Tag: ASYLUM
Sunday Igboho files for asylum in Germany, to do same in...
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, who is currently in detention in the Republic of Benin, has reportedly filed for asylum in...
UK granting IPOB members asylum disrespectful — Nigerian govt
The Federal Government says the reported decision of the United Kingdom to grant asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra is...
Canada rejects former SARS operative’s application for asylum
Canada has rejected the asylum request of a former operative of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Olushola Popoola.
Mr Popoola’s application was rejected by...
US grants former AIT presenter, Ohimai Amaize, asylum
The United States has
granted asylum to former Africa Independent Television (AIT) presenter, Ohimai
Amaize, who fled Nigeria in 2019.
Mr Amaize confirmed this
on Sunday in an...
They killed my father in Nigeria, UK asylum seeker claims
A UK asylum seeker, Osiama Mike, has said that he fled
Nigeria after authorities killed his father.
Mr Osiama, 27, is one of the migrants in...
El-Zakzaky attempted to seek asylum in India – FG
The Federal Government has
alleged that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim
El-Zakzaky, tried to seek asylum while in India for medical...
Six Nigerian asylum seekers arrested in Germany
Police have arrested six male Nigerian asylum seekers
in Germany after five police officers were injured last Friday in a riot at an
asylum seeker housing...
Julian Assange’s mother backs petition to free son
Christine
Assange, mother of WikiLeaks co-founder, Julian Assange, on Friday appealed to
British authorities to be “patient, gentle and kind’’ to her son.
British
police said on Thursday...
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, arrested
Police have arrested WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, at Ecuador’s embassy in London.
British police said on Thursday that Mr Assange was arrested following eviction from...
Eight-year-old Nigerian chess champion gets new apartment in US
Nigerian chess champion, Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, and his family
have been gifted a new apartment after his feat at the New York State chess championship.
Adewumi won...