The British High Commission in Nigeria on Sunday said the United Kingdom would not reverse its travel ban on Nigeria because of a threat of retaliation by the Federal Government. The spokesman for the British High Commission, Dean Hurlock, said this in response to an inquiry by The PUNCH on Sunday over a statement by the Minister […]
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Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has said the travel ban on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant is “very unfair, non-scientific and discriminatory”. Adesina, who said this through his verified Twitter handle @akin_adesina, urged the western countries to lift the travel ban on the African countries He […]
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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has said he will temporarily suspend immigration into the United States to ‘‘protect the jobs of American citizens’. In a tweet early today, Trump said: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States of America has imposed a new travel ban restricting immigration from Nigeria, and five other countries. This move is an expansion of his administration’s policy blocking travel from certain nations. In line with the new policy, citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan won’t be allowed to apply […]
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Embattled President Donald Trump of the United States of America, may sign an executive order expanding visa restrictions to seven countries including Nigeria. It is expected that the affected countries will be Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration might not place full visa bans […]
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Top human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said the travel ban placed on 50 high-profile Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari should be withdrawn “without any delay”, as it would only expose this administration to ridicule. In a statement on Sunday, Falana said the directive which is backed by an executive order signed by the president is […]
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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the travel ban placed on 50 prominent Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued on his behalf by his campaign organisation, Abubakar said the ban is a throwback to the notorious “evil decree two” of 1984 enacted by the military government […]
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A report has said that Innocent Umezulike, a judge who died in June, has been included in the list of 50 Nigerians banned from traveling out of the country. The list, according to The Nation, included the former Enugu Chief Judge, who was arraigned in September 2017 for alleged corruption. He died before the executive […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects in its entirety attempt by the Buhari Presidency to foist a full-blown fascism on our country, beginning with the placement of illegal travel restrictions on certain unnamed Nigerians. The party said this wicked and draconian step is clearly targeted at members of the opposition parties, perceived enemies of President […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling 5-4 has upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The decision Tuesday was the court’s first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy, the Associated Press reported. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the […]
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