The Directorate-General of the Immigration Office, Belgium, Freddy Roosemonth, has said Edo and Lagos produce the majority of Nigerians who seek asylum in the European country. He said this on Wednesday in Benin City during a press conference organised by the Immigration Office of the Kingdom of Belgium in collaboration with the Pathfinder Justice Initiative (PJI) based in Benin City, aimed to raise awareness about the negative impacts of irregular migration. He said 30 per cent of the asylum seekers are form Edo State, while Lagos produced 20 per cent and other parts of the country produce the remaining 50…
Author: Olowofela Adebanji
A Canadian province, British Columbia, has announced a ban on new post-secondary institutions from applying to enrol international students for the next two years. Selina Robinson, Post-Secondary Education Minister, said on Monday that the move became necessary to correct the international educational system, which has not been working well. She said after the province started paying close attention to the system last March, it found poor quality education and in some cases, lack of instructors in private institutions charging exorbitant tuition. Robinson added some of such schools had even stopped international students from lodging complaints. She said an Indian student…
A Nigerian man was arrested in Greater Noida, India, after it emerged that he extorted a woman after threatening to upload her offensive photos on social media. The man, identified as Evans, reportedly collected over N2.42 million (Rs 2.25 lakh) from his victim, whom he befriended on social media. “We had received a complainant from a man who alleged that his cousin was befriended by an unidentified person on social media. The man fraudulently induced her and duped her of Rs 2.25 lakh,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) Hemant Tiwari said. The Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations, also known as…
A 29-year-old Nigerian man, Barnabas Jime, has been arrested in the United States for love scam and real estate fraud. He was first under investigation for love scam in July 2022 before it was discovered he had scammed many people out of more than $500,000 with fake real estate listings in a year-long scheme. He had posed as a Bay Area estate agent and faces one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud after he allegedly posted false real estate listings online and illegally took money from people looking to lease the properties, according to the United States Attorney’s Office…
A 53-year-old Nigerian man has lost his bid to overturn a decision by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) to deny him asylum in the Republic of Ireland. He had claimed that his refusal to join a cult in his native state endangered his life, saying his father was killed over similar issues. The man, who claimed to be from a royal family, said his father’s spirit had been summoned while he slept and killed while he was seven years old. Mr Justice Anthony Barr of the High Court said the decision-maker at IPAT found the man was “subjectively credible”,…
A Nigerian woman, Pelumi Nubi, is set to drive from London, United Kingdom, to Lagos, Nigeria. If successful, she will become the first black woman to achieve the feat. She announced on Instagram that she will embark on the trip in a car, saying she had been in contact with other people who had embarked n such trip. Recall that Kunle Adeyanju, a Nigerian, rode from London to Nigeria in May 2023. He departed London on April 19, 2023. Nubi, a travel content creator, said she will show the world that ‘impossible’ is just a word, especially when someone has…
A Nigerian student in the United Kingdom, Omolola Bowoto, has revealed her urgent need for help. The University of Essex, England, student risks being kicked out of school, with five months away from her graduation, if she is unable to pay her £20,700 (over N23.7 million) tuition. The Social Work scholar said she has raised £5,300 (N6 million) and needs help to offset the balance. She has opened a GoFundMe to appeal for help from well-meaning individuals. In a TikTok video, Bowoto said the devaluation of the naira and other challenges affected her family’s finances, hence her appeal for help. “Due to…
The law enforcement agency of the European Union, Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, has arrested 15 persons in a crackdown on Nigerian criminal syndicates. The agency organised an operation between December 7 and 9, 2023, against the syndicates with 16 partners from four continents to fight poly-criminal Nigerian criminal networks responsible for serious crimes. This unprecedented international operation was conducted by law enforcement from across Europe, Africa, South America and North America, with 468 law enforcement officers taking part in the action day. The criminals were reportedly behind crimes such as the smuggling and distribution of…
A Nigerian health activist based in the United Kingdom, Ibironke Khadeejah Quadri, has revealed that three bodies of Nigerians who arrived the country two years ago are awaiting burial. She said this in post via X on Wednesday. Recall that Japajantis reported that a Nigerian masters student died a day after he arrived in the UK. Quadri urged Nigerians settled in the UK to always assist new migrants, saying the transition could be difficult. She also urged migrants to always take care of their health, adding that life abroad is a marathon, not a sprint. So we have 3 bodies…
A Nigerian man has died a day after moving to the United Kingdom for his master’s degree. Saheed Wahab, an indigene of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, commenced his studies at Teesside University on January 15, 2024 before his sudden demise on January 16. The Nigerian community in the UK announced the news via its X handle. “Following the sad news we received regarding the death of Mr Saheed Wahab, a student at Teesside University who died a day after arriving in the United Kingdom from Nigeria,” Nigerians in the UK Community wrote. “He was here to start an MSc qualification,…