Photos: Libya To Step Up Migrant Repatriation Flights, As 140 Nigerians Return Home

Libya’s UN-backed authorities said Tuesday that flights repatriating stranded migrants will be stepped up, as the International Organization for Migration called on Tripoli to empty its detention centres.

The plight of migrants in Libya has garnered fresh attention after an outcry over reports of slave auctions in the country, an enormous transit hub for sub-Saharan Africans seeking to reach Europe.

Human-trafficking networks have flourished in the chaos that followed a NATO-backed uprising which toppled long-time Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.



In a joint operation involving the internationally recognised authorities and UN migration agency, the IOM, 140 Nigerian migrants were jetted out of Libya on Tuesday in the latest in a string of flights carrying migrants out of the country.

At the Tarik al-Sikka detention centre in downtown Tripoli the migrants received their temporary travel documents, clothing and food before being bussed to the airport.

Flights would increase from two to four times a week in agreement with the UN agency, he said, adding that some 9,700 people had been repatriated from Tarik al-Sikka so far this year.

The latest repatriation came as the head of the IOM called on the authorities in Tripoli to agree to shut down 30 detention centres holding 15,000 migrants.

“We need from the Libyans the agreement that we can empty these centres, and I think they will agree to that,” William Lacy Swing told a meeting of the UN Security Council.

The detention of the migrants, most of whom are fleeing poverty, has become a pressing issue since CNN aired video footage of an apparent auction of African men in Libya that sparked global outrage.

Libya’s UN envoy rejected the report of the slave auctions as a campaign to portray the country as racist and accused African governments of failing to take responsibility for the well-being of their citizens.

Cristiano Ronaldo Cradles His Daughter Eva As They Pose For Beautiful Family Photos

On the football field Cristiano Ronaldo is an icon of the sport and arguably the best player on the planet – but off it he has the responsibilities of fatherhood too.

The Real Madrid winger posed for a picture on Instagram with his baby daughter Eva, one of his four children.

The post was captioned simply with a heart emoji, as the 32-year-old looked relaxed and happy with his little girl.

Eva was born alongside twin brother Mateo in June via a surrogate mother, and is one of three children born to Ronaldo this year.
Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, also gave birth to another daughter, Alana Martina, in November, to add another member to a suddenly burgeoning Ronaldo family.

The footballer also has a seven-year-old son, Cristiano Ronaldo junior – leaving him with enough members for a five-a-side team, once his offspring are older and if they are as sport-inclined as their father.



The Portuguese international has no plans to stop however, saying he wants ‘seven children and seven Ballon D’ors’.

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With such a busy household, Ronaldo is probably grateful for any chance to get back to training with his Real Madrid team mates, as they aim to close the gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona.

In midweek they have a break for the Copa del Rey, with Real facing minnows Fuenlabrada on Tuesday evening.
Ronaldo may have a rest – much needed – for that game, however fellow star Gareth Bale could make his comeback from injury

Nigerian Man Found Dead In A Suspicious Manner After Leaving Lagos For Party in Ogun State With Friends (Photo)

Here’s what Maiyegun’s Diary wrote,

‘The death of a young man is yet to unraveled after passing away in a suspicious manner. The man and his friends reportedly left Lagos to Abeokuta, Ogun state for a party but his mutilated body was returned to his family with the claim that their car involved in accident and the man was the only victim.
Even though the story of his death is suspicious, the accident scene and the car involved can’t be verified or spotted. One of his eyes was reportedly removed with no explanation.

Jealous Husband Beats Wife for Every Facebook Like She Receives

A 21-year-old woman identified as Adolfina Camelli Ortigoza, had to undergo reconstruction surgery on her face after her jealous husband punched her for every Facebook ‘like’ she received, Daily Mirror reports. .

Ortigoza was rescued last week after being kept captive in her home by husband Pedro Heriberto Galeano who subjected her to constant beatings, according to police. Her face was said to be completely disfigured by a series of brutal attacks.

Yesterday the woman’s lawyer claimed Galeano, 32, would become violent when anyone liked the photos she posted of herself on Facebook . He began to beat her up every time one of her friends on social media reacted to any of her posts. .

Galeano later took control of her Facebook page, where he would post pictures of her, and continued to punch and kick her for every ‘like’ the posts received.

Lawyer Arnaldo Martinez told how Ms Ortigoza, from Nemby near Asuncion, Uruguay, would dread a notification telling her that someone had reacted or commented on a post.

Her friends had no idea that each time they made the friendly online gesture she would be brutally beaten. He said: “He accused her of having a relationship with them.”

The man’s father finally reported his violent son to the police after he believed the woman would die following the last attack. Ms Ortigoza was so disfigured by the violence she wasn’t able to recognised herself after being shown photos of herself after being beaten.

She underwent reconstruction operations of the nasal septum and lips. Galeano was captured and charged with attempted femicide, deprivation of liberty and coersion, crimes which carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.

Via: Mirror, Matt Roper

Nigerian Celebrities Fianlly Speak Up Against The On Going Slave Trade In Libya

After several foreign celebrities have reacted to it, and after been called out by actress Georgina Onuoha, Nigerian celebrities have finally raised their voices to bring awareness to the Slave trade going on in Libya.

All the celebrities pictured above and more reacted via their Instagram pages. See their posts below…



@OmoniOboli: I thought I would wake up and realize it’s all a bad dream! Alas…
If all the leaders in Africa, where our brothers and sisters are migrating from come together, they can certainly put a stop to this madness! African leaders wake up! If you fix your countries, people won’t see the need to migrate illegally at all cost! I cannot imagine the level of depravity that will make a person subject themselves to such routes of migration Alas, a lot of people don’t even know this is what awaits them on the other side. To you young person reading and seeing, I know it’s hard, I know…but if the migration route is not clear cut or legal, my brother, my sister, e better to suffer for Nigeria or which ever country you dey o! To you mother, that brother or sister or ‘Mama Italy’ or whoever that said you should bring some money and they’ll ‘help’ your son or daughter to ‘abroad’, this most times, is what awaits them.
In the meantime, let’s cry for help for the thousands that are trapped there in slavery and even in prisons.

Libyan government, how do you people sleep at night knowing this is happening in your country? These are human beings being slaughtered and enslaved #PrayForOurBrothersAndSistersInLibya but while we pray, let’s shake the foundations with our voices! With one voice, we are loud enough! #Libya #ModerndaySlavery #Slavery

Cardi B Gets 2 Grammy Nominations, Best Rap Song & Rap Performance Song

Cardi B’s chart-topping track “Bodak Yellow” truly changed her life. The former stripper turned rapper was nominated in two cateogories for the 60th Grammy Awards holding in 2018.

Best Rap Performance:
“Bodak Yellow” — Cardi B

Best Rap Song:
“Bodak Yellow” — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)

See her reaction to the nomination below.



American rapper, Jay-Z leads the nominations for the 60th Grammy Awards that has just been annouced today with eight nods.

He’s followed by Kendrick Lamar, whose “DAMN.” album scored seven; Bruno Mars with six; and Childish Gambino (aka actor Donald Glover), newcomers SZA and Khalid, and producer No I.D. (who worked on “4:44”) with five each.

The rap icon was the only artist to score nods in the top three categories (record, album, and song of the year) for his 13th studio album, “4:44,” while Mars’ “24K Magic,” and Gambino’s “‘Awaken, My Love!’” each landed two noms in the general field.

Veteran Nigerian Comedian, Baba Sala is dead

Veteran Nigerian comedian, dramatist and actor, Moses Adejumo, ‘aka Baba Sala’ has died at the age of 81.
Comedian Gbenga Adeyinka just shared the sad news on his Instagram page and wrote;

“ AN ICON IS GONE.. WE LOST HIM What a Great Loss !!! THE ACE COMEDIAN
MOST SENIOR APOSTLE . MOSES ADEJUMO Popularly Known As BABA SALA Died 3 hours ago.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.