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IDPs Rise Fast In Benue Amid Dwindling Resources, Worsening Conditions

Kunle AdebajoSeptember 2, 2020

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IDPs Rise Fast In Benue Amid Dwindling Resources, Worsening Conditions

The number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) has recently doubled in some communities in Benue State, research conducted by the…

COVID-19: ICRC, NMA Donate Protective Equipment To Anambra Isolation Centre

Augustine OkoroaforSeptember 2, 2020

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COVID-19: ICRC, NMA Donate Protective Equipment To Anambra Isolation Centre

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday donated N2.5 million worth of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to…

WhatsApp Video Claims Interpol Uncovered £20M In Obaseki’s UK Account But This Is False

Aliyu DahiruSeptember 2, 2020

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WhatsApp Video Claims Interpol Uncovered £20M In Obaseki’s UK Account But This Is False

A video circulating on WhatsApp claims that Interpol uncovers £20 million Edo State Funds in Governor Godwin Obaseki’s UK account. …

UK Pledges Another £119 Million Aid Package As Foreign Office & DFID Merge

Hafsah Abubakar MatazuSeptember 2, 2020

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UK Pledges Another £119 Million Aid Package As Foreign Office & DFID Merge

As the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development (DFID) merge on Wednesday to form the…

Shekau Threatens French Interests, Media In New Audio

Aliyu DahiruSeptember 2, 2020

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Shekau Threatens French Interests, Media In New Audio

The leader of Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, Abubakar Shekau, has released a new audio in which he threatened French…

Gabon To Host International Colloquium On Biodiversity In May 2021

Chief Bisong EtahobenSeptember 2, 2020

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Gabon To Host International Colloquium On Biodiversity In May 2021

The Gabon based non-governmental organization (NGO) Brainforest and its partners will, on May 6 and 7, 2021, organise an international…

Chadian Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity, Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, on Tuesday, received three Chadian hostages who were abducted by Boko Haram 10 months ago. The three hostages were abducted in December 2019, between Ngouboua and Tchoukoutalia by 35 heavily-armed Boko Haram terrorists. The hostages, Dr. Besso Ernest Mahamat, Chief Medical Officer for Baga Sola district, Azer Adoum, a senior nurse and their driver Ibrahim Adam, were released last week ten kilometres away from Chadian territory and escorted by the army to Daboua in the Lake Chad province. At the official ceremony of their reception by Minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, one of the hostages, Dr. Besso Ernest Mahamat called for a minute of silence in honour of two Chadian soldiers who were executed in their presence during their incarceration by Boko Haram. Dr. Besso Mahamat said a contributing factor to their liberation was the attacks by Chadian soldiers of the “Operation Boma Anger” on the Boko Haram hideout where they were held. “The reaction of the Chadian state to our abduction within the context of the “Operation Boma Anger” was ferocious and was the prime factor in our release”, Dr. Besso Mahamat declared. He revealed that many Boko Haram terrorists were killed during the attacks while those who were wounded were taken care of by himself and the nurse. “After the attacks by the Chadian army, the Boko Haram fighters brought many of their colleagues who had been wounded. They did not know what to do with them so they appealed to me to do something. “I treated them as a doctor. I know they have done a lot of harm to this country, but to save my skin, I was obliged to treat them. It was after this gesture on my part that they decided to release us”, Dr. Mahamat revealed. The Chief Medical Officer for Baga Sola district revealed that during the period of his incarceration, he operated upon about 300 persons, mostly Boko Haram fighters. He extended his thanks to the Chadian head of state and soldiers of the “Operation Boma Anger” for carrying out the operations which contributed to their liberation. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul revealed that while serving as Director of Cabinet of President Idris Deby Itno, the head of state closely followed efforts at releasing the hostages, adding “there are certain things that cannot be recounted”. “We must be solidly united in the face of terrorism. This sad moment would serve as a lesson to us to reinforce our links between the children of this country to confront the terrorism which is being perpetrated in our nation”, the Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity declared.

Chief Bisong EtahobenSeptember 2, 2020

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Chad: Minister Receives Released Hostages Held By Boko Haram

Chadian Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity, Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, on Tuesday, received three Chadian hostages who were abducted…

Promoting Press Freedom, Premium Times’ Webinar Explores Needed Instruments

Anita EboigbeSeptember 2, 2020

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Promoting Press Freedom, Premium Times’ Webinar Explores Needed Instruments

In light of the ongoing conversation on press freedom in Nigeria, panelists at a webinar on the topic explored the…

COVID-19: BGFI Bank Support Cameroon Small Enterprises With $20 Million

Chief Bisong EtahobenSeptember 2, 2020

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COVID-19: BGFI Bank Support Cameroon Small Enterprises With $20 Million

The Cameroon affiliate of the Gabonese BGFI Bank Group is to make available the sum of 10 billion FCFA (about…

Police Smash Child Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 12 Children In Anambra

Augustine OkoroaforSeptember 2, 2020

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Police Smash Child Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 12 Children In Anambra

The police in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, on Monday smashed a child trafficking syndicate based in Obosi in Idemili North…

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