Migrants rejected by Italy were tortured, raped – UN
African migrants rejected by Italy in a standoff with the European Union on Aug. 15, said they had been held by smugglers for up to two years in Libya and…
Switzerland, Italy to share data of terrorists
Are you a terrorist or have sympathy for any terror group, then don’t go to Switzerland. This because the Swiss authorities have said they have the right to share information…
60 weary migrants refused by Italy, Malta arrive in Barcelona
A rescue ship carrying 60 weary migrants arrived Wednesday in a Spanish port after being refused entry by Italy and Malta, the second time in a month that a humanitarian…
1,500 Nigerians rot in Italian prisons, says envoy
The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli who made the disclosure in an interview…
Agony as 60 migrants perish off the coast of Tunisia
The death toll from a ship packed with migrants that sank off Tunisia on Sunday has risen to at least 60, with dozens still missing, the United Nations migration agency…
Malabu oil case: Nigerian lawyer steps down
There was a little twist in the tale when the trial of top executives from oil majors Eni (ENI.MI) and Shell (RDSa.L) over alleged corruption in Nigeria kicked off on…
Beggar to hero: Pope baptizes Nigerian migrant beggar at St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptizing eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding…
Spanish police burst Nigerian sex trafficking gang, popular Nigerian DJ, 88 others arrested
Spanish police have rescued 39 women and girls smuggled in from Nigeria and trafficked into sex work by a notorious Nigerian gang. Europol says the victims were kept in “squalid…
Jitters in Nigeria as Swiss Govt blocks bank accounts over Malabu oil bribery case
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has blocked various bank accounts in Switzerland regarding an alleged oil bribery scheme linked to Nigeria. Executives from oil giants Shell…
23 migrants feared dead in trip from Libya to Italy
Twenty-one migrants were missing and probably drowned after a rubber dinghy and a wooden boat set off from Libya for Italy and had to be rescued, the International Organization for…