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Following a dispute during an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier earlier this month, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria a 3-0 victory over Libya. The decision comes after Nigeria's national team reported…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that 165 illegal migrants have been voluntarily deported from Libya to Nigeria."Our team yesterday assisted 165 stranded Nigerian migrants in Libya, mostly women and…

Odion Ighalo scored twice - including an 81st-minute winner - as Nigeria overcame Libya's comeback to win 3-2 in North Africa and move into pole position in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group.The Super Eagles took an early…

Nigeria beat Libya 4-0 with Odion Ighalo grabbing a hat-trick as the Super Eagles got their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign firmly back on track in Uyo on Saturday.Nigeria are now second in Group E with six points…

The Algerian coach Adel Amrouche has left the training camp of the Libyan team in Tunisia, citing upset at nonpayment of salaries for him and his Algerian assistants as well as mistreatment by Libyan players and Libyan Football…

A group of Nigerian migrants held in Libya have been released after a video documenting their detention went viral on social media, AFP has reported. The migrants, held in the coastal city of Zawiya, filmed the video in July, documenting…

Libya repatriated Thursday night 166 illegal Nigerian immigrants from Tripoli via Mitiga Airport.The returnees included 72 females, three pregnant women, and 94 males, including 5 male infants.The return of the migrants was done…

Argentina escaped a humiliating first-round exit from the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday, stunning Nigeria, 2-1, with a goal by defender Marcos Rojo in the 86th minute. Lionel Messi, the Argentine star who was counted on to save his nation’s…

 Morocco became the first host nation to claim the African Nations Championship (CHAN) title with a convincing 4-0 win over 10-man Nigeria in Sunday's final. Key moments either side of half-time turned…

Nigeria beat Libya 1-0 at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco in the second match in Group 3 on Friday.The second game of the group saw Rwanda beat Equatorial Guinea by the same scoreline.Both Nigeria and Rwanda…

560 Nigerian illegal immigrants arrived in Port Harcourt on Saturday, bringing to 1,590, the number of Nigerians repatriated from Libya since January 7.More than 6,000 illegal immigrants from Nigeria were deported from Libya in 2017.…

A set of 481 Nigerians evacuated from Libya arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State on Sunday with sad stories.This is just as the Federal Government promised to rehabilitate the returnees, who flew in…

Two pregnant women and 119 others were on Wednesday evacuated from Libya by the International Organisation for Migration.According to the National Emergency Management Agency, who received them at the Murtala Muhammed International…

Two hundred and sixty-two more Nigerians voluntarily returned home from Libya on Wednesday with the help of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

1296 Nigerians were repatriated from Libya between January and May this year.According to the figures released, yesterday, by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) during a stakeholders round table on irregular…

At least three people have been killed and 18 others wounded in multiple suicide blasts at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, security sources told Al Jazeera.Police said five male suicide…