Friday, November 13, 2026

Diaspora

January 26, 2026

Afro-Arab youths, NAMYO host diaspora forum in London

The platform aims to deepen diaspora engagement, strengthen youth networks, and enhance youth roles in regional and international development processes.

Afro-Arab Youths Council
January 24, 2026

UN rights chief decries rising migrants’ deaths in U.S. ICE custody

The UN rights chief said he was “astounded by the now-routine abuse and denigration of migrants and refugees.”

ICE
January 23, 2026

Canada denies asylum to businesswoman who fears Nigeria over 40% interest to loan sharks

The Nigerian woman claimed she refunded the actual money but was unable to cough up the 40 per cent interest.

Courtroom in Canada
January 23, 2026

Governor Namadi spends ₦172 million to send one Jigawa indigene to Russia for capacity building

The sum of ₦172 million is “only for the sponsorship of an indigenous Jigawa State candidate under the Jigawa–Russia Agricultural Capacity Cooperation Programme”.

January 23, 2026

U.S. Immigration: ICE agents detain five-year-old boy in Minneapolis

The Columbia Heights Public Schools superintendent said officers told the boy to knock on the door to his home, “essentially using a five-year-old as bait”.

ICE
January 21, 2026

U.S. court denies bail as Trump admin moves to deport Nigerian fraudster Ijeoma Mbonu

The Nigerian woman, who entered the U.S. in 2017 on a B-2 visa, was the liaison between Yahoo Boys and their victims

ICE operatives arresting undocumented immigrants
January 20, 2026

Canadian judge grants asylum relief to Nigerian engineer who rejected father’s demand to join Ogboni fraternity

Mr Justice Favel of the Federal court in Ottawa, Ontario, backed Mr Ogunwola that the RAD erred in its decision to underestimate the influence of Ogboni fraternity.

Canadian court in Ottawa
January 20, 2026

Conservative Party MPs defected to Reform Party on character not ideology, says Kemi Badenoch 

Mrs Badenoch said, “We are the party of the right and must remain so.”

Kemi Badenoch (Credit: Arise TV)
January 19, 2026

Canadian court grants asylum relief to Nigerian woman who fears trauma from husband’s family for being childless

Mrs Olanipekun submitted an excerpt from a Nigerian blog post discussing infertility and societal attitudes towards childless women.

Courtroom in Canada
January 17, 2026

Canada stabilises courses eligible for post-graduation work permit in 2026

IRCC stated, “To meet the field of study requirement, your CIP code must be on the list of currently eligible CIP codes…”

Students in a Canadian university.