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Three dead after cargo ship sinks off Japanese coast
Japan’s coastguard said Friday that three foreign crew members had died among a group of 10 who were rescued after…
China man wants $2.4mn for wrongful death sentence
A Chinese man who was freed after six years on death row following a wrongful murder conviction is seeking $2.4…
S.Leone nurses strike over Ebola pay amid lockdown
Nurses at a public hospital in northern Sierra Leone were on strike Thursday to demand hazard pay for treating Ebola…
PDP governorship candidate donates N30m to bomb victims
Alhaji Auwal Jatau, PDP gubernatorial candidate in Bauchi State, on Thursday donated N30 million to the victims of last week’s…
PDP faction rejects Sokoto governorship primaries results
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State on Thursday rejected the results of the state’s governorship…
Nigerians have celebrated Christmas in peace, says Police IG
Reports from across the country so far, have indicated that the Christmas has been celebrated without any ugly incidents, the…
Ex-Vice Chancellor calls for more Islamic universities
The former Vice Chancellor, Fountain University, Osogbo in Osun State, Prof. Hussein Oloyede on Thursday called for the establishment of…
Agbaje, others urge Nigerians to remain committed to Nigeria
Jimi Agbaje, the governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State on Thursday urged Nigerians to remain committed to the…
Passengers stranded at Lagos domestic airports
Hundreds of intending passengers were on Thursday stranded at the two domestic Lagos airports over hike in fares by airline…
Briton killed in Ethiopian shooting ‘accident’
A 47-year-old British tourist was killed in a church in a northwestern Ethiopia after a man accidentally fired a gun,…
Turkey student arrested for ‘insulting’ the president
A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him…
Disgruntled politicians behind Nigeria’s insecurity – CAN
Rev. Nelson Onyekachukwu, the Katsina state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Thursday blamed disgruntled politicians for the country’s…
Kano Police Kill 4 Armed Robbers On Christmas Eve
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Four armed robbers were gunned down by anti-robbery police squad on the night of 24 December when they…
NSCDC arrests 3 suspected vandals in Oyo
The Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested three suspected pipeline…
Pilgrimage: 14,000 Nigerians land in Israel
Mr John-Kennedy Opara, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), on Thursday, said 14,000 Christian pilgrims had so far…
North Korea comedy, ‘The Interview’ hits US cinemas
Raunchy comedy “The Interview” — the movie that has outraged North Korea for lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un — opened in…
Glo Seeks Peaceful Christmas, Rejoices With Christians
National Telecoms provider, Globacom, has wished Christians in Nigeria a season full of love, unlimited happiness and celebration. The company…
Ghanaian Actress, SuperSport Presenter To Compere Glo-CAF Awards
Ghanaian actress and television host Joselyn Canfor-Dumas and SuperSport of South Africa presenter, Robert Marawa have been confirmed as the…
Glo-CAF Awards: Enyeama, Aubameyang, Toure make top 3 list
Super Eagles of Nigeria and Lille of France goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, three-time African Player of the year, Yaya Toure of…
Merry Christmas To You All, From PM News
The management and staff of PM News Nigeria do wish everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in advance.
Okorocha urges Nigerians to pray for peaceful elections
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has urged Nigerians to use the Christmas season to pray for peaceful conduct of the…
In Pictures: Lagos lit up for Christmas celebration
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye/Lagos
Citigroup selling its Japan retail bank business
Citigroup said Thursday it was selling its century-old Japanese retail banking operations to major lender Sumitomo Mitsui as part of…
Igbos highest donors to Buhari’s campaign
Osita Okechukwu, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria’s south east zone said Igbos cheerful givers topped the…
Change Has No Age Barrier: Buhari Gets Tunisian Example
There has been so much talk about General Muhammadu Buhari contesting at the age of 72. There has been so…
Pope urges ‘tenderness’ as millions celebrate Christmas
Pope Francis called for “tenderness” and “warmth” after a violence-plagued year as millions of Christians began marking Christmas. The Argentine…
Father of three, 12 others killed in cult rivalry in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Thirteen persons, including a 33-year-old father of three, have been reportedly killed in renewed violent rivalry between members…
Fashola preaches peaceful co-existence at Christmas
As Christians in Nigeria join the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas which is the birth of Jesus Christ,…
Senator Ashafa enjoins Christians to emulate Christ
The lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has enjoined all Christians to emulate…
Why PDP Must Go In 2015 – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southern Nigeria, has said that a further extension of Peoples Democratic Party…