LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Refugees International has Warned against United Kingdom plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda stressing that it violates the fundamental right of people to seek asylum. The Group in a statement signed by Sarah Sheffer, Vice President for Strategic Outreach Refugees International pointed out that by neglecting its obligations, the UK risks…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-On World Refugee Day, we look at the inspirational stories of three athletes who, having represented the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, have now been granted citizenship in their host countries. Three different journeys that all send the same message of hope and humanity. “I now represent Great Britain, which makes me feel included”…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peter Obi Presidential Global Network (PPGN) on Thursday congratulated Mr Peter Obi for emerging as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the 2023 presidential election. A statement by PPGN Head of Press, Asa Blessing Chijekwu, quoted Dr Michael Chukwujekwu, Global Coordinator of the group from his base…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 7,256 trained nurses in Nigeria relocated to the United Kingdom between March 2021 and March 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. The figure is contained in information obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom on Thursday. The PUNCH reports that Nigeria has continued to witness an…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Damilola Olakanmi, a Nigerian law student based in East London, The United Kingdom, has died after eating the cannabis sweet she bought via a messaging app on her phone. The UK Evening Standard reported that Olakanmi, 23, immediately fell ill after taking the sweet on March 29 and had to be rushed…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls on Monday for Britain to ease visa demands on Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict, saying Britain was a generous country but it needed to maintain checks on who was arriving. The United Nations estimates that more than 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia started bombarding…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rave of the moment and Nigerian singer David Adeleke popularly called Davido, has allegedly been fined a sum of one hundred and ninety million Naira a few hours after his concert at the O2 Arena. A Twitter user identified as Marvin Abbey in a post shared on the microblogging platforms opined that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices jumped on Thursday, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea in the biggest attack by one state against another…