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We demand justice for Nigerian burnt to death in Libya, says Dabiri-Erewa

We demand justice for Nigerian burnt to death in Libya, says Dabiri-Erewa

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has demanded for justice for a Nigerian who was burnt to death on Oct. 7 in Tripoli, Libya. Dabiri-Erewa made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, after meeting with the Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria, Ayad Attayary, in Abuja. The NiDCOM Chief […]

UN Libya rights probe stalled due to cashflow problems

UN Libya rights probe stalled due to cashflow problems

The United Nations does not have enough funds to investigate rights violations in strife-torn Libya this year, the Human Rights Council decided Tuesday. In June, the UN’s top rights body, with the support of Tripoli, adopted a resolution calling for a fact-finding mission to be sent to the north African country to document abuses committed […]

Libyan protestors burn eastern government offices

Libyan protestors burn eastern government offices

Protesters in Libya’s second city Benghazi set fire to the headquarters of the parallel eastern administration controlled by strongman Khalifa Haftar, a security source said Sunday. “In the early hours of Sunday, a group of demonstrators attacked the cabinet building,” an official from the interior ministry in the eastern government told AFP, speaking on condition […]

They turned us to prostitutes, starved us for days ― Libya returnees

They turned us to prostitutes, starved us for days ― Libya returnees

•Many died in the desert, at sea •As Edo State govt engages over 400 of them By Evelyn Usman Nigerians, especially youths, left the shores of the country in search of better living conditions, owing mostly to unemployment. , in their desperation, most of them fell prey to agents who sweet-talked them into believing that […]

Libyans protest corruption, living conditions for third day

Libyans protest corruption, living conditions for third day

Hundreds of young Libyans protested in Tripoli for a third consecutive day to decry deteriorating living conditions and corruption amid a heavy security presence, an AFP correspondent said. Voicing anger at extended shortages of power, water and fuel in the oil-rich North African country, the demonstrators, including teenagers and children, marched through the capital again […]