The Thread: This is one love story with the saddest ending possible

Regardless of how Biafrans like to romanticize war, there’s nothing good about it: blood is spilt, generations are wiped out, hunger turns human beings into kwashiorkor patients, people are displaced, terror reigns, plans people had for their lives are upturned and love becomes a casualty. See below: So once upon a time… I move to... Read More

Gist

Germany, heartbreak, Love, refugees, relationship

October 24, 2017

Trump set to cut refugees entry to lowest in several decades

According to a report Monday afternoon, President Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday his plan of lower the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. down from 110,000 under former President Barack Obama to 45,000 next year. Trump’s plan will take hold upon the lapse of the suspension sanctioned by the Supreme Court in... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, refugees, USA

September 19, 2017

White House rejects report showing positive impact of refugees

White House officials have reportedly rejected a study carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services about the positive economic impacts of refugees in the U.S., New York Times reports. • The study’s assertion The study said refugees brought in $63 billion more in government revenue over the past decade than they cost... Read More

Donald Trump

department of health, refugees, white house

August 19, 2017

N400bn bribe; 170 refugees evacuated | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N553.77 million – On Tuesday, the EFCC announced it recovered this amount from corrupt politicians in the South East. 312 – The number of people who died after heavy rains caused mudslides in Sierra Leone on Monday. Over 2,000 were left homeless after the incident. 170 – The number of Nigerian refugees, mostly women and... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

bribe, EFCC, NBS, NEMA, numbers that mattered, refugees, sierra leone

June 22, 2017

The similarities between Otodo Gbame and the Grenfell Tower

by Alexander O. Onukwue There are not many instances where you can say something similar happens between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, and even when there is, it is usually not positive. Like the terrible fire outbreak at the Grenfell Towers in London, which have killed at least 75 persons, the story of the displaced... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

Grenfell Tower, London, Otodo-Gbame, refugees, Story of the day

February 4, 2017

Still on the Matter: There’s a ripple effect of Trump’s #MuslimBan in Kuwait that the world is not talking about

Donald Trump undeniably has had the worst first two weeks in the history of American Presidents in recent times. For the most part, he cannot be pitied. Not with his clamp down on the media and his restoration of a global gag order and everything else that is about to be turned upside down in that part... Read More

Thinking Through

donald trump, Immigration ban, Kuwait, refugees, Still on the Matter, syria, terrorism, visas

January 30, 2017

The Thread: Iraqi refugee, Brahim, literally saved my life, twice -US Soldier | #MuslimBan

Donald Trump’s ban on refugees has got the US and other countries reeling. See below the retelling of a personal experience by a US soldier, @dyllyp. https://twitter.com/dyllyp/status/825397560126824448 https://twitter.com/dyllyp/status/825406426566713344 *tears*

More, Opinion

Iraq, Muslim ban, refugees, The Thread, trump

January 28, 2017

Allow refugees entry into the US, UN agencies tell Trump

The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) have called on US President Donald Trump to reverse the order to stop issuance of visas to refugees running from war in Islamic countries. Trump had on Friday ordered that travellers from 7 Islamic countries be denied visa for the next three months. He... Read More

The News Blog

.US, donald trump, Islamic countries, refugees, UN agencies

December 20, 2016

Over 150,000 refugees returned to Nigeria – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said over 150,00 refugees have returned to the country. The President spoke while receiving the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Phillipo Grandi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari said Nigeria was being guided by international best practices and standards in rehabilitating millions of persons displaced by the Boko... Read More

The News Blog

150000, President Muhammadu Buhari, refugees

September 23, 2016

Nigerians would have been refugees if Buhari was not elected – Oni

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni on Thursday said Nigeria would have collapsed if President Muhammadu Buhari was not elected into power. Oni while speaking to Vanguard said Buhari saved Nigeria from being destroyed completely. He said the present administration has nothing to do with the sliding economy, and as such should not be... Read More

The News Blog

collapse, President Muhammadu Buhari, refugees, Segun oni

September 10, 2016

Corruption in IDP camps: EFCC should rise to the occasion

The United Nations has said Nigeria is on the brink of a famine unlike any we’ve ever seen before. The number of Boko Haram refugees fleeing from war torn cities into IDP camps are nearing a million. According to reports, feeding these people and their children is becoming increasingly difficult. Almost a quarter of a... Read More

Citizenship, The News Blog

boko haram, EFCC, IDP, nigeria, north-east, refugees, United Nations

September 2, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: Destroying the North-east’s social fabric

by Cheta Nwanze During Nigeria’s civil war almost half a century ago, there was a food crisis in the battle area. Eventually, the war ended, but the social conditions did not improve quickly. Because of government omissions and commissions, the Igbo people were crushed into the ground, and survival of the fittest became the order... Read More

boko haram, civil war, economy, north-east, refugee crisis, refugees

August 21, 2016

We had a civil war once in Nigeria before – and 3 other reasons we should be following the story of Omran, the Syrian boy

by Tolu Omoyeni When photos of a little Syrian boy who had just been rescued from the rubbles of a bombed building in Aleppo surfaced on the internet on Thursday, the world stopped. Five years old, Omran Daqneesh was covered up in dust with a patch of blood on his face as he stared, confused... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Aylan Kurdi, civil war, europe, Omran Daqneesh, refugees, sticky, Syrian boy, Syrian war

June 20, 2016

Opinion: Recovering Nigeria’s refugees and IDPs: A fight worth fighting

by Olawale Rotimi Nigeria has been ranked among nations with high number of displaced persons and refugees; this record is solely linked to insecurity challenges faced by the country in the recent past, where thousands were killed by the dreadful terrorist group-Boko Haram and millions displaced across the country and beyond. At the... Read More

IDPs, Kampala convention, national assembly, nigeria, recovering, refugees, UNHCR

April 18, 2016

Refugee crisis: The European Union must stand up and be counted

Devolution is the founding principle of the European Union, EU. One of the tasks placed on the EU as an amalgamation is that it would create and implement laws and regulations that integrate its present 28-member states. Above and beyond, in any social order, social integration is the language of stability. That said, the present... Read More

European Union, migrant crisis, refugees

January 31, 2015

War is coming, it’s time to stockpile – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Edwin Clark’s herculean request. How do you ask ‘aggrieved’ persons to support you? You don’t, rather you make them feel un-aggrieved and by default, you get their support. South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has sought the near-impossible, by appealing to the disgruntled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirants in Akwa Ibom State to... Read More

The News Blog

7 important things you didn't read yesterday (but should have), Ayo Fayose, babatunde Fashola, Bauchi, Catholic Caritas foundation, Edwin Clark, Goodluck Jonathan, jimi agbaje, Kolapo Olapoju, Luis Figo, okada ban, refugees, sepp blatter, ynaija

January 30, 2015

Thanks, but no thanks! Refugees reject Jonathan-branded relief materials

by Anike Jacobs Nigerian refugees in Diffa State of Niger Republic have rejected relief materials sent to them. The BBC Hausa Service radio reports monitored yesterday indicate that the relief materials, meant to assist them in their camps, were rejected for being branded with President Goodluck Jonathan’s photographs. Some of the items distributed by the... Read More

The News Blog

#DigitalJobs, Diffa, NEMA, Nigerian refugee camps, refugees

November 22, 2014

@mcspella: Before we become refugees in our country

by Ehi Akpata When a handshake crosses the elbow it has become another thing – Chinua Achebe This proverb made famous by the legendary writer, Chinua Achebe, can be applied to our current security challenges. One would agree that if the current Boko Haram crises were to be a handshake, it would almost be reaching... Read More

@mcspella, Aso Rock, ehi akpata, excuse, opinion, refugees, ynaija

August 6, 2014

How Nigerian refugees are fleeing Borno to deserted Island in Chad because of Boko Haram

by David Cyril Majority of the people who fled Kolikolia, Borno State, after being attacked by the dreaded terrorist group Boko Haram, are presently at an uninhabited island of Choua in Lake Chad, Republic of Chad. According to a report on Reuters, the fleeing refugees reportedly arrived the island, – which lies in Chadian waters... Read More

boko haram, Borno State, Chad, Kolikolia, Lake Chad, Ngouboua, nigeria, OCHA and UNFPA, refugees, Relief packages, reuters, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO

March 3, 2014

Opinion: How the Boko Haram war should be fought

by Jibrin Ibrahim I am writing this column from Niamey in Niger Republic where I have just arrived. Two items related to the war were on the news last night. The first is the burden of caring for the 40,000 refugees “from the Boko Haram war in Nigeria” the broadcaster announced which is threatening their... Read More

boko haram, Doyin Okupe, Jibrin Ibrahim, niamey, opinion, refugees, war, ynaija

August 31, 2013

How Syrian woman was found at sea with her baby’s umbilical cord still attached

A Syrian refugee gave birth at sea on her way to Italy as the number of arrivals fleeing the war-torn country this year rose to nearly 3,000 people, officials said. The woman was one of 355 refugees — most of them from Syria — on two boats intercepted by coast guard and navy vessels and... Read More

baby born at seas, boat, boat crossing, childbirth, Italy, refugees, syria, Syrian refugee woman, Syrian refugees, war in Syria

August 27, 2012

Flood ravages Katsina villages injuring eight

by Akan Ido Many houses and farms were destroyed by flood in Kofa and Tofani villages in Kusada Local Government Area of Katsina State. Eight people were also reportedly injured in the flood that happened on Friday in the two local government areas. The flood is said to have destroyed 85 houses and 95 farms... Read More

floods, Katsina State, nigeria, refugees

The Thread: This is one love story with the saddest ending possible

Trump set to cut refugees entry to lowest in several decades

White House rejects report showing positive impact of refugees

N400bn bribe; 170 refugees evacuated | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

The similarities between Otodo Gbame and the Grenfell Tower

Still on the Matter: There’s a ripple effect of Trump’s #MuslimBan in Kuwait that the world is not talking about

The Thread: Iraqi refugee, Brahim, literally saved my life, twice -US Soldier | #MuslimBan

Allow refugees entry into the US, UN agencies tell Trump

Over 150,000 refugees returned to Nigeria – Buhari

Nigerians would have been refugees if Buhari was not elected – Oni

Corruption in IDP camps: EFCC should rise to the occasion

Cheta Nwanze: Destroying the North-east’s social fabric

We had a civil war once in Nigeria before – and 3 other reasons we should be following the story of Omran, the Syrian boy

Opinion: Recovering Nigeria’s refugees and IDPs: A fight worth fighting

Refugee crisis: The European Union must stand up and be counted

War is coming, it’s time to stockpile – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

Thanks, but no thanks! Refugees reject Jonathan-branded relief materials

@mcspella: Before we become refugees in our country

How Nigerian refugees are fleeing Borno to deserted Island in Chad because of Boko Haram

Opinion: How the Boko Haram war should be fought

It’s a White Christmas! Snow falls in Egypt for the first time in over 100 years (PHOTOS)

How Syrian woman was found at sea with her baby’s umbilical cord still attached

Flood ravages Katsina villages injuring eight

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