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An exhibition commemorating the life of South African freedom hero and global moral icon is currently showing in Berlin, Germany.

The Presidency said media reports of a soured relationship are originating from the minds and mouths of mischief makers, who are desperate for entertaining stories from the Aso Rock Villa with which to titillate the public.

Turkish students receive worse marks for the same performance, women with headscarves are less likely to receive invitations to a job interview, Naika Foroutan, a sociologist, criticizes the systematic discrimination against migrants. In Germany, according to the German-Iranian migration researcher Naika Foroutan, Muslims are the most disadvantaged. Even if many feel that they are tolerant and open, the reality looks …

Also on the list of accused is Jessica Edosomwan, Europe's most wanted woman. She’s accused of recruiting women in Nigeria for the sex trade in Lyon, Nimes and Montpellier.

The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the election of the spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye.   The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Biodun Olujimi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23.   The Independent National Electoral Commission had …

A big and bold investment initiative will be launched at the annual general meeting of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE), taking place in Dublin on 7-9 November.

Honorary consuls are designated by a foreign government to look after the affairs of its citizens.

"It’s important that NIDOG is well represented... and we appeal to members to respond positively to this Call."

Belgian-Nigerian politician Collins Nweke has lauded the leadership of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE) for the manner it‘s running the group. In a press statement on the forthcoming Nigerian Diaspora Conference, taking place in Dublin on 7-9 November and organised by NIDOE, Nweke, who is a Councillor in the town of Ostend and a former chairman of the …

‘Debates on Africa, in Africa, with academics and scholars from Africa’ is how Cologne-based journalist Tina Adomako describes the 2019 conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, which she attended in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24-26 October. Ms Adomako reports from the gathering of scholars who, among others, discussed issues around reclaiming African studies from the European perspective and decolonizing …

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he was ready to face trial if his safety would be guaranteed by the court. Kanu told the presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, through his counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who had applied to restore the IPOB leader’s bail so that he …

At the beginning of each month, a number of new laws and regulations enter into force in Germany. An overview of the most important changes in November 2019: ——————- Online identification for Germans and EU citizens The online identification function (Online-Ausweisfunktion or eID-Funktion) of the national ID card (Ausweis) enables German citizens to identify themselves on the Internet. For example, …

Hartz IV, basic social security in old age, benefits for asylum-seekers: More than..

The dream of Nigerians living outside their homeland to participate at national elections seems to be edging closer to realisation.

“She is a globally respected leader with a broad and diverse international network in the area of energy development, which includes key relationships with leading multilateral and bilateral partners and the private sector.”

"There are massive deficiencies at certain locations, which results in asylum applications being rejected in large numbers ... all those seeking protection must find equal opportunities throughout Germany."

"Their success encourages many other women. They show what and how much you can move with good ideas and determination - economically, socially, and beyond your own country’s borders. We need people like you, who have the courage for something new and with it also inspires others"

“We are still consulting, the coast is not clear yet, but we want to see how to first address the rising tension and suspicion in the country and we feel it’s necessary to send the signal that Ndigbo will remain in Nigeria to get their due."

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will protect Nigerians in every part of the world. He gave the assurance on Thursday while speaking to a gathering of Russia-based Nigerian students and professionals in Sochi, where he participated at the Russia-Africa Summit. “The life of every Nigerian, in every part of the world matters, our government will protect …

Around 56 per cent of the migrants were deported by scheduled airlines, 32 per cent by charter flights, the rest by..