Author: PM NEWS Editor
Buhari: Why we have been soft on bandits with hostages
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why security forces have been reluctant in fighting hostage-taking bandits with the full force at…
Jangebe schoolgirls: Buhari talks tough to bandits, warns states to stop ransom payment
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent out a strong warning to bandits and their sponsors, as he condemned the latest abduction…
Sanwo-Olu: Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge foundation will be laid this year
By Florence Onuegbu/Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said that the foundation for the proposed 4th Mainland…
Police, army in frantic search for 317 abducted Jangebe schoolgirls
The Zamfara State Police Command, in collaboration with the military, has commenced a search and rescue for the 317 Jangebe…
Lady Gaga offers $500K for the return of her stolen dogs
Lady Gaga has offered $500,000 for the return of two of her dogs that were stolen off a Los Angeles…
Europa League Last 16: Arsenal face Olympiacos, United draw AC Milan
Manchester United will host AC Milan and Arsenal will travel to Olympiacos, in the first leg of Europa League Last…
ISIS bride Shamima Begum can’t return to UK: Supreme Court
UK Supreme Court has rejected a legal bid by ISIS bride, Shamima Begum, to return to UK and fight for…
Biden bombs Syria
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon…
McConnell US Senate minority leader shifts stance on Trump again
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that he would “absolutely” vote for Trump if he became the…
Queen Elizabeth to Britons: Don’t be selfish, take the COVID-19 vaccine
Britain’s 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth has urged the public to take the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it does not hurt and those…
Why the Igbo should register en masse for APC
The Igbo should queue behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing membership registration exercise.
Kagara abduction: Niger state governor bemoans abandonment by FG
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has excoriated the Federal Government for abandoning the state to its fate, in the rescue of…
300 schoolgirls kidnapped in Zamfara
Terrorists struck today in a Government Girls Secondary School in Zamfara state and kidnapped about 300 schoolgirls.
Mosaic tile of Maradona unveiled
A colourful mural of the Argentine player and legend, Diego Maradona who died on Nov. 25, has been unveiled in…
NCDC announces 634 new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 634 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total infections in the country…
Fashola makes another promise on Third Mainland Bridge reopening
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said on Thursday that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos would be…
Nigerian-British Julia Oparah appointed Provost University of San Francisco
Ethnic studies scholar and professor, Dr. Julia Chinyere Oparah, has been appointed provost and vice president of academic affairs at…
Justice Abang to Maina: No new bail, you are a proven flight risk
Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team (PRTT), has had his fresh bail request rejected by Justice…
Nembe communities case against Aiteo adjourned indefinitely
A suit by Nembe communities against Aiteo Exploration and Production Limited, operators of Oil Mining Lease (OML 29), has been…
Oil prices reach highest level since 2020 January
Oil prices extended gains for a fourth session on Thursday to reach the highest levels in more than 13 months.
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
Australia’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to make Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc pay media companies for content…
Nigerian Uche Raymond Okoye slammed with 11 counts of scam in Guyana
A Nigerian Uche Raymond Okoye, based in Guyana, has been slammed 11 counts of fraud, several local papers reported today.
China celebrates moving 100million people out of poverty
Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated “complete victory” in the effort to eradicate rural poverty for 100 million people at a…
Khashoggi: US declassified report nails Crown Prince Salman
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a declassified version of a U.S.…
Uptick in Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases, another 12 die
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced an uptick in COVID-19 cases, from 571 on Tuesday to 655. It also…
Plaudits for Chioma Agomo UNILAG law professor retiring after 41 years
University of Lagos vice-chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe said the institution will miss the unblemished services of Prof. Chioma Kanu Agomo,…
Portugal backs UN Secretary-general Guterres for second term
Portugal has officially nominated UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a candidate for a second term in office.
Court orders man to pay wife $7,700 for house chores, in world’s first
In world's first, a court in China has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to his…
Niger Delta militants threaten bombing Lagos, Abuja [Video]
Niger-Delta militants are threatening to attack Lagos and Abuja, some four years after they ceased fire.
LASTMA to probe extortion of motorist in Agege
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity (LASTMA), Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, said his agency will investigate a new extortion…