Author: PM NEWS Editor
Oil prices climb higher
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a cold front shut wells and refineries in Texas, the biggest crude producing state…
Rich and poor will suffer: Okonjo-Iweala warns against vaccine nationalism
The World Trade Organization’s incoming chief, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned against “vaccine nationalism’ that would slow progress in ending the COVID-19…
Shasha crisis: North west governors meet Makinde
Four governors from the North west region of Nigeria have met with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over the…
I didn’t forge any oil contract: John Abebe, Obasanjo’s in-law tells court
John Abebe, a businessman and brother-in-law of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, denied before an Ikeja Special Offences Court,…
Buhari, Atiku, Barkindo congratulate Okonjo-Iweala on WTO job
Messages of congratulations have poured for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the newly appointed director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Classic fraud scheme: Ikorodu hotelier Ebiesuwa Fredrick, wife jailed 40 years
A hotelier in Ikorodu, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick and his wife, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle, have been sentenced to 40-year imprisonment each.
Cannabis warehouse, truck busted by NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has again busted a cannabis warehouse in the suburb of Guma LGA of…
Court annuls impeachment of ex-Imo deputy governor Jude Agbaso
Justice S. I. Opara of the Imo High Court has annulled the impeachment of the former Deputy Governor of the…
Nigeria not on UK red list of 33 countries for COVID-19 quarantine
Nigeria escaped being red-listed today among the 33 countries that the UK said will face tough COVID-19 new measures on…
Iyiola Omisore, supporters switch to APC
Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former deputy governor of Osun State has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kaduna DJ Blessed Michael jailed for impersonating Dangote, Buratai
A Kaduna based disc jockey, Blessed Michael is to spend six months in prison for posing on Facebook as former…
Myanmar protesters defy military junta
Protesters in Myanmar kept up demands on Monday for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an…
Reno Omokri names baby daughter after Goodluck Jonathan
Reno Omokri, an aide to former President Ebele Goodluck Jonathan, has named his fourth child after Jonathan. The baby girl…
Omobola Adio ex-Oyo Court registrar jailed for third time
Former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio has been convicted and jailed for the…
JUST IN: Okonjo-Iweala to be confirmed today as WTO leader
It's coronation day for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as she looks set to be confirmed today as the first woman and…
Peruvian minister Elizabeth Astete resigns for getting COVID-19 vaccine early
Elizabeth Astete, Peru’s foreign minister has stepped down over a public backlash to politicians getting coronavirus jabs early.
Advantage Enyimba over Rivers United: All CAF Confederation Cup results
All the results from the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played across Africa last weekend.
Bitcoin hits record high $50K
Bitcoin hit a new record high and approached $50,000 on Sunday, as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly adopt the…
Ebola outbreak: Nigeria on alert, says NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) said it is evaluating the risk to Nigeria of the new Ebola outbreak in Guinea.
Inter-ethnic clashes: Buhari finally breaks silence
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his disquieting silence over inter-ethnic clashes across Nigeria, vowing to protect all religious and…
Cries for Justice: Shasha and the Burden of Political Leadership
The reported clash between Hausa and Yoruba traders in Shasha, Ibadan on Thursday, February 12, 2021 should be alarming for…
Robert Maraj father of Nicki Minaj killed by hit and run driver
By Abankula Robert Maraj father of American rapper, Nicki Minaj’s, has been killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York,…
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle expecting second child
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting baby No. 2, months after Meghan's heartbreaking miscarriage.
20 Yahoo Yahoo suspects arrested in Owerri [ Full list]
Twenty suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo Yahoo boys have been arrested in Owerri, capital of Imo by EFCC…
Abducted NTA reporter Julian Onyia regains freedom
The abducted reporter with NTA Port Harcourt, Chidiebele Julian Onyia, has regained her freedom after spending five days in captivity.
Ebola outbreak in Guinea, WHO asked to rush in vaccines
Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday, with the authorities asking the World Health Organisation (WH0) to rush in…
15 Turkish sailors abducted near Nigeria arrive Istanbul
Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria's coast last month returned to Istanbul on Sunday, a day…
Nigerian Army recruiting again
The Nigerian Army has announced that it is set to recruit interested Nigerians into its fold, with online registration beginning…
Donald Trump not off the hook yet, faces criminal charges
Former US president Donald Trump is not off the hook, though he was acquitted by his Republican senators of inciting…
Kamaru Usman baddest man alive: UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company has declared Kamaru Usman, the welterweight champion,…