Tag: LIBYA
Buhari orders immediate repatriation of Nigerians in Libya
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate repatriation of Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of the world for rehabilitation.
This declaration was made...
Samuel Eto’o denies flying Cameroonian migrants home from Libya
Ex-Cameroon skipper, Samuel Eto'o, has denied claims he personally donated money or purchased plane tickets for his countrymen to return home from Libya.
Hundreds of...
Davido, Don Jazzy, Omotola, others condemn slave trade in Libya
Some Nigerian celebrities have condemned the modern day slave markets in Libya where people are reportedly auctioned for as little as $400.
There has been...
Nigerians feared eaten by sharks as boat sinks in the Mediterranean
At least 31 migrants – including Nigerians – are feared dead after they were set on by sharks during a perilous crossing from Africa...
CHAN: Nigeria to face former champions Libya
Nigeria were grouped with former title-holders Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea when the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) draw was made in Rabat Friday.
The...
Italy buries 26 Nigerian women who died crossing Mediterranean Sea
More than two dozen young Nigerian women who drowned during a migrant crossing from Libya were honoured Friday with an interfaith funeral.
The ceremony closes...
Another 257 Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received another 257 Nigerian voluntary returnees flown back from Libya.
The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed...
165 more Nigerians return from Libya
No fewer than 165 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Thursday aboard a chartered Nouvelair aircraft with registration number TS-INA.
The returnees, made up of...
258 more Nigerians return from Libya
No fewer than 258 more Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived the country on Thursday aboard a chartered Airbus A330-200 with registration mark 5A-LAT operated...
UNICEF confirms rape, torture of Nigerian women and children in Libya
Nigerian Women and children and others making the dangerous journey to Europe to flee poverty and conflicts in Africa are being beaten, raped and...