Author: pmnews
Headlines, Metro, News, World News
I am not dead, I am alive – Gambia’s president-elect
Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow has denied reports of his assassination in the social media. Barrow was reportedly shot dead by…
FG redeploys 3 perm. secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the redeployment of three Federal Permanent Secretaries. A statement by Haruna Imrana, Director of…
5 suspected cultists shot dead in Rivers
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army on Wednesday shot dead five suspected cultists during gun battle in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local…
My Kirikiri prison experience – Bode George
The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has revealed what life taught him…
Husband, wife Olympic medalists retire
Husband-and-wife Olympic medalists Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton have retired, both at the age of 28. American decathlon world record…
NNPC awards crude oil contracts to 39 companies
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has awarded its crude oil contracts to 39 companies for 2017. Almost half of…
Breaking: Israel PM backs pardon for soldier
Israeli Prime Minister (PM), Benjamin Netanyahu has called for pardon of soldier convicted of manslaughter for the killing of wounded…
Breaking: Barrow named as UK’s new ambassador to EU
Senior diplomat Sir Tim Barrow will be appointed the UK’s new ambassador to EU to replace Sir Ivan Rogers. Foreign…
Mega Party: Tinubu can’t leave APC- Momoh
Former Minister of Information and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Tony Momoh has come to the…
9 authors fight for £15,000 Etisalat Prize for Literature 2016
Helon Habila, chairman of the judging panel of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature has announced the 2016 longlist of…
Army confirm arrests of Borno LG chairman, for alleged link with Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of Mafa Local Government in Borno, Alhaji Shettima Lawan,…
Lay down your arms, repentant Boko Haram members tell colleagues
Some repentant Boko Haram members on Wednesday appealed to their fellow sect members still in Sambisa forest to lay down…
Israeli soldier convicted over Hebron death
An Israeli soldier filmed shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker after he had been disarmed of a knife has been…
Recession: Surviving the years of lean cows
Nigeria’s recession, our own years of lean cows, is characterised by very high inflation, declining real wages and accelerating unemployment…
Police arrest fake soldier for stealing bikes
The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly…
Pictures: Gbenga Daniel, Kuku, others grace Otunba Subomi Balogun’s thanksgiving service
The Chairman, First City Monument Group, Otunba Subomi Balogun, Tuesday celebrated his annual thanksgiving service at his Ijebu-ode country home.…
Jigawa Police arrests, charges 148 suspects to court
The Jigawa Police Command has charged 148 youths suspected to be hoodlums in Baimaina village to court. The Police Public…
Man charged with chasing people with broken bottle
A 21-year-old man, Yusuf Adepoju, on Wednesday, was arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly chasing people with…
Lufthansa plans to hire over 3,000 new staff
German airline, Lufthansa, says it plans to hire over 3,000 new staff in 2017, most of them flight attendants. “Lufthansa…
Philippine’s jail break: More than 158 prisoners freed
Philippine government said over a 100 armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison in the southern Philippines…
Police arrests Vice Principal, 3 others for rape
The Police have arrested a Vice Principal in Nasarawa State suspected of raping his female student. Three other persons allegedly…
Trending: Obasanjo blasts Awujale: You are a liar, a rumour monger
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lambasted the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, describing him as a serial liar and…
Kaduna records 40 fire outbreaks in December
The Director, Kaduna State Fire Service, Mr Paul Aboi , on Tuesday said that 40 fire outbreaks were recorded in…
Car bomb wounds four UN guards in Mogadishu
A car bomb wounded no fewer than four UN guards when it exploded near a United Nations compound in Somalia’s…
Trekking is good for health- Medical practitioner
A medical practitioner, Dr Bunmi Olufemi, of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has said that trekking is good…
Recession, blessing in disguise – Anambra industrialist
An industrialist, Dr Chike Obidigbo, has called on Nigerians to see the current economic recession as a blessing in disguise.…
NNPC names 39 crude oil off-takers for 2017/2018
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday released names of 39 bidders for the sale and purchase of Nigerian…
Faraday unveils electric vehicle in Las Vegas
Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future showed off in Las Vegas a prototype of a vehicle set for production next year…
Janet Jackson, 50, gives birth to a boy
Singer Janet Jackson has at the age of 50 given birth to her first child, a baby boy, her publicist…
Northern governors say Buhari saved Nigeria from extinction
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 saved Nigeria from going into…