Category: Foreign News

Nigerians, Ghanaians Are Slave Masters In Libya, Returnee Says

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The new slave trade-human trafficking in Libya is being carried out by many nationalities, including Nigerians and Ghanaians, according to a Cameroonian returnee, who was abducted in the country. Foka Fotsi, who was trafficked twice, told Reuters that those in charge of one of the places where he was held included Ghanaians and Nigerians. Fotsi’s story corroborated another testimony by a Nigerian in the southern state of Edo, who identified one Charles, a Nigerian as the trafficking kingpin. Unable to find work to support his family, Fotsi decided to leave…

25 Nigerians Die In Sahara, 20 Girls Sold Off, Nigerian Returnee From Libya Reveals

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A Nigerian returnee from Libya has revealed that 25 compatriots, ferried from Nigeria to Libya by a trafficker identified as Charles, perished in the Sahara Desert, in the course of the journey. The returnee, who identified himself as Alex Otoide, from Edo state, said seven members of the group also died inside a Libyan jail. “We were 55 that traveled from here to Libya, 25 people died in the desert.More than seven people died from hunger and thirst inside the prison”, Otoide said in a report published by TheNation newspaper…

INSTABILITY IN TOGO MAY HAVE DEVASTATING REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES – PRESIDENTS BUHARI, OUATTARA WARN

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President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday expressed concern that political instability in Togo, if not averted, could have regional consequences. Both leaders expressed the view during a bilateral meeting in Abidjan on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit. “We must have a solution in Togo. The friends of the opposition and authorities must talk to them on the steps to jointly take to achieve stability. They must work towards gaining the trust of each other. ‘‘There will be regional consequences for instability in Togo…

PRESIDENT BUHARI ORDERS REPATRIATION OF NIGERIANS STRANDED IN LIBYA …. Vows To Reduce illegal migration To Europe

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night in Abidjan declared that all Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of the world will be brought home and rehabilitated. The President while speaking when he addressed Nigerians in the Diaspora, vowed to reduce the number of Nigerians heading for Europe illegally through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea by providing basic social amenities such as education, healthcare, and food security at home. In an interactive session with members of the Nigerian Community in Cote D’ Ivoire, on the margins of the…

World leaders Attend Second Term Swearing – in of President Kenyatta

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At least 23 Heads of State and Deputies Head of Government joined thousands of Kenyans who gathered at the Kasarani Sports Complex, Nairobi, to witness the swearing in of President Uhuru Kenyatta for his second term in office. Kenyans in celebratory mood thronged to the venue of the colourful ceremony from as early as 4.00 am in order to sit at vantage points to witness the historic event. The foreign Heads of State and representatives of governments started streaming into the Kasarani Stadium from 8.00 a.m. There were delegations from…

UN,AU,ECOWAS MUST STOP SLAVE TRADE,TORTURE,KILLINGS IN LIBYA- Amb Obinna Sixtus Nwoke

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The Global President, Independent Pan African Youth Parliament ( IPAYP Ambassador Obinna Sixtus Nwoke. has called on UN, AU, ECOWAS and other African regional blocks to urgently act and free young Africans held in ‘Slave Markets’ in Libya. Ambassador Nwoke. condemned the recently footage of live auction in Libya where black youths were presented to North African buyers as potential farming tools and sold off for as little as $400, $500, $600 respectively. is disturbing and worrisome. Speaking in a Press conference at Rock View Hotel Owerri, Ambassador Obinna Sixtus…

Ghana Parliament Passes African Union Import Levy Bill

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The African Union Import Levy Bill, 2017 has been passed by Ghana’s Parliament. The Bill sought to impose an African Union Import Levy of 0.2% (zero point two percent) on imports to finance the activities of the African Union. The Memorandum to the Bill stated that currently African countries pay their assessed contributions through the national budget. It added that the Union took the view that such an arrangement made the payment of subscriptions unreliable. It further indicated that Heads of Government of the Union subsequently passed a resolution which…

Morocco prays for rain as shortage threatens agriculture

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The king of Morocco has called on all mosques in the country to pray for rain on Friday, amid a shortage threatening the country’s agriculture. King Mohammed VI issued a royal decree asking Moroccans to implore the Almighty to spread his benevolent rains on the earth. The lack of rainfall is hindering the country’s seasonal cereal production. Earlier this month 15 people were killed in stampede for food aid , as costs have risen amid shortages. About 40% of the country works in the agricultural industry, and a drought last…

More than 230 killed in Sinai Egypt Mosque Attack

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Militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province, killing 235 people, state media say. Witnesses say the al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers. It is the deadliest attack of its kind since an Islamist insurgency in the peninsula was stepped up in 2013. Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has held emergency talks with security officials to decide how to respond. Local police said gunmen arrived in four off-road vehicles and bombed the packed…

Saudi Arabia Bans Photos, Videos at Islam’s two holiest Mosques

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Saudi Arabia banned visitors from taking photos and videos at Islam’s two holiest mosques, a statement said Thursday. According to the Saudi General Directorate of Press and Information, the decision to prohibit photos and videos in Mecca’s Masjid al-Haram, known as the Great Mosque of Mecca, and Medina’s Masjid an-Nabawi, or ‘The Prophet’s Mosque,’ was taken by the Saudi foreign ministry on Nov. 12, 2017. The ban, which applies regardless of the objective and includes representatives of the media, was imposed to protect and preserve the holy sites, the statement…