Author: PM NEWS Editor
Jakarta becomes world’s most polluted city
Jakarta and its surroundings form a megalopolis of about 30 million people that has outpaced other heavily polluted cities including…
Niger junta unveils 21-man govt as ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja
The government includes military and civilians and three women, Aissatou Abdoulaye Tondi, Elizabeth Cherif and Aissa Lawan Wandarama.
How FBI agents killed Craig Robertson threatening to kill Biden
The man had threatened to "inflict bodily harm" on the president during his visit to Utah in a social media…
Ticket sold in Florida wins record Mega Millions jackpot $1.58 billion
It was the first time in 31 drawings that Mega Millions announced a winner. The total is the biggest in…
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Villavicencio assassinated
Villavicencio, president of the center-right Movimiento Construye party, was assassinated less than two weeks before the general election scheduled for…
Ousted Niger leader Bazoum, family detained under inhumane conditions
The PNDS-Tarayya in a statement said the deposed first family has no access to running water, electricity, fresh goods or…
World Bank stops new loans to Uganda over gay law
"No new public financing to Uganda will be presented to our Board of Executive Directors until the efficacy of the…
Okonjo-Iweala debunks statement on threat messages after meeting Tinubu
The false statement which was being shared widely on social media Wednesday claimed that she has been receiving “toxic calls…
Niger junta leader meets ex-emir Sanusi, after snubbing ECOWAS, AU
One of the sources said, “His Highness took the trip in his personal capacity but with the knowledge of President…
Zamfara turns epicentre of polio virus in Nigeria, Sultan Abubakar laments
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, in a message delivered by the Emir called on traditional leaders in…
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez jailed for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Lanez was found guilty in December of charges including assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carrying a loaded and unregistered firearm…
How WTO will support Tinubu’s government: Okonjo-Iweala
She said the measure she discussed with Tinubu could help cushion the impact of ending a subsidy on petrol that…
Tinubu: I share in the pain of Pastor Odukoya’s loss
Tinubu said Odukoya's teaching, outreach and good work expanded the frontiers of charitable endeavour with particular respect to the education…
Interpol nabs 103 internet scammers, Nigeria’s Black Axe gang targeted
Black Axe, and an increasing number of other West African organised crime syndicates, is a violent mafia-style gang renowned for…
Niger junta blocks U.S. envoy from meeting President Bazoum
Nuland, who is the undersecretary of state said Bazoum is under “virtual house arrest”.
Ex-Minneapolis cop sentenced to 57 months in George Floyd’s death
Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and…
Haitian police teargas protesters against gang violence
One young protestor, James, said he was marching against the rise of gangs, which has devastated health care and security,…
U.S. dollar batters Naira at exporters window
The Naira lost by 4.27 per cent when compared with N743.07 for which it exchanged for the dollar at the…
Islamic cleric Imoleayo in police net for swindling friend
Imoleayo was paraded alongside four other accomplices identified as Ramon Uthman, Saidi Ajayi, Alhaja Monsurat Salami and Kikelomo.
Biden calls on Niger’s junta to release President Bazoum
The statement also comes on the day that the Nigerian President Bola Tinubu sent former Nigerian leader, Abdulsalami Abubakar to…
GlaxoSmithkline closes shop in Nigeria after 51 years
GlaxoSmithKline started business as Beecham in Nigeria in 1972 as an affiliate of GlaxoSmithKline Worldwide.
Trump pleads not guilty amid evidence of phone call to VP Pence
The indictment describes a phone call in which Pence told Trump there was no legal basis for the theory that…
Niger junta reopens borders with neighbours, excludes Nigeria
The junta closed the borders last Wednesday, at the same time that it announced that it had removed democratically elected…
Senators laud Stella Okotete Delta state ministerial nominee
President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio also attested to the role of Okotete in women and youth development as…
South Africa Women stun Italy to secure last-16 spot in World Cup
The Banyana Banyana will now face the Netherlands in the knockout stage following a thrilling win over Italy, who would…
Fresh indictment: Trump ordered to appear in Washington court Thursday
Trump was indicted on Tuesday, the third time in four months he has been criminally charged even as he campaigns…
No winner yet for $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot
The odds of winning are minuscule: A buyer of a single Mega Millions lottery ticket has about a 1-in-300 million…
Niger coup crisis could escalate terrorism in West Africa: UN envoy warns
Simão was in Nigeria on Sunday to participate in the ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the crisis, where leaders took “decisive…
Subsidy removal palliatives are tokenistic, says Kachikwu
Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, a former presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), has said that all the subsidy palliatives…
Tinubu warns coup plotters in Niger Republic
He said the ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger…