Author: PM NEWS Editor
JUST IN: Rollout of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine begins in UK next week
Mass vaccination of Britons against COVID-19 will start next week, with the approval of the vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech.
Reports: COVID-19 infections in U.S. before Wuhan outbreak
A new study said COVID-19 infections were detected in the U.S. in December 2019, weeks before the first cases were…
Okonjo-Iweala dedicates Forbes-CNBC award to Africa
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has dedicated to Africa her recognition by Forbes-CNBC as 2020 African of the…
South Africa chairs UN Security Council
South Africa on Tuesday assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council, with Ambassador Jerry Matjila listing…
Trump hints of running again in 2024 election
U.S. President Donald Trump teased running again for the presidency in 2024 as he hosted a holiday reception at the…
INEC moves Imo North bye-election collation to Owerri
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said its headquarters in Owerri will be used for the collation and declaration of results…
Trump wants arbitral settlement for scam case against him
By Agency Reporter A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to halt a lawsuit accusing…
COVID-19 kills 3 in Nigeria, 281 new cases recorded
Three persons in Nigeria died from COVID-19 related causes in the last 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Air Force hits Boko Haram camps in revenge strikes
In what looked like revenge missions, the Defence Headquarters said the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has hit…
Madrid stunned by Shakhtar for the second time
Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid were beaten for the second time by Shakhtar Donetsk in Game 5 of their Champions League…
U.S. Attorney-general Barr deals Trump ultimate blow, says no poll fraud
U.S. attorney-general and staunch Trump loyalist, William Barr has finally shredded Donald Trump's allegations of electoral fraud in the 3…
Police killed my son in my presence, Victoria Agori tells probe panel
A woman Victoria Agori has told a panel set up by the National Human Rights Commission how policemen in Rivers…
One killed, 5 injured as hoodlums clash in Ibadan
One person was killed while five others were injured on Tuesday when hoodlums unleashed terror on residents of Wesley College…
Police brutality panel orders ex-ACP Carol Afegbai arrested
Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of police brutality, on Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest for a…
Workers at Heathrow Airport on strike
Workers at London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday began a 24-hour strike following clashes over pay cuts.
Oyo-Ita, others rattle EFCC in court
Former Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Tuesday, rattled the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
U.S. racks up 4.2m covid cases in 30 days
The United States reported 4.2 million new cases of CoVID-19 in November and all its hopes of slowing down the…
Osinbajo says Buhari will rejig Nigeria’s security architecture
Called out by critics, for once advocating the impeachment of a president who failed to secure his country, Vice President…
Breaking: Senate confirms Yakubu as INEC chairman
The Senate today confirmed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission., for a second term
Senate to Buhari: Sack military service chiefs now
The Nigerian Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Service Chiefs and replace them with people with fresh…
ICPC uncovers hidden $1 million linked with Federal High court
ICPC obtains an Interim Forfeiture Order on the sum of USD 919,202.07 fraudulently hidden in a bank account linked with…
Appeal Court to Modibbo Kawu: You have case to answer
The suspended Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Moddibbo Kawu, has a case to answer, the Court of…
Boko Haram war: Whistleblower General Adeniyi demoted by court martial
Whistleblower and former Theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi has been ordered demoted by an army…
235 million need humanitarian assistance: UN
A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year due to COVID-19, the UN's emergency relief chief said…
EFCC sends medical doctor Goddy Usen to jail
A medical doctor and managing director, Ceephass Diagnostic Clinic/Surgery in Uyo, Dr. Bassey Goddy Usen has been sentenced to 14…
UN walks back death toll in Zabarmari massacre
The United Nations has recanted an earlier claim that 110 farmers were killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Zabarmari community,…
Shall we impeach Buhari? Osinbajo dragged over 2015 tweet
A tweet by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in February 2015, suggesting an impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan over security failures,…
JUST IN: Lewis Hamilton contracts COVID-19
Formula One record champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 just days after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Trump supporter Eshelman wants his $2.5m donation back
Venture capital company owner, Fredric Eshelman who donated $2.5 million to a Trump campaign organisation trying to prosecute alleged fraud…
Uber, Bolt drivers, Okada riders to benefit from FG’s N30K grant
The Federal Government has inaugurated an intervention grant of N30,000 for micro transport operators under its Survival Fund for Micro,…