by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Donald Trump’s controversial political statements followed him to court, where judges seem skeptical that his revised travel ban was based on national security rather than his campaign promise to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Thirteen judges on the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit were considering the... Read More

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October 18, 2016

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After meetings with Buhari, Merkel closes her doors to Nigerian migrants

It only been three days after the Germany-Nigeria bilateral talks that somehow got overshadowed by the domestic squabble between President Buhari and his wife, Aisha Buhari over totally unrelated matters. President Buhari was in Germany for a few days meeting with the German leaders including Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss several issues ranging from the fight... Read More

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September 22, 2016

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Remember Syrian Omran Daqneesh? A 6-year-old American boy offers him a family (WATCH)

Do you remember Omran Daqneesh, the 5-year-old boy whose pictures went viral after his home in Aleppo was destroyed by airstrikes on the city? Alex, a 6-year-old American boy has written a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama offering him a place in his family. Obama quoted Alex’s words at the United Nations refugee summit.... Read More

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July 5, 2016

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‘Lack of transparency’ | House of Rep condemn FG’s approach to IDP situation

The House of representatives, on Monday, lambasted the Federal Government for its effort at tackling the problem of Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East. According to a document released by the House Committee on IDPs, Refugees & Federal Government Initiatives on North-East Region, the support services provided by the Federal Government weren’t reaching those for which it... Read More

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July 30, 2014

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Has the cholera outbreak in Cameroon’s northern region spread to Nigeria?

by Emmanuel Chidiogo Cameroon’s Health Ministry has announced that over 1,500 people in the northern region of the country have so far been infected by a cholera outbreak, with the death of more than 200 people in the past two months. The country’s health delegate for the northern region of the West Central African... Read More

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July 27, 2013

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Dele Momodu: The Royal baby and the rest of us

by Dele Momodu “Would you believe if I tell you I had all my children in that very St. Mary’s Hospital and in the same Lindo’s wing even as a refugee on the run from the military government in Nigeria?” Fellow Nigerians, many of our citizens missed some of the great lessons to be learnt... Read More

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February 10, 2013

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#ThankGodForOurFreedoms: Cuban pastor imprisoned, persecuted in his country finally makes it to America (PICTURED)

Pastor Omar Gude Pérez, his wife, Kenia Denis, and their two children arrived in the United States as refugees Friday. They were finally granted permission by Cuban emigration authorities to leave the island following an 18-month wait. Gude Pérez and his family were granted asylum by the United States in July 2011 after he was... Read More

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September 9, 2012

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Death toll rises to 43 in the Adamawa flood disaster

by Akan Ido The death toll following the September 2 flood which submerged several villages in some local government areas of Adamawa State have risen to 43. Many more people are still missing while bodies are being recovered in trickles from the river. The number of deaths may rise from the deluge that spread to... Read More

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