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NEMA Receives Another Batch Of 175 Stranded Nigerians From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday that it had received another batch of 175 Nigerian returnees from Libya.
They were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos.
This batch makes a total of 333 stranded Nigerians repatriated to Nigeria through the European Union sponsorship program for Nigerians who got stranded on their failed attempt in search of greener pastures in foreign countries.
The returnees that were voluntarily assisted back in this batch consisted of 92 male adults, six male children, and nine male infants. In addition, there were 53 female adults, 12 female children, and three female infants
They arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja aboard Al Buraq Airline Boeing 737-400 with registration number 5A-WAC at about 2148hours.
They were received at the NAHCO Wing of the Airport. Earlier in the day, 158 were brought back.
One of the returnees, Omoniyi Azizat, a 21-year-old from Lagos who abandoned her education when she was 17 years old expressed regret over her misbehaviour.
She especially regretted wasting her father’s hard-earned money, for a move that eventually turned out fruitless.
“I lost my mum at a tender age and was being catered for by my maternal relations, I thought I was being maltreated and ran away from the house to meet my dad.
“From my father’s custody, a friend convinced me to meet her in Ibadan where I was introduced to the idea of travelling to Libya where I was told that I could work and receive a monthly salary of 120,000.
“I deceived my dad that I wanted to establish a business and he gave me N800,000 but I used it for the Libyan trip through the desert.
“I became slave and prostitute, I am not lying, I raised the equivalent of N2 million as a prostitute to free myself from my trafficker,” Ms Omoniyi explained.
The returnee, who was in tears, expressed her desire to return to school, disclosing that she stopped schooling at SS2 and have learnt her lessons
“The lessons are very very bitter, I wasted my life,” she buttressed. “I do not know my father’s location and I lost everything that I thought I could bring back home when our house was busted by the police and every one of us were thrown into prison while we were disposed of our savings and property, the phone had my dad’s contact.
“I have to wait for the time that my transport allowance will be given before I can buy a phone and try to gamble with several numbers to know if I can get dad’s contact
“I will never advise anyone to think of travelling out of the country. We don’t appreciate what we have until it is lost. Anyone thinking of travelling should forget it,” a now-remorseful Omoniyi declared
November 25, 2021
Developments In Libya Has Implications For Nigeria, Others – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that a stable or unstable Libya has implications for countries in the Lake Chad Basin area, including Nigeria.
President Buhari said this Wednesday while hosting His Excellency Mohammed Younis Menfi, Chairman, Presidential Council of Libya.
“Republics of Chad, and Niger, have extensive borders with Libya, and they are our immediate neighbours.
“Whatever affects them affects us. The stability or instability of Libya will directly affect us,” President Buhari said in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina.
Buhari, who stressed that the security of Nigeria was the number one priority to him, said, “unless a country or institution is secured, there’s no way you can efficiently manage it.”
President Buhari said he was happy that the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya could personally attend the Summit of Lake Chad Basin Commission held in Abuja on Tuesday, to discuss the situation in Chad and the implications for security in neighbouring countries.
Mohammed Younis Menfi said Libya was fast-evolving, “and we now have one government, active on the ground. We are expelling the mercenaries, and unifying the instructions.”
He said democratic elections would be held in due course, adding that the historical relationship between his country and Nigeria in the areas of oil and agriculture meant that one country could not ignore the other.
“We aspire for joint cooperation, and reactivation of previous agreements,” Chairman Menfi said.
May 26, 2021
AFCON 2021: Egypt walk tightrope after forfeiting points to Libya
Egypt are in danger of missing out of the 2021 U20 Africa Cup of Nations after losing their first game to Libya without even kicking a ball.
The Young Pharaoh needed 11 starters and four substitutes to take part in their opener against the Junior Mediterranean Knights, however, they fell a man short owing to their recent positive coronavirus cases.
As a result of this, coach Rabie Yassin’s boys forfeited maximum points to the Libyans despite their presence at the match venue.
17 members of the Egyptian U20 team had returned positive Covid-19 tests a day before their first game in the 2021 U20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers versus Libya in Tunisia.
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Nevertheless, the Egyptian football body rejected the result and managed to secure another round of tests on Monday evening after meeting with the Tunisian football authorities.
“The youth team manager Rabie Yassin, called for an immediate swab on all members of the mission in Tunisia,” a statement from Efa read.
“The Egyptian team, born in 2001, conducted a medical examination for the mission in Tunisia after the results showed that 17 players, in addition to the technical director Rabie Yassin, were infected with the Coronavirus.
“The Egyptian Federation demanded from the North African Union to conduct a swab in another accredited laboratory, and a meeting is now taking place between the Medical Committee of the North African Union and the Egyptian national team doctor Walid Mazhar to study the matter.
However, a tweet by EFA on Tuesday morning announced that the second test had Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Shehata and Mahmoud Saber Abdel Moneim return negative
“The results of the second swab performed on the youth team proved that the result of the smear of three players turned negative, namely Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Shehata and Mahmoud Saber Abdel Moneim. This morning, the test of Mr. Attia and Mahmoud Abdel Mohsen is repeated and also confirmed the positive sample of Rabie Yassin, technical director of the Young Pharaohs.”
Assuming the match result stands, Egypt must now defeat Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco to ensure their qualification for the 2021 Africa U20 Cup of Nations billed for Mauritania. There, Africa’s four representatives for the Fifa World Cup would be determined.
December 16, 2020
Disintegration: Nigerians should learn lessons from Libya, Iraq, Syria – Researcher
From Ujah Simon, kaduna
Nigerians have been called upon to learn lessons from the unfortunate case of Libya, the disaster of Iraq and the disintegration of Syria,.despite challenges being faced, the Director of Research and Production Ambassador of peace and social welfare, Dr. Ahmad Jibrin Suleiman, has observed. The Director who made the observation in a press conference in kaduna on Thursday said even though there are challenges, its not enough for disintegration, saying President Muhammadu Buhari is doing a lot in terms of acheivements.He said there are burning issued of Insecurity largely based on kidnappings but Nigerians should grateful that the current situation would not be compared to the pre 2015 terrors of Boko Haram, as well as Farmer and Herders Conflict of the few years back.
“Food Security, yes, granted that the current Corona and its attendant lockdown has impacted on our food harvest which force us to allow foreign Maize to boost our poultry feeds. Should we not celebrate this progress in self-sufficiency? Compare this when we were importing all stocks without any consideration”, he stated.
On Fuel Price, Dr Suleiman, noted that there were so much uproar about the hikes in Fuel price, he however reminded Nigerians to think of the bitter experience of fuel queued of the previous administrations.
“Have we pondered over how fuel queue have disappeared on the roads? Have we pondered over the success in modular refineries in Imo, Lagos and other states”, he said.On Perception of War and Challenges, the researcher also stressed that, “Have we pondered over the fact that most issues are over hyped by oppositions to reverse the 2015 turn around? “Some of this black taint are so outlandish that you Imagine how can anybody believe it”, lamented, citing the issued of alleged “Jibrin from Sudan story about Mr. President.
“It is therefore based on the above that we call on fellow Nigerians to learn a serious
lesson from the unfortunate case of Libya, disaster of Iraq and disintegration of Syria. “On the other hand, we should learn from china to take advantage of our large population and diversities and to unify ourselves around common national interest like Russia is successfully doing. “The days of complaint and bitterness should be over like in Rwanda and we should toil the path of Rwanda to usher in an egalitarian tomorrow”, he stated.
He listed the achievements of Buhari’s administration, to include establishment of
new Ministries, including Police Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in 2020, the Budget Implementation Cycle being successfully restored to a January-to-December Calendar, with the signing of the 2020 Appropriation Bill in December 2019.President Buhari, according to him also signed into law, a Finance Bill, to reform domestic tax laws, introduce tax incentives for investments in infrastructure and capital markets, and improve the business environment.”The presidency also asserted that among the many achievements of the
administration is that President Buhari ordered of a forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).”Nigeria rising to 15 places on the World Bank Doing Business Index, to 131st position, from 146th, and President Buhari assenting to the Deep Offshore (and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract) Act.
“Also mentioned were Buhari performing the ground-breaking for the University of Transportation in Daura, an investment by CCECC in Nigeria, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo performing the ground-breaking for a new Wagon Assembly Plant in Kajola, Ogun State, which will produce rolling stock for Nigeria’s new Rail Lines, and create jobs for thousands of Nigerians”President Buhari approving the Financial Transparency Policy, mandating publication of Public Financial Information through an Open Treasury Portal and Nigeria commencing the issuance of Visas on Arrival to all persons holding passports of African countries among others.
He also stated that “No fewer than three private Modular Refinery projects have been established. near completion, among others.
September 17, 2020
Rival Libyan leaders to hold Moscow peace talks on Monday: news agencies
Libya’s warring rival leaders will hold peace talks in Moscow on Monday alongside representatives from Russia and Turkey, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying.
The talks come after a ceasefire in Libya, initiated by Turkey and Russia, saw a lull in heavy fighting and air strikes on Sunday, though both factions accused each other of violating the truce as skirmishes continued around the capital Tripoli.
Monday’s Moscow talks will be attended by Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), and by Fayez al-Serraj, who heads the rival Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Russian news agencies reported.
Russia and Turkey’s foreign and defense ministers would also take part in the talks, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying.
Lev Dengov, the head of the Russian contact group on Libya, said the warring factions would discuss “the possibility of signing a truce and the details of such a document,” Interfax reported.
Libya, which has been mired in turmoil since the toppling of strongman Muammar Gaddafi, has had two rival governments since 2014.
The conflict between the forces of the two factions has wrecked the country’s economy, fueled migrant smuggling and militancy, and disrupted oil supplies.
The Russo-Turkish peace push, the latest international attempt to stem the violence, comes more than nine months into an offensive on Tripoli by the LNA led by Haftar.
Turkey backs Haftar’s rival, Serraj, who heads the Tripoli-based GNA, while Russian military contractors have been deployed alongside Haftar’s LNA forces.
Asked about those mercenaries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that any Russian citizens fighting in Libya were not representing the interests of the Russian state or receiving money from it.
During a visit to Moscow on Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Berlin wanted to host Libyan peace talks to build on what she said she hoped would be successful joint efforts by Russia and Turkey to stop the conflict. (Reuters/NAN)
January 13, 2020