Tag: Libya
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How l embarked on a journey to Europe, ended up being sold four times in Nigeria – Libya returnee narrates
Terry Ikponmwosa, a 31-year-old man has narrated how he was sold four times by human traffickers in Nigeria before he could get to Libya en route to Europe, where he hoped for a good life. Ikponmwosa, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Benin, said he was taken into…
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Two underaged girl abducted by Ogun woman for trafficking to Libya rescued in Kaduna
An alleged 35-year-old human trafficking kingpin, Comfort Innocent, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command over the abduction and trafficking of two underaged girls. The arrest of the woman on December 22, 2020 was confirmed by the spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Monday. Oyeyemi said the…
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Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war
Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants he said were victims of cruelty. In an impassioned plea during his noon address in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said he was pained by the situation in…
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Libya reports 1st COVID-19 recovery case
The National Centre for Disease Control of Libya’s UN-backed government has announced the first COVID-19 recovery case in the country. “We officially announce the recovery of the first case of the new coronavirus after two samples tested negative at the laboratory,’’ Badr Addin Al-Najjar, Director of the centre, told a press conference. “Social separation and…
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Libya confirms first Covid-19 case
Libya recorded its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, the UN-backed government announced, stoking concern that an outbreak could overwhelm the war-torn country’s already weakened health care system. As the novel coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the Middle East, countries have sought to slow the increase of cases by limiting the movements of…
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President Buhari expresses concern over Libya
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the lack of tangible progress and the worsening security and humanitarian situation in Libya. President Buhari raised the concern at the African Union Peace And Security Council Summit on Situations in Libya and the Sahel in Addis Ababa on Saturday. A statement from the Nigerian Embassy in Addis…
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NEMA receives 161 Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya. The acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on Thursday night in Lagos. Farinloye said that the Nigerians arrived the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, late on Thursday…
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168 stranded Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received another batch of 168 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Acting Coordinator, NEMA Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on behalf of the Director-General of NEMA at the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Farinloye told newsmen that the…
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161 Nigerians arrive from Libya on Independence Day
As the nation celebrates her 59th independence anniversary, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, the Coordinator, NEMA Lagos Territorial Office, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing…
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158 Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday morning received another batch of 158 Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, the Head of NEMA Territorial Office in Lagos, told newsmen that the agency received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that these returnees from Libya arrived…