Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: This statement shows the PDP is still not interested in being a responsible opposition David Mark says his colleagues were also offered the same deal he is ‘in trouble’ for Over 25,000 Nigerians are in slave and sex camps in Libya – NAPTIP

December 4, 2017

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[The Activism Blog] Libyan slave trade: CSO’s storm Libyan embassy to protest

Civil rights organisations on Thursday November 30, 2017 stormed the Libyan embassy in Abuja to protest the alleged auction of Africans as slave in Libya. This development which many attribute to the sectarian violence that followed the death and deposition of Libyan dictator Muhammad Gaddafi was made public by CNN which reported that humans were... Read More

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December 1, 2017

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153 Nigerians return from Libya

Another set of 153 Nigerian migrants returned from Libya on Thursday night. The return was facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), funded by the European Union project. The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons [NCFRMI] and other Government Agencies were on ground to receive them and ensure that they were... Read More

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December 1, 2017

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AU, EU, UN set to establish a task force in Libya to tackle slavery

The African Union (AU), European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) are set to establish a task force in Libya to check migration. The AU’s Moussa Faki Mahamat, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, its foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini and the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the ongoing Africa... Read More

The News Blog

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November 30, 2017

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‘About 10,000 people from Edo have been trafficked in one year’

The Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, said about 10,000 residents of the state were trafficked in the last one year. Obaseki made this known while presenting the state’s 2018 Appropriation Bill of N146.6 billion to the House of Assembly. Other highlights: More than 3,000 deaths were recorded among the trafficked persons. The state... Read More

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November 29, 2017

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The Thread: “You’re late” “Man just woke up” | Buhari tweets concern about Libya’s slave auctions; TwitterNG reacts

14 days after CNN broke the news of slave auctions taking place in Libya, President Buhari finally spoke up. It would appear that the president was waiting on other African Heads of state to comment on Libya’s barbaric act before giving his two cents on an important issue involving his nationals. President Buhari’s statement came... Read More

Opinion

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November 29, 2017

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Protect Nigerians from Libya slave trade | Senate tells FG

The Senate on Wednesday has urged the Federal Government to save Nigerians from slavery in Libya. Kaka Baba Bashir, senator representing Borno central, had sponsored a motion on the urgent need to protect Nigerian citizens from being sold into slavery. He said: “This is a humiliation not just to Nigeria and Africa as a whole but... Read More

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October 16, 2017

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Who was Olaudah Equiano? | Google is celebrating the 272nd birthday of the Nigerian who helped end slave trade

Have you seen today’s Google Doodle? Google has altered its logo today to celebrate what would have been the 272nd birthday of Olaudah Equiano, a Nigerian man who was one of the first to document his experience as a victim of slave trade. Equiano was known as Gustavus Vassa most of his life, a name... Read More

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June 19, 2017

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PROFILE: Madam Efunroye Tinubu, the wealthiest woman in Yorubaland in the 19th century

Business Tycoon, Slave trader and Socialite Efunporoye Osuntinubu Olumosa often shortened to Europe Tinubu after whom a prominent Lagos landmark, “Tinubu Square,” is named was born in the Ojokodo forest area of Egbaland to her father – named Olumosa and mother, Nijeede. Her mother named her Osuntinubu; a name that came from the belief that... Read More

Thinking Through

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April 26, 2017

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Feyi Fawehinmi: How sex trafficking came to reign in Edo state

by Feyi Fawehinmi I recently started reading Hugh Thomas’ magisterial thousand pager on the Atlantic slave trade. My reading is somewhat motivated — I am looking for patterns that have been in place for hundreds of years that you can still see today. What if someone somewhere, hundreds of years ago, set in motion something... Read More

Opinion

Benin empire, Feyi Fawehinmi, history, opinion, prostitution, sex trafficking, slave trade, The Hand of Oba Ozolua The Conqueror?

April 12, 2017

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Opinion: The tie between KLM’s deportation antics and slave trade

by Adebisi Adeyemi Voila! C’est ça!! That is what we are talking about!!! I was pretty impressed by the reaction of the other Nigerians on board the KLM flight from Amsterdam to Lagos towards the trussed-up Nigerian planned to be deported. Well, the deportation case is a different subject, but the sight of him... Read More

Opinion

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January 4, 2017

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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 of young Nigerians and Africans challenging the tired narratives around the continent through personal achievement and social good. Sometimes these stories are forgotten, buried under... Read More

Thinking Through

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May 17, 2016

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Some people are hell-bent on ‘sullying’ Okonjo-Iweala’s name – but she’s on to them

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has distanced herself from an audio tape which has been circulating on social media for the past couple of days. A voice – purported to be Okonjo Iweala – was heard expressing support for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration while also blasting Western powers and countries for... Read More

The News Blog

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August 11, 2015

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Femi Fani-Kayode: What did we do to deserve this?

Sometime last year I watched the Hollywood blockbuster titled ”12 Years A Slave” starring Brad Pitt and the Nigerian-born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. After watching the film I was at a loss for words. It was a masterpiece. It was a powerful rendition of a true and heroic story. After watching the film I could not... Read More

12 Years A Slave, Femi Fani-Kayode, slave trade, slavery

April 14, 2014

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Cheta Nwanze: A short history of the slave trade

by Cheta Nwanze Before we go on, we must set the records straight: Slavery, was not an invention of the West. It predates all written records. On the African continent itself, slavery predated the arrival of Europeans by centuries, and it sill continues until this day. However, until first, the Trans-Saharan slave trade, then the... Read More

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 20th of December

[The Activism Blog] Libyan slave trade: CSO’s storm Libyan embassy to protest

153 Nigerians return from Libya

AU, EU, UN set to establish a task force in Libya to tackle slavery

‘About 10,000 people from Edo have been trafficked in one year’

The Thread: “You’re late” “Man just woke up” | Buhari tweets concern about Libya’s slave auctions; TwitterNG reacts

Protect Nigerians from Libya slave trade | Senate tells FG

Who was Olaudah Equiano? | Google is celebrating the 272nd birthday of the Nigerian who helped end slave trade

PROFILE: Madam Efunroye Tinubu, the wealthiest woman in Yorubaland in the 19th century

Feyi Fawehinmi: How sex trafficking came to reign in Edo state

Opinion: The tie between KLM’s deportation antics and slave trade

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

Some people are hell-bent on ‘sullying’ Okonjo-Iweala’s name – but she’s on to them

Femi Fani-Kayode: What did we do to deserve this?

Cheta Nwanze: A short history of the slave trade

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