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138 Nigerians, 4 critically ill return from Libya

About 138 Nigerians Tuesday, voluntarily returned to Nigeria from Libya with the help of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The returnees, who were received by the officials of the…

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How Nigerians are used as terrorists in Libya – Shehu Sani

Senator representing Kaduna Central and Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Shehu Sani, has said Nigerians are bring used as terrorists in Libya. Sani said this in Abuja during a…

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138 Nigerians deported from Libya

138 Nigerians deported from Libya, on Thursday arrived Lagos airport. The deportees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in an Airbus A320 aircraft with  Flight number BRQ 189/190 at 6:10 pm.…

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128 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya

128 Nigerians on Thursday voluntarily returned to the country, from Libya. The National Emergency Management Agency received the returnees who included 126 males and two females, with two females and…

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Libya to deport 540 Nigerians in 3 batches

Libya is set to deport 540 Nigerians beginning from August 10. Director-General, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Julie Okah-Donli disclosed this on Wednesday at the inauguration of…

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Over 14,000 Nigerians ‘irregularly’ migrated to Italy in 2017

Over 14,118 Nigerians have migrated to Italy irregularly in 2017 alone, according to International Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM's Chief of Mission, Enira Krdzalic disclosed this while speaking at the…

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175 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya

About 175 Nigerians on Tuesday voluntarily returned from Libya. The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 7:50 pm in a chartered Nouvelair aircraft with registration number TS-INA.…

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. EBOLA: FG MAY SANCTION KENYA AIRWAYS FOR CONVEYING CORPSE FROM CONGO The Federal Government may sanction Kenya Airways for flying…

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The YNaija Tracklist: How Jonathan shared N2bn each to PDP states – NEC | Senate scraps NNPC in new PIB bill | More stories

From the papers this morning - a tracklist. How Jonathan shared N2bn each to PDP states – NEC - YNaija 165 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya - YNaija Senate scraps…

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165 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya

The International Organisation for Migration on Thursday helped 165 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya. According to Punch, the returnees were transported aboard a NOUVELAIR aircraft with registration number TS-INA and…

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Who is Salman Abedi? The suicide bomber responsible for the Manchester Arena explosion

by Tolu Omoyeni   British Prime Minister, Theresa May announced on Tuesday that the UK's terror alert level has been raised from 'severe' to 'critical' following a terrorist attack that…

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258 Nigerians return from Libya (WATCH)

by Omoleye Omoruyi Another set of over 258 Nigerians have returned from Libya yesterday night aboard a chartered Airbus A330-200, with registration mark 5A-LAT operated by Libya Airlines. The aircraft…

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258 Nigerians return from Libya

by Azeez Adeniyi Another 258 Nigerians on Thursday arrived Nigeria from Libya. The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 9:50 aboard a Libyan Airlines flight LAA1464/1465.…

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100 days of Trump, Emir Sanusi’s N37m phone calls | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N17 billion - The total amount the EFCC claims to have recovered through the Federal Government Whistleblower policy that was introduced last year. N37 million - Emir of Kano, Alhaji…

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Libya deports 253 Nigerians

by Azeez Adeniyi 253 Nigerians stranded in Libya were on Tuesday deported back to the country. The deportees comprising of 140 adult females and 8 children, as well as 103…

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130 underaged Nigerian girls trapped in foreign lands | 5 numbers that mattered this week

130 - Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed that 130 Nigerian girls are trapped outside Nigeria in neighbouring countries. 90 of the girls…

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Another 155 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya

by Azeez Adeniyi Another 155 Nigerians have voluntarily returned home on Thursday from Libya after 171 others arrived Nigeria two weeks ago. The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,…

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171 Nigerians return from Libya

171 Nigerians, comprising 95 females, including 12 girls, and 76 males, returned to the country from Libya on Tuesday. They were received at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos…

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Opinion: What Trump’s ban says to Nigeria and the rest of us

by Chude Jideonwo   “We live in a very unknown but somehow very scary world right now,” tweeted a friend from home barely 50 minutes after news of President Donald…

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The Explainer: Why Nigerians shouldn’t rejoice over Trump’s Muslim ban

For the past couple of days, all hell has literally been let loose since the signing of an executive order by United States President Donald Trump that restricted entry to…

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Pius Adesanmi: Libya’s death sentence, Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s “travel advisory” and Okorocha’s airline

by Pius Adesanmi Something bothered me about Abike Dabiri Erewa's "travel advisory" but I couldn't say precisely what. It just felt and read one kain... On the surface, it was…

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Opinion: Antidote to illegal immigration of Nigerians

by Jide Ojo You possibly have seen the picture of black people lined up by a wall in a place supposedly in Libya. It was said that many of them…

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LONG READ: What you must know before arguing about the slave trade in Libya

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…

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It’s here! CAF Africa Beach Soccer hits Lagos

When you hear the words beach soccer, what comes to your mind? Sun? Bikinis? Fun? Action? The Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, taking place in Lagos, is here and…

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The YNaija Tracklist: 25-year-old Nigerian breaks record at Ghana University | At least 60 killed in Yemen suicide attack | Avengers write open letter to Buhari

From the papers this morning- a Tracklist MEND  says military intervention can never be solution to Niger Delta crisis - YNaija FG: No plans to investigate former CBN governors -…

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Opinion: Far North and the menace of Almajiri

by Usama Dandare Whoever is familiar with the northern region of Nigeria, especially the core northern states, will agree with me that the region is indeed home to several destitute…

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5 children, 236 other stranded Nigerians return from Libya

The Libyan government on Tuesday repatriated about 241 Nigerians back to Nigeria. The spokesperson for National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) South-west zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development. According to him,…

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Opinion: Why Donald Trump will lose [A Rejoinder]

By Joseph Abiagom Yesterday, while reading my morning routine of YNaija articles, (you guys are doing a great job by the way), I came across Chineme Uzo’s article that suggested “Why…

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‘I can no longer endure these blackmails’ – Tompolo

Former Niger Delta warlord, Government 'Tompolo' Ekpemupolo, on Saturday called on the Niger Delta Avengers to stop destroying oil installation in the Niger Delta region, the Vanguard reports. Tompolo, who…

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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1) Election tribunal upholds Yahaya Bello's election An election tribunal sitting in Kogi has confirmed the election of Yahaya Bello…

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