The Libyan Football Federation has filed an appeal against the recent decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to award Nigeria three points and three goals following a disrupted Africa Cup of Nations qualifier initially scheduled for October 15…
Nigeria denies apologising to Libya over Super Eagles’ detention
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has clarified that the country did not apologize to Libya over the recent detention of the Super Eagles in Benghazi. This clarification comes after The Libya Observer falsely reported that Nigeria had issued…
Tinubu demands justice for Super Eagles’ mistreatment in Libya
Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, faced “inhuman treatment” at a Libyan airport, prompting a swift response from President Bola Tinubu. According to a State House statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), the…
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,…
Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi’s son in Beirut
Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns in the north African nation as Libyan authorities demand improvements. The photos…
More than 60, including Nigerians, feared drowned in Libyan migrant shipwreck
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…
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…