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Earlier today, there was a story about Nigerians who are being held captive and sold as slaves in Libya (read   here ), but it turns out it isn't only Nigerians who are victims. A South African has taken to Twitter to raise awareness about the modern day slavery taking place in Libya, of which South Africans have fallen victim. Nigerians, South Africans, and citizens of various other countries in Africa, in their search for greener pastures, try to cross over to Europe by going through Libya but they never make it there.  Most of them end up being captured and sold as slaves. While in captivity, they are kept in dehumanizing conditions and maltreated. Some are sold so that their body organs can be harvested and sold, while some end up being killed. A lot of them are used as sex slaves, including the men who get raped by other men. There are 1 to 2 auctions every month where buyers come to assess captives and make their choice. The crime against ...

A female Nigerian police officer, Miss Vivian has urged fellow citizens to stop criticizing security operatives who are defending the country. Miss vivian, via her Facebook page, stated that Nigerians should be appreciative for their services unless they are ready to pick up guns to fight for the country themselves. She wrote; And it’s already late been busy all day… Unless You Are Willing To Pick A Gun And Defend Your Country…. I Suggest You Stop Criticizing Those Who Are!!!!! And Be Thankful For Our Services….  Happy 6 years anniversary to us… #Thegallantly211intake. Many more years to witness with many more achievement I pray….

The Federal Government has decided to pull Nigeria out of 90 world organizations. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, announced the government's decision while speaking with state house correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja yesterday September 27th. According to her, the decision to exit the organizations is as a result of the financial implications joining the organizations. “Nigeria is member of 310 international organisations and a committee was set up to review the rationale for our continued membership of such a large number of organisations, particularly in the light of the fact that in many cases, we are not actually paying financial obligations and subscription which is causing some embarrassment to Nigeria and our image abroad.” she said Adeosun added, “It was discussed that there were commitments made to some international organisations by former government which were not cash-backed.” Nigeria owe...

The photos were shared on Facebook. It shows a lady wearing a black bralet having the fun of her life at a beach party which held in the Ilashe area of Lagos. She danced with quite a few men and gave all the party goers quite a show....See more photos 

A suspected suicide bomber has blown himself up in the Belgium capital’s Central Station tonight  Shots rang out soon after 9pm as police and soldiers moved in ‘to neutralise a suspect threatening civilians’ Suspect was said to be wearing a rucksack packed with explosives around Belgium’s busiest railway station  The Grand Place, a popular tourist spot, was evacuated because of fears the man might not be acting alone   By  Ekin Karasin  and  Peter Allen In Paris for MailOnline e-mail The centre of Brussels was evacuated tonight after a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in the Belgium capital’s Central Station. Shots rang out soon after 9pm as police and soldiers moved in ‘to neutralise a suspect who was threatening civilians,’ said an investigating source.  The suspect was said to be wearing a rucksack packed with explosives around Belgium’s busiest railway station. Tourists were among those who fled in panic, and...

Last weekend, fresh reports surfaced online about the 7-month old crisis rocking Tonto Dikeh's relationship with her estranged hubby, Olakunle Churchill. A text message she sent to her mother-in-law was released online and Churchill's first wife also came into picture supporting Tonto Dikeh and threatening to expose Churchill. LIB met Churchill at a conference where he spoke about unveiling a new Anti-Domestic Violence programme. Though reluctant at first, Churchill agreed to speak with us.    In this tell-all interview, Churchill calls out Azuka of Media Room Hub who he says refused to publish the evidence he gave to her because she has mutual friends with Tonto Dikeh. He also went to say he's done fighting to save the relationship. Let's talk about your new domestic violence initiative? The domestic violence campaign that we are embarking on with some partners from United Kingdom. We'll be setting up a domestic violence center where we'll ...