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Hunger, abandonment forces displaced locals back to terror-ravaged Niger communities

View this email in your browser Headlines Hunger, abandonment forces displaced locals back to terror-ravaged Niger communities Residents who fled their communities due to constant attacks by terrorists return while attacks persist. Read More Terrorists attack Nigerian community for failing to pay 'terror levy', kill 10 The terrorist kingpin is infamous for imposing levies on communities in Zamfara State. Read More ANALYSIS: Positive outlook for Morocco's development but key impediment remains Several natural disasters caused widespread destruction in 2023, including Libya's floods and an earthquake in Morocco. Another quake hit the country this week. Read More Boko Haram attacks Chibok again, kills 12, steals food, medicine Chibok, like many other communities in Borno, still witness sporadic attacks by Boko Haram although the group has been significantly weakened by Nigerian forces. Read More Most Recent Stories We're yet to receive N200m Tinubu's palliatives – Senate A presidential aide said on Thursday that the federal government had distributed palliative items worth N200 million and N100 million to senators and members of the House of Representatives respectively. Read More EFCC raids Dangote Group's headquarters in Lagos The EFCC stormed Dangote Group's headquarters just as the company tried to surrender boxes of documents to it. Certificates' Evaluation Suspension: 15,000 Nigerian students in Benin will be affected – NANS President Mr Favour appealed to the Nigerian government to consider the fate of genuine students in Benin Republic. We're restructuring, not ending operations in Nigeria, says syringe company The "restructuring phase will only make the company experience a brief break within this period." Bye-elections: APC constitutes committees to conduct primaries in Lagos, Ondo, others (FULL LIST) INEC had last month released a timetable for the 3 February bye-elections and re-runs in nine states. Business South African businessman overtakes Dangote as Africa's richest person The South African counts his biggest regret as the failure to acquire 50 per cent of Gucci when he had the chance to buy it for just $175 million. Annual Banking Report - Measuring Banks' Resilience Editorial cartoon of the day Arts and Entertainment Funke Akindele's 'A Tribe Called Judah' hits N1 billion mark at box office FilmHouse Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kene Okwuosa said the world is witnessing a golden era for Nigerian cinema, and the achievement indicates the creative industry. Nigeria has bigger problems than Zack Orji, Charly Boy tells culture minister The minister visited Mr Orji at a private hospital in Wuse, Abuja. Opinion In pursuit of the last Hamas, By Azu Ishiekwene In like manner, the current deadly attacks on Gaza might be raising a generation of non-Hamas Palestinian young people for whom this carnage makes no sense, except to breed in them a fresh spirit of revenge that only perpetrates the cycle of violence, even after the last Hamas has been destroyed. Netanyahu must end this war, if not for his own sake, then for the sake of his own children and children's children. The Ghali Na'abba I knew, By Abubakar Bawa Bwari I first met Ghali in 1999 as a member of the House of Representatives and we basically gravitated towards the same group of likeminded members determined to prove the point that democracy could work, that Nigerians from all regions and religions could strive together despite their differences, that patriotism was not an anachronism. Promoted Senator Isah Jibrin's legislative strides in Kogi East, By Haruna Abdullahi For distinguished Senator Isah Jubrin (aka Echocho), serving his people has always been a calling. The Banker and financial expert has over the years been involved in several humanitarian gestures. Governor Lawal storms Shinkafi, distributes farm inputs to Zamfara north farmers A statement by the spokesperson of the governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, stressed that the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme will be launched in all three senatorial zones of the state. Sports Nigerians scramble for alternatives as DStv confirms AFCON 2023 blackout While CAF is buoyant to have secured a substantial deal with New World TV for both free-to-air and pay-TV rights across sub-Saharan Africa, many feel navigating the unfamiliar landscape may be a challenge. AFCON: CAF increases prize money, champions to take home $7 million CAF president Patrice Motsope revealed that the purpose of the increased prize money is to strengthen and develop African football. Health Brain Drain: Nigerian govt, Lagos to establish new medical university Mr Sanwo-Olu noted that the initiative is aimed at significantly increasing the production of healthcare workers throughout the year. Zack Orji: Nigerian hospital speaks on actor's treatment Mrs Musawa said the actor underwent brain surgery on 1 January 2024. Sign up Get the scoop! Premium Times Daily Newsletter lands in thousands of inboxes every weekday. Haven't subscribed yet? Subscribe Now! Copyright © 2023 PremiumTimes, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: newsletter@premiumtimesng.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.