LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany was forced to abandon nearly 9,000 deportations this year because state authorities lost track of migrants. The government postponed 8,826 forced returns in the first half of the year after migrants went into hiding or failed to declare their current address, figures show. The deportations were targeting rejected asylum seekers,…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany deported at least 137 Nigerian citizens in five documented chartered operations between February and June 2026, according to reports sighted by The PUNCH. The documented arrivals comprised 27 Nigerians deported in February, 37 deported directly by Germany as part of a 50-person joint European Union operation in March, and 24, 23…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paraguay president Santiago Pena has declared a national holiday after the national football team caused a massive World Cup upset by beating Germany in the last-32. The South Americans, who sneaked through to the knockouts after finishing as a best-placed third-place team, confined the Germans to their first-ever defeat in a…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2026 FIFA World Cup starts on Thursday. Running from June 11th to July 19th, the much-anticipated tournament will bring exciting matches in the world’s sport. 48 teams, through 104 fixtures, will give their all to achieve world glory. Ahead of Thursday’s start of the tournament, here are the top 10 teams….
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has said it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” rather than push for peace talks immediately. The American president made the remarks during a visit from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday in Washington. Merz expressed skepticism about the prospect of a near-term peace…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An inmate killed his wife as she visited him in a prison in eastern Germany, prosecutors said on Friday. The Thursday incident occurred at the Burg prison in Magdeburg, west of Berlin. The 37-year-old prisoner was reportedly alone with his 35-year-old wife in a room set up for visitors of long-term inmates….
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States and United Kingdom are among more than 30 countries who will no longer enjoy visa-free access to Namibia from April. The two countries largely enjoy visa-free travel to more than 180 countries. It follows a decision taken by the Namibian cabinet in July last year and will now to…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Homeland Security has apprehended a Nigerian national from Germany to the U.S. for defrauding a multinational company. The fraud suspect, Lotenna Chisom Umeadi, has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Sri Lankan company of $158,400 in an elaborate compromised email scheme after he was arrested and extradited to the United States upon arriving…
