Libya Archives

NEMA: 153 Stranded Nigerians return from Libya

160 Nigerians return from Libya — NEMA

…As 8 miners rescued in Zimbabwe; others remained trapped*** The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji...

Foreign News6 years ago

4 pregnant women, 158 Nigerians return from Libya

…As Italy PM says stranded migrants to disembark from rescue ship*** A fresh batch of 162 Nigerians, including four pregnant women, have voluntarily returned from Libya...

Health and Safety6 years ago

Gory tales: Migrants returned to Libya face hunger, detention, violence- MSF

…As Troops kill 58 bandits*** The Medical Charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday told frightening tales of what Europe-bound migrants, who were recently caught at...

Foreign News6 years ago

117 people feared drowned after migrant boat sinks off Libya

…As Dozens killed in al-Shabaab attack on Somali military base*** One hundred and seventeen people are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after...

Shipwreck: 150 migrants, mostly Africans feared drowned, off Libyan coast

Features6 years ago

Guinea pigs: UN tells gory tales of Nigerians’ ‘unimaginable horrors’ in Libya

…Woes, ranges from unlawful killings to gang rape, prostitution, torture, slavery and xenophobia!*** The United Nations has released a new report, detailing the unimaginable horrors of Nigerian...

Foreign News6 years ago

U.S. strike kills 11 suspected al Qaeda militants in Libya

The U.S. military said on Friday it killed 11 suspected al Qaeda militants in an air strike in Libya’s Southwestern desert. The strike near the town...

Court okays ex-Unity Bank Manager’s dismissal over N72m fraud

Maritime6 years ago

2 cargo handlers jailed 2 years for peddling Ephedrine

…As 94 desperate migrants rescued from drowning in Libya, refuse to leave ship*** Two cargo handlers, Opeyemi Omoyemi and Akinyemi Tajudeen, former employees of the Nigerian...

Border closure: Customs impounds thousands of ammunition, 1072 vehicles, over 19,000 bags of smuggled rice

Maritime6 years ago

FOU Owerri impounds 4,375 rounds of ammunition, 430 bags of rice

…As 262 illegal immigrants evacuated from Libya to Niger*** The Federal Operations Unit, Zone C, an anti smuggling arm of the Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri on Tuesday...

Maritime6 years ago

2 crew died 1 hospitalized, again timber and toxic gas

…As crew become hostages in Ship seized by migrants in Libya*** 2 people killed by toxic gas weren’t crew members, they were dockers. The ship’s name...

Maritime6 years ago

4 brand new 14,500 TEU Mega Container Ships under sanctions

…As Situation unclear, over Ship seized by migrants*** Four brand new HK-flagged Mega container ships belonging to Turkish shipowner ISTANBUL DENIZCILIK VE DENIZ were included in...