Tag: Canada

Canadian court labels APC, PDP terrorist groups

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Court labels APC, PDP2

…Denies ex-member asylum The Federal Court of Canada has upheld a ruling classifying Nigeria’s All Progressive Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organisations, denying asylum to former member Douglas Egharevba over his past affiliations.  In a judgment delivered on June 17, 2025, Egharevba’s application for judicial review after Canada’s Immigration Appeal Division found him inadmissible under security provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness had argued that the PDP and the APC were deeply implicated in acts of…

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Chinese investors allegedly repossess another $57m Nigerian jet in Canada

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Chinese repossess jet

Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd has finalised the repossession of a Bombardier 6000 luxury jet, valued at $57 million, owned by Nigeria. This development follows the company’s recent seizure of Nigerian guest houses in Liverpool, UK, as part of its efforts to recover $70 million in arbitration awards against the West African nation. The repossession of the jet, confirmed by Canadian authorities in Montreal, comes after a court ruling earlier this year authorized Zhongshan to seize the aircraft. Judge David Collier of the Superior Court of Quebec dismissed…

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Travel Advice: ‘Avoid some areas in Nigeria due to insecurity’, Canada warns its citizens

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The Canadian government has warned its citizens not to travel to virtually all parts of Nigeria due to worsening security challenges bedeviling the country. In an issued press statement, Canada, on Tuesday, gave the caution, which was titled: Nigeria Travel Advice on its website. The country cited reasons for terrorism, armed attacks, kidnapping, and crime among other depravities as reasons Canadians should shun Nigeria as a tourism destination. It also listed Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara and Yobe States as hotbeds of terrorism, banditry and…

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Canada bans travellers from Nigeria, 9 other African countries over Omicron fears

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Canada, yesterday, banned travellers from Nigeria, Egypt and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to ten the number of African countries targeted by Ottawa, according to the AFP. This is just as members of Nigerias House of Representatives at plenary yesterday, mandated the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), to step-up national response to control the emergence and spread of new Covid-19 omicron variant, in order to spare Nigeria the full brunt of the third wave of the pandemic. Foreign nationals who have…

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17-yr-old Nigerian student receives scholarships from schools across the US and Canada

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A 17-year old Nigerian secondary school graduate who aced all her papers in the 2020 WASSCE, has been offered 19 full-ride scholarships by universities across the United States and Canada. The student, identified as Victory Yinka-Banjo, was reportedly also offered $5 million worth of scholarship money for an undergraduate program of study, according to the admission documents.  Victory, who revealed that she had applied to many schools because she felt her chances of gaining admission were very slim, was offered potential full scholarships from Ivy League schools such as Yale…

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