Year: 2018
Royal Wedding: Meghan Markle’s half-sister, blast bride-to-be for not inviting her own family
Meghan Markle’s half-sister, Samantha blasted the bride-to-be for not inviting her own family to the royal wedding.
Maternal Mortality: Aisha Buhari calls for support from private sector stakeholders
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has appealed to stakeholders in the private sector to support the fight…
Philippines’ Duterte threatens to arrest ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Friday threatened to arrest an International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda if she…
Afreximbank pledges to develop African trade through air transport infrastructure
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on Thursday pledged to continue to expand and develop African trade through the improvement of…
Sierra Leone: Opposition party files petition challenging presidential election result
Main challenger in the just concluded election, Samura Kamara of the opposition All People’s Congress(APC) on Thursday filed a petition…
Russia sees no signs of positive developments in Libya
The situation in Libya is complicated and Moscow sees no tendencies toward positive developments in the conflict-torn country, Russian Foreign…
Nigerian Govt calls on private sector investments in River Basins
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called on the private sector to invest in activities of the River basins…
Osinbajo inaugurates Abia’s tele-health initiative
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday inaugurated the Abia Tele-health initiative, otherwise known as “Dial-a-doctor, describing it as commendable effort…
Philippines’ President apologises to Suu Kyi for Myanmar ‘genocide’ remark
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking place…
Indian Lawmaker questioned over rape in India, opposition holds vigil
Indian federal police on Friday began questioning a legislator from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accused of raping a teenager…
Wike urges Nigerians to insist on free, fair election
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has urged Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto…
Use of Digital devices at night affects students’ sleep cycles – Australian educators
Liz Bobos, co-president of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Principals Association, said the trend is causing children to act like…
Nerve poisoning: Japan await results of investigation – FM
Japan is waiting the results of an investigation into who poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with…
Ex-Pakistani PM Shariff disqualified from holding office for lifetime
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for lifetime under the…
Social media tax: Rights activists cry foul, accuse Museveni of stifling freedom
Uganda plans to slap a new tax on social media users from July to raise revenue, which human rights activists…
Nasarawa State free from Lymphatic filariasis, trachoma
The Nasarawa State Government and Carter Center, an NGO, have confirmed that lymphatic filariasis and trachoma, both of which are…
Commonwealth Games: Athletes sent home for alleged drug use
Indian athletes Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi are being sent home from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after a…
North Korea pledges to take advantage of bilateral relations with Nigeria
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has pledged to build on the gains of the bilateral relations with…
‘Youth are leaders of today, not tomorrow’ – UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared that “young people are leaders of today” contrary to the age-long reference to them…
Yellow fever: United Nations to vaccinate 1bn people in Africa by 2026
The UN is to vaccinate one billion people in Africa against yellow fever by 2026 in an ambitious campaign to…
Somalia Bombing kills 5 during football match
A bomb killed five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the…
South Sudan conflict claims lives of 99 aid workers – UN
The UN said no fewer than 99 humanitarian workers have been killed in South Sudan since the conflict started in…
Road accidents: 1.3m people die annually – UN
Ms Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, said some 1.3 million drivers, passengers and pedestrians died each year on the…
Nigeria looks to benefit from $770m annual Road Trust Fund
Nigeria said it looked forward to benefitting from the 770 million dollars Road Trust Fund to strengthen the Federal Road…
Assets forfeiture: Patience Jonathan knows fate April 30
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed April 30 to rule on an application, seeking the forfeiture of two…
Photo News: Ojudu picks nomination form for Ekiti governorship race
Former TheNEWS/PMNEWS Managing Editor, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, on Thursday picked the nomination form for the Ekiti governorship ticket at the…
8-month old baby found dead inside drum of water
How did an eight-month old baby get inside a drum filled with water in Benin City, Edo State and later…
Reality star Khloe Kardashian gives birth to baby girl
Khloe Kardashian, reality star and boyfriend Tristan Thompson welcomed a baby girl on Thursday.
Arsenal zoom into Europa Semis with 6-3 aggregate
Arsenal reached the Europa League semi-finals with a 6-3 aggregate win over CSKA Moscow despite a nervy 2-2 draw in…
Oil Firm Managers Sent To Prison For Stealing Employer’s N143.3m
The Operations Manager of Prime Alpha Petroleum Ltd in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Evuikowhiroro Omaghomi, 40 and the Account Manager, Patrick…