Tag Archives: Libya

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered. Megrahi who said he was not responsible for bringing the jumbo jet down on the Scottish town and killing 270 people, was found guilty...

National Security Adviser Illegally Imprisoned Nigerians Rescued From Libya Michy Ranny pressed the phone against his ear to hear the news once more as the caller repeated, “We won the case!” He dropped the phone from his ear, grinned and began dialing friends and family to announce his freedom. Mr. Ranny and 23 others won a case against the Nigerian government,...

The fourth batch of 75 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived in Maiduguri on Friday after travelling from Tripoli through the desert for one month. The returnees came in three commercial buses belonging to a Cameroonian company, “Touristique Express”, accompanied by officials of International Organisation for Migration based in Chad. The returnees...

(Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said on Tuesday Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the captured son of the former Libyan leader, does not necessarily have to be tried in The Hague if Libya’s own justice system is up to the task. Luis Moreno-Ocampo told reporters on his arrival at Tripoli International Airport that he was not planning...

Another batch of more than 1,200 African migrants, including Nigerians, who have been stuck in the southern Libyan desert town of Sabha for weeks and in dire conditions, have been evacuated. They are on their way to Chad, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said yesterday. The group, half of whom are Chadians, were among up to 3,000 migrants...

Another Nigerian about to be “Slaughtered” in Libya, the rebels kill any black man they see and often assault the women, they claim all black people are supporting Gadhafi. This is pure Genocide. Libya fighters arrest a man from Nigeria, who they allege is a Gadhafi loyalist, as they take control of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists villages in the desert...

United States has expressed its concern about arbitrary detention and abuse of sub-Saharan African migrants and refugees in Libya, and said it was working with international partners to facilitate safe passage for foreign nationals that wish to leave the country. Over 200 Nigerians are believed to be among hundreds of other sub-Saharan Africans that are being...