September 14

• Libya: Ban Ki-Moon, Security Council Condemn Attack On U.S. Consulate in Libya

  United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today condemned "in the strongest terms"Tuesday's attack against the United States Consulate in Benghazi,... Read more »

September 13

• Nigeria: Libya Violence - Obama Outraged At Killing of U.S. Envoys Over Movie

  President Barack Obama has described as outrageous and shocking the attack on the United States Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that left the Ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens and... Read more »

August 8

• Libya: NEMA Receives 111 Repatriated Nigerians From Libya

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday received about 111 Nigerians returnees from crisis-torn Libya Republic at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport,... Read more »

July 16

• Nigeria: Libyan Returnees Narrate Experiences, Urge FG to Rescue Others

  Nigerian returnees from crisis-torn Libya have called on the Federal Government to urgently rescue others who are still trapped in prisons, hospitals and different villages in the... Read more »

July 12

• Libya: Security Council Welcomes Holding of Elections in Libya

  The Security Council has welcomed the holding of Libya's first national elections this past weekend - the North African country's first in nearly five decades. Read more »

June 14

• Libya: ICC Team Prevented From Seeing Jailed Colleagues

  A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was prevented on Tuesday from seeing two colleagues being held in a provincial Libyan jail because a local militia closed... Read more »

June 12

• Libya: ICC Requests Release of Staff Members Detained in Libya

  Expressing concern over their safety, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested the immediate release of four of its staff members who have been detained in Libya since... Read more »

May 29

• Liberia: Charles Taylor Gets Sentence Tomorrow

  Former Liberian President, Mr. Charles Taylor who was in April, 2012 convicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court sitting in The Hague will tomorrow (Wednesday) be... Read more »

November 20, 2011

• Libya: Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Captured

  Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of Libya's deceased former dictator, has been arrested in southern Libya, according to officials from the country's new government. Read more »

November 15, 2011

• Libya: Ghadaffi - Tribute to a Fallen Hero [opinion]

  Opinion will continue to differ on who Col. Muammar Ghadaffi, the fallen herro of the Jamahiriya Peoples' Arab Democratic Republic was while alive. His death at 69 recently, near... Read more »

November 7, 2011

• Libya: Libya Probe - FG Urges Justice for Victims

  The federal government of Nigeria has called on the International Criminal Court and the Libyan authorities to work closely to develop ways to advance ongoing investigations in... Read more »

November 3, 2011

• Libya: Lessons From Libya [opinion]

  On Thursday, October 20, 2011, the erstwhile leader of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya, Col. Muammar Gaddaffi, was killed in his hometown of Sirte. His 42-year rule came to an end on... Read more »

October 31, 2011

• Nigeria: 79 More Libya Returnees Arrive in Maiduguri

  A total of 79 Nigerians, who were trapped in Libya, arrived Maiduguri yesterday through Gamboru Ngala, a border town between Nigeria and Republic of Chad, taking the number of... Read more »

October 26, 2011

• Libya: Gaddafi Buried in Libyan Desert

  The bodies of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and a top aide have been buried in a secret location in the desert, Libyan officials said. Read more »

• Libya: An Undignified Death [analysis]

  He was shoved onto the bonnet of a pick-up truck, his shirt torn from his torso and his body yanked along the gravel... This was a barbaric act in the extreme. Colonel Moammar... Read more »

October 24, 2011

• Nigeria: 'Nation's Position to Back Libya's Transitional Govt Vindicated'

  "The position of the Federal Government to back the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya has been vindicated," Mr Damian Agwu, spokesperson, for the Ministry of Foreign... Read more »

• Libya: Gaddafi's Will - Don't Clean My Body Before Burial

  The late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, wrote that his body should not be cleaned before his burial. Read more »

October 22, 2011

• Nigeria: UN to Probe Gaddafi's Death

  The burial of Muammar Gaddafi did not take place yesterday as earlier planned by the National Transition Council due to rising calls for probe into the circumstances of his brutal... Read more »

October 21, 2011

• Nigeria: Muammar Gaddafi, 1942-2011 - a Strong Man's Sad End [editorial]

  The curtain fell yesterday for Moammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for almost 42 years until the onset of the "Arab Spring" early this year. He died on his own terms. At the beginning... Read more »

• Nigeria: End of an Era - How Gaddafi Was Killed

  The exact circumstances of the death of Col Muammar Gaddafi remain unclear, but the following reports have circulated. Read more »

• Libya: Gaddafi - End of an Eventful Era [analysis]

  I was exactly four months old in the world when Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi came to power on September 1, 1969. With over 70 per cent of Libya's population being active, what this... Read more »

October 14, 2011

• Libya: Gaddafi's Son Captured in Libya's Sirte - NTC

  Libyan government fighters have captured Muammar Gaddafi's son Mo'tassim as he tried to escape the battle-torn city of Sirte, National Transitional Council (NTC) officials said. Read more »

October 13, 2011

• Africa: Why the West Wants Gaddafi's Fall (1) [analysis]

  I find this article by Pougala very revealing and wish to share it with you my dear readers. Best regards and happy reading: Read more »

October 8, 2011

• Nigeria: Jonathan, Zenawi Ask Libya's NTC to Protect African Migrants

  President Goodluck Jonathan and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi yesterday expressed worry over the continued violence and loss of lives in Libya, resulting from resistance... Read more »

September 16, 2011

• Nigeria: Libya Uprising - Reps Summon Foreign Affairs Minister

  The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gbenga Ashiru, asking him to appear before the House to brief lawmakers on concrete measures... Read more »