LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has apprehended 210 beggars, under its Operation Sweep Abuja of miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers and other criminal elements, which commenced on Monday. Gloria Onwuka, acting director, Social Welfare, Social Department Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, at the end of day four of…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian conman who duped women out of almost £200,000 in “romance frauds” has avoided deportation after judges ruled his wife and children could not be properly cared for by his home country’s health system. Emmanuel Jack, 35, was jailed for three years in 2014 after he tricked six women he met…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 3,690 Nigerians in the United States are faced with deportation as Donald Trump begins a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. In a document compiled by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, the agency revealed the data is…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Springdale Academy of Maritime Education and Training Trust (SAMET) in India has petitioned the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over alleged breach of contractual agreement with Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services. SAMET in the petition dated July 19, 2024 through its Nigerian legal firm, Kunle Adegoke…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential Candidate in 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has has expressed shock over the deportation of Nigerian citizen most of Osun State origin by the Lagos State government. Obi who expressed his disappointment in his platform, formerly twitter said he is Deeply saddened and shocked by the recent reports…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy. Parliament last month approved a law that paves the way for sending asylum…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This move comes as Germany has seen a significant number of initial asylum applications from Nigerians in 2023, with a comparatively low recognition rate….CONTINUE READING In response to this, the Nigerian authorities have been reluctant to accept individuals without proper identification documents, leaving around 12,500 Nigerians in Germany in a state of…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Simon Mamoh, a Nigerian, has filed a N406 million lawsuit against Khairul Dzaimee Daud, Director-General of the Malaysian Immigration Department, and three other people for what he claims to be illegal detention and deportation. Mamoh claims that the immigration division of the nation held him against his will for 40 days before…