Super Eagles captai,n William Troost-Ekong has reacted to the ill-treatment meted on the team by Libyan Airport authorities ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Benina. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles were held hostage by Libyan authorities at the...
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Some frustrated Super Eagles players sitting at the lounge of the Al-Abaq Airport where they are being held hostage by Libyan authorities.(Photo Credit:NFF)Boycott Abuja, Oct. 14, 2024 (NAN) The Super Eagles have threatened to boycott the return leg of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the...
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru came from the bench to earn Nigeria a 1-0 win over Libya in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in Uyo on Friday after the Mediterranean Knights spent most of the game in their half defending. The win puts the Super Eagles at the top of Group...
The Super Eagles Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has described the one goal win against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the 2025 AFCON Qualifiers as a huge relief to him and his players. Eguavoen, who was highly excited during the post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International stadium...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to conquer the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in the two-legged 2025 AFCON qualifier. Nigeria hosts the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Friday, with the return at the Martyrs of...
The Super Eagles Head Coach, Augustine Eguavoen has set a target of maximum six points from this month’s double header against Libya’s Mediterranean Knights in a group D match of the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)...
Libya will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying Matchday4 encounter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Libya who are bottom of Group D will host the clash in the facility located in...
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said crude oil output increased mainly in Nigeria and Libya, while production in Iran and Iraq decreased. OPEC said based on secondary data sources, total OPEC-12 crude oil production averaged 26.57 mb/d in February with 203 tb/d higher, month-on-month (m-o-m)....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another batch of 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday. Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, Amb. Kabiru Musa, disclosed this in a statement...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has extolled the performance of Nigeria’s senior male national basketball team, D’Tigers, after losing 82-89 to Libya at the FIBA Afrobasket Qualifiers in Tunisia. This is contained in a statement by Akeem Busari, the Media Coordinator of the NBBF, obtained by journalists on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has successfully evacuated 327 stranded Nigerians as well as those released from detention facilities in Tripoli, Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this...
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday, repatriated 281 stranded and detained Nigerians in different camps in Libya to Nigeria. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement made available to...
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has safely returned 145 stranded Nigerians from Libya under the IOM Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya. According...
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), evacuated 161 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya stated in Abuja that the Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation (VHR) exercise was to ensure that...
The Federal Government with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has repatriated more than 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, said the...
President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the government and people of Libya in the aftermath of the devastating impact of Storm Daniel. The storm led to flooding that severely affected the eastern region of the country. The president further commiserated with all families who lost loved...
The Federal government with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday evacuated 139 Nigerian irregular migrants freed from detention centers across Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’Affaires En Titre in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...
The Federal Government on Monday repatriated 161 Nigerians whose release was secured from detention facilities in Libya over various Immigration offences by the Embassy of Nigeria. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya disclosed this in a statement made available to the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday received no fewer than 102 stranded Nigerians from Libya. The returnees were officially received by Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA on behalf of the Federal Government. According to a statement from the agency, the 102 returnees comprised...