Tag: Libya
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Libya repatriates fresh batch of 253 Nigerians
No fewer than 253 more Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Tuesday aboard a chartered Airbus A330-200 with registration mark 5A-LAT operated by Libya Airlines TheNewsGuru.com reports that the aircraft landed about 6.45pm at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The returnees were made up of of 102 males, 140 females, six children and five…
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Another 171 Nigerians deported from Libya
Barely a week after 162 Nigerians were brought back by the Federal Government from Libya, another batch of 171 Nigerians were yesterday deported. TheNewsGuru.com gathered that they were brought into the country through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. They landed at the cargo section of the airport at about 4p.m. Breakdown of persons…
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161 Nigerians return from troubled Libya, recount tales of torture, rape
About 161 Nigerians that had traveled to Libya on Tuesday returned voluntarily with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the returnees who had hopes for a better life returned the country with different accounts of how they were maltreated in the troubled North Africa country. They said they traveled to…
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Trump bans entry of citizens from Syria, Iraq, Iran, others into US
…orders Mexican border barricade President Donald Trump has ordered a temporary ban of nationals from war troubled Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen pending the review of the vetting processes. The president also ordered the erection of a wall along the US-Mexico border beginning from Wednesday (today). He said this on Tuesday as…
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FG set to evacuate another set of Nigerians from Libya
The Federal Government is to evacuate another set of Nigerian from Libya in February, Deputy Director, Search and Rescue, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Dr Bandele Onimode, has said. Onimode said this on Tuesday in Abuja when he led a delegation to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora (SSAPFAD),…
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6,330 HIV patients registered in Libya in 2016 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that 6,330 HIV patients registered in Libya in 2016. The UN Health Agency said in a statement that 10 people also died in the out-gone year as a result of inability to access anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs. “Last year, there were 6,330 registered HIV patients in Libya; 10 people aged…