Tag: Libya
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Nigeria v Libya: Akwa Ibom announces 50 per cent tickets price slash
Super Eagles’ fans interested in watching Saturday’s African Nations Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Libya at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo have been served a good hand by the Akwa Ibom State government, which has slashed the gate fees by 50 per cent. According to the government, fans will now pay as low as N500…
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Mass grave containing 75 bodies found in Libya
A mass grave containing 75 bodies was found West of the Libyan coastal city of Sirte on Tuesday, a military source said on Wednesday. A source with the Sirte security forces said that the forces were notified by a resident about the mass grave, which had been found in an agricultural area 15 km west…
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Libya coach quits ahead of AFCON qualifier in Uyo
Libya coach Adel Amrouche has resigned just days before his side face Nigeria in an African Nations Cup qualifier. The match is billed for Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. His departure has been confirmed by the Libyan Football Federation and on Wednesday by Belgian Amrouche, who told the media that he was frustrated by working conditions…
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Super Eagles must show tactical edge to defeat Libya – John Obuh
Nigeria must prove to be tactically better to claim good points against ‘tough’ Libya in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations back-to-back qualifier encounters, according to John Obuh. The Super Eagles welcome the Mediterranean Knights to the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Saturday before travelling for the return leg two days later in…
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AFCON qualifiers: Mikel, Nwakali out of Super Eagles squad against Libya [Full list]
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has called up Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong, Alex Iwobi and 21 others for this month’s crack 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Libya’s Mediterranean Knights. But Rohr left out captain John Mikel Obi, Joel Obi and the pair of Simeon Nwankwo and Kelechi Nwakali from…
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100 secondary students trafficked to Libya from Edo state
No fewer than 100 students of Idogbo Secondary School, Benin, have been trafficked to Libya in the last four months. This was disclosed in Benin yesterday during an advocacy programme by the Senior Special Assistant to Gov Godwin Obaseki on Human trafficking and illegal migration, Mr Solomon Okoduwa. Okoduwa said this fact was disclosed to…
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I lost my child, mum, business to Libya – Nigerian Returnee
“It has not been easy at all. I had a flourishing hairdressing business before I went to Libya. But, I have lost everything. I also lost my mother and my 11-year-old son, while I was away. When they could not connect with me, my mother died of heart attack, while my son died because there…
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Video, Photos: 17 Nigerian migrants sue Italy for returning them to Libya
Seventeen Nigerian migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year have filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their rights by supporting Libya’s efforts to return them to North Africa, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The plaintiffs, two of whom have returned to Nigeria, petitioned the European Court of Human Rights last week, Violeta…
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Obaseki lauds Oba of Benin’s salary support for Libya returnees
Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the magnanimity of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewaure II, for placing some returnees from Libya on salary, noting that the gesture was a landmark effort in rehabilitating the returnees. The governor, in a statement, said that the gesture…
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Oba of Benin places Libya returnees on salaries
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has placed each returnee from Libya, on three months salaries. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Desmond Agbama, on Thursday said Oba Ewuare, announced this when he hosted to Libyan returnees in his palace. Apart from the allowances, the Oba said the Oba Ewuare Foundation…