Tag: refugees
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
@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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
It’s a White Christmas! Snow falls in Egypt for the first time in over 100 years (PHOTOS)
by Akintomiwa Agbaje A lot of Egyptians did not expect a white Christmas, but that is what they will be ...
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 ...
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 ...
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- Outdoor weddings will always make us swoon. Jesse and Shadiat’s is no different
- An Isiagu Wedding, Sign us up
- This Groom’s epic moves to his Trad Engagement will make you smile
- Two Sisters get married on same day to honor their mum (photos)
- More photos from Actor Gideon Okeke and fiancée, Chidera’s prewedding session