News Room
Irregular migrants found in large numbers in the US!
Photo credit; the New York Times More than 3,500 Chinese nationals were found crossing the southern border irregularly in May. Hundreds of Jordanian, Turkish and Mauritanian nationals were also found crossing the border, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources. The vast majority—about 98%—were encountered in the San Diego Sector, which has emerged as a top…
Refugees & IDPs get $9m from ECOWAS!
Photo credit: Daily Trust The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given $9 million in aid to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and stateless individuals in its member states. Nigeria was given $1 million to assist terrorism victims in north-eastern parts of the country. Musa Nuhu, the ECOWAS Permanent Representative Committee chair, explained this…
Call for protection of refugees and stateless persons!
Photo credit: ECOWAS The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have started the process of proffering finding solutions to issues of protection of refugees, stateless, displaced persons and asylum seekers in the sub-region. This Day reports that this cheering news was disclosed during the opening of…
ANC fails to secure 50% in South Africa election!
Photo credit: VOA For the first time in 30 years, the ruling party in South Africa, African National Congress, is set to fall short of a majority of the votes cast after national elections. This marks the biggest political shift in the country. The party which of the respected Nelson Mandela had 41.04 % of…
U.S. plans sending migrants to Europe!
Photo credit: the conversation Authorities in the United States are planning to send some migrants from Latin America for settlement in Greece and Italy. CBS reports that this is a way of discouraging people in the region from travelling to the US/Mexico border. The plan would involve Greece and Italy welcoming migrants processed at Immigration…
Trump can’t enter Canada!
Photo credit: Aljazeera It’s no news that Donald Trump, the controversial former American President, has created a shameful record by becoming the first president to be convicted of felony crimes. A New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment…
Migrant assists gang in stealing £54m!
Photo credit: Evening Standard A Bulgarian migrant has ĥelped a gang in making away with £54m which is Britain’s ever benefit fraud. Daily Mail reports that the man, Stoyan Stoyanov, however claimed he was shortchanged after arriving in the UK. The gang, based in Eastern Europe, hijacked 6,000 identities 6to make claims for Universal Credit and…