LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, world football’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. A FIFA spokesperson confirmed in a statement that Artan, who was refused entry to the US after arriving at Miami International…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS0–Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has delayed his formal entry into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as he awaits the anticipated defection of several governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition party. Atiku, who recently resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party after prolonged internal disputes, was scheduled to…
LAGOS NEWSRANGERS)-Niger Republic has started restricting entry for Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, insisting on a valid international passport instead. This comes after the country, alongside Mali and Burkina Faso, withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), signaling a shift in regional policies. While the land border between Nigeria and Niger…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ukrainian family seeking asylum from the war back home was turned away from the U.S. border in San Diego on Wednesday after attempting to reach family in California, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. A spokesperson from Customs and Border Protection told the Union-Tribune that the agency is “looking into the situation.”…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chinese authorities have temporarily suspended entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our correspondent learnt that the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines and a few others were also affected by the policy. It was gathered that…
