Tag: LIBYA
Nigerian migrants feared dead as traffickers’ boat sinks off Libyan coast
As many as 64 African migrants, including a mother whose surviving three-year-old child clung to her as she drowned, are feared dead after a...
16,387 Nigerians deported from Libya, Saudi, others in 2017 says FG
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Muhammad Babandede, on Monday said that 16,387 Nigerians were deported from Libya, Saudi Arabia and other countries...
FG appoints Medview Airline to evacuate Nigerians from Libya
The Federal Government has appointed Med-View Airline, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to participate in the evacuation of 5,037 Nigerians from Libya.
Medview...
Obaseki appoints SSA on human trafficking, illegal migration
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo as appointed human rights activist, Solomon Okoduwa, as senior special assistant (SSA) on human trafficking and illegal migration.
Mr Okoduwa,...
My dad’s demand for sex drove me to Libya – Returnee
Miss Loveth Ekumabo, 25-year-old Libya returnee, has blamed her father’s incestuous behaviour for her decision to flee to Libya for safety and also in...
Some Nigerians in Libya not willing to return – Diplomat
Charge d’Affaires of Nigeria in Libya, Illiya Fachano, says some Nigerians in the North African have refused to be repatriated in spite of the...
Obasanjo condemns resurgence of slavery in Africa
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, condemned the resurgence of slavery in some parts of Africa, saying that the development was worrisome.
Speaking at the...
Libya was hell – Nigerian returnees
Nigerian migrants expressed relief as they arrived home on Tuesday from Libya, describing the "hell" of harsh conditions in detention camps where they had...
Caroline Danjuma condemns Nigerian celebrities for shunning protest against slave trade
Nollywood actress, Caroline Danjuma, has lambasted her colleagues in the entertainment industry who did not join the protest against slave trade in Libya.
A number...
Slavery: Remi Tinubu warns against futile search for greener pastures
Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central Senatorial District has urged young Nigerians intending to leave the country illegally in search of greener pastures abroad...