation…

News

Human Trafficking: F.G Investigates as Stranded Nigerians Return from Russia

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 21, 2018 0

Reprieve has come the way of Nigerians who were stranded in Russia following the end of the Russia 2018 World cup. Most of the stranded Nigerians had been duped by travel agents who took their money and left them stranded on the streets of…

Metro

Nigerian Lesbian And Activist Wins Legal Battle Against Britain After 13 Years, Granted Asylum

Owolabi Oluwasegun Aug 12, 2017

A gay Nigerian activist has won her legal battle against Britain 13-years after initiating the battle in search for an asylum. The activist, Aderonke Apata, who feared being killed or imprisoned if she returns home applied for an asylum…

World

Briton applies for asylum at German airport

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 21, 2017 1

A 41-year-old British man applied for asylum at Munich airport in southern Germany, saying he no longer wanted to be British, German police said on Friday. The reason for the asylum application was not given by him, but it is believed…

Metro

Lesbian Faces Deportation After Failing ‘Gay Test’

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jun 6, 2017

A 28-year-old lesbian from Kenya is faced with possible deportation after the Swedish migration board rejected her a asylum application on grounds that her sexual orientation was questionable. The Kenyan woman, Lucy Murugi, according to…

Metro

Asylum seeker who raped students gets 11 years in prison

News Agency of Nigeria May 16, 2017

A 32-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker was sentenced by a German court on Tuesday to 11 years in prison for the rape of two Chinese students. “The DNA collected from the victims indicates the guilt of the man, who also admitted to committing…

World

Austrian court jails Syrian for life for killing Assad soldiers

News Agency of Nigeria May 11, 2017

An Austrian court sentenced a Syrian asylum seeker for life for murdering 20 wounded soldiers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s army while fighting alongside an anti-Assad militia near the city of Homs, a court spokesman said. An…

World

Demonstrators protest deportation of Afghan asylum seekers in Helsinki

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 5, 2017

Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday assembled downtown in Helsinki to protest forced return of Afghan asylum seekers, local media reported. The protest was the continuation of a demonstration held on Monday at Helsinki Airport to oppose…

Metro

Germany to deport asylum seekers with failed applications

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 28, 2017

Germany plans to deport asylum seekers whose applications have failed once it completes all procedures in line with international migration laws, a top official has said. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Bernhard Schlagheck, who made…

World

EU countries register 1.2m asylum seekers in 2016

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 16, 2017

The European Union’s statistical office said Thursday that member states registered 1.2 million first-time asylum applications in 2016, which is slightly lower than the number of asylum claims submitted in 2015. The highest number of…

World

Asylum seekers face `shameful’ housing conditions in Britain

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 31, 2017

Many asylum seekers in Britain are forced to live in filthy, poorly maintained houses infested with vermin under a system run by contractors that needs “major reforms,’’ a parliamentary report said on Tuesday. An investigation found…

Metro

Two men to stand trial over fire on asylum accomodation

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 16, 2017

A 27-year-old Algerian man thought to have set his asylum accommodation on fire following a spat over meals served during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, is to appear in court in Dusseldorf on Monday. The man faces charges of…

World

Merkel calls for faster deportations from Germany in wake of attacks

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 9, 2017

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called for faster deportations of failed asylum seekers as Germany moves to expand its anti-terrorism laws following a series of deadly attacks in the country. “Those illegally here must leave our…

Metro

MISS ANAMBRA SEX TAPE: Pageant Association Calls For Chidinma Okeke’s Arrest

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 4, 2016

The Association of Beauty Pageant and Fashion Exhibition Organization of Nigeria (ABPFEON), has called for an investigation into the leaked lesbian sex tape of former beauty queen, Miss Chidinma Okeke and possible prosecution. In a…

World

Sweden refuses to deport Turkish asylum seekers linked to opposition

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 5, 2016 0

Sweden will,"for the time being", not deport Turkish asylum seekers linked to the country's political opposition in the wake of last month's attempted coup in Turkey, authorities said on Wednesday. The Swedish Migration Agency's decision…

Metro

Racist Football Fan Beats Nigerian Immigrant To Death In Italy

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jul 7, 2016 0

A Nigerian asylum seeker in Italy has been gruesomely murdered by a racist football fan. The Nigerian man identified as Emmanuel Chidi Nnamdi was yesterday attacked in the city of Fermo, Italy where he was left in a coma due to the…

World

Asylum applications in EU dropped in first quarter of 2016

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 17, 2016 0

The EU statistics agency Eurostat said on Thursday that the number of people who filed first-time asylum applications in the EU has dropped to 287,085 in the first three months of this year. The new data showed that Germany remained the…

World

Greece grants asylum to 800 refugees on Lesbos despite migrant deal

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 17, 2016 0

Greek authorities on Wednesday granted asylum to 800 refugees on Lesbos Island in spite of European Union (EU) deal with Turkey that people arriving from the country should be sent back. A report in Athens said that under the agreement…