At least 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest such tragedy off North Africa. The migrants are believed to have died because…
My abuser is my brother-in-law, what do I do?
When I was young, I was raped at the age of 15 by someone who didn’t know me, I didn’t know him, I was just unfortunate to be in a friend’s house, he came by, saw I was alone there,…
Libyan border guards rescue migrants in desert near Tunisia
Libya’s Ministry of Interior on Monday said its border guards have rescued dozens of African migrants who said they had been deported by Tunisian authorities towards the borders. The migrants were found in the desert and taken to al-Assah border…
Court remands man for alleged trafficking
A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered that a 39-year-old man, Johnson Saanu, be remanded in a correction centre for alleged trafficking and breach of public peace. Chief Magistrate Fadahunsi Adefioye ordered that he should be remanded in…
How I lost my virginity to trafficking – NAPTIP Ambassador
The story of Jane, a survivor of human trafficking to Libya, is very pathetic. The 16-year-old girl defied all odds to give testimony in court and eventually got justice. The court ordered that she be paid N5million as compensation by…
Libyan authorities find mass grave in ex-ISIL stronghold
Libyan authorities say they have discovered 18 bodies buried in a mass grave in the coastal city of Sirte, a former stronghold of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group in central Libya. The bodies were unburied in the Sabaa area of…
Libyan PM expresses readiness to hold national elections
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah has expressed his government’s readiness to hold general elections in the country, calling for local and international pressure to complete the laws regulating the elections. Dbeibah made his remarks during a conference organised by the…
NEMA receives 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had received 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, told the News…
Ancient looted statue returned to Libya
An ancient statue, believed to be looted from Libya during the civil war, has been returned to the country’s authorities. The 2nd century BC figure, some 2,200 years old, was seized at London Heathrow airport several years ago, after being…
Nigeria drops on TI’s corruption index, now second most corrupt in West Africa
Nigeria has dropped to 149 on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index, the worst ranking received by Africa’s largest country in recent time. Nigeria also scored 25 out of a possible 100 points. In the last TI rating in 2019,…
