Libya
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A Nigerian woman has been arrested by the 444th Combat Brigade during a sting operation in Tripoli, Libya, for allegedly possessing approximately 2 kilograms of cocaine. Reports indicate that the woman, working with foreign accomplices, attempted to distribute the drugs in the local market. Migrant Rescue Watch, a humanitarian monitoring group, announced the arrest on…
13 Nov
The Libyan Department for Combating Illegal Migration has deported seven Nigerians, three Bangladeshis and three Ghanaians for violating the country's laws. The agency, in a post on X, said the suspects had been detained at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre before they were flown out of Libya via Benina International Airport in Benghazi. This comes…
4 Nov
The Federal Government has denied claims that Nigerians were being targeted for arrest in Libya following the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision to award three points and three goals in favour of the Super Eagles in the AFCON 2025 qualifiers with Libya. In a statement on Sunday by Eche Abu-Obe, spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign…
28 Oct
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, believes justice has been served, and that the team is closer to securing the ticket to their 21st appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) decision
26 Oct
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded the botched Libya versus Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification match to the Super Eagles. The board fined the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) $50, 000 for breaching “the Article 31 of the African Cup of Nations Regulations, as well as Articles 82 and 151 of the CAF…
26 Oct
A member of the Executive Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Abdelhakim Shalmani, has described as ‘false’ the testimony of the Tunisian pilot who flew the ValueJet Aircraft that was diverted from landing at the Benina international airport
23 Oct
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has warned that any country that violates CAF’s statutes on the treatment of visiting teams will be severely dealt with according to the laws of the confederation.
22 Oct
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, has urged nations across the continent to treat visiting teams with respect and dignity. Motsepe made this call amid investigations into the incident involving Nigeria's Super Eagles, who were detained for hours at a Libyan airport after their flight was diverted. He stressed that this matter…
17 Oct
Just as the Libyans were preparing to walk over the Super Eagles, on Tuesday evening, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) officially announced the cancellation of the Libya versus Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
16 Oct
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has denied apologising to Libya over Nigeria's Super Eagles’ ordeal in the North African country. Tuggar clarified this in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir. The minister's response followed a report by the Libyan Observer with the headline: ‘Nigeria…
15 Oct
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially delisted the Group D second-leg match between Nigeria's Super Eagles and Libya's Mediterranean Knights, which was scheduled for Tuesday in Benghazi. The African football body had updated matches that would be played on Tuesday without including the Libya versus Nigeria game on its X handle. The decision…
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