Author: PM NEWS Editor
Nigerian Navy deploys 6 warships, 60 gunboats against pirates, oil thieves
The Nigerian Navy has deployed troops on board six warships, including 60 gunboats, in a special military exercise to tackle…
COVID-19 Update: Cases shrink in many states, uptick in Lagos, Plateau
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria shrank to 176, from 195 on Monday., but NCDC reported uptick in Lagos and Plateau…
Britain slams COVID-19 restrictions afresh as cases surge
COVID-19 restrictions were reintroduced Tuesday in Britain to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of the virus, with the restrictions announced…
FG sends revenue directors to FIRS, NNPC, NCC, CAC, six others
The Federal Government, hit by double whammy of declining revenue and increasing debt, moved Tuesday to monitor revenue management in…
TUC shifts nationwide protest
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) said it has postponed its planned nationwide protest scheduled for Sept. 23 till…
FIFA, CAF commiserate with GFA over death of 8 teenage players
FIFA and CAF have expressed their condolences to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) over the death of eight teenage footballers…
EFCC docks Oko Poly lecturer Ezeokafor for N27m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today docked Pius Ugochukwu Ezeokafor, a former Director of Physical Planning, and now…
WHO to tobacco smokers: Quit now or you die
The World Health Organisation today sent a chilling warning to all tobacco smokers to quit now to avoid avoidable heart…
Buhari sends condolences to Borno over death of two Emirs
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of two Borno Emirs as a “rare double tragedy,” and a painful loss…
Breaking: Gov. Zulum donates house, N20m to widow , kids of late Col. Bako
Borno Governor Umara Zulum on Tuesday announced a donation of a befitting house and 20 million Naira to the widow…
All set for Edo Governorship Election Tribunal
Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the president of the Court of Appeal, has constituted the tribunal to handle petitions arising from the…
Breaking: Atiku reacts to FINCEN files report
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the trending FINCEN files report that detailed how he came under the radar…
China jails tycoon Ren Zhiqiang for corruption
China on Tuesday sentenced real estate tycoon, Ren Zhiqiang, a critic of President Xi Jinping, to 18 years in prison…
Woman sends poisoned-laced letter to Trump
Canadian police have begun an investigation after a yet-to-be identified woman in Canada allegedly sent a letter containing the poison…
Edo election: The many mistakes of Ize-Iyamu
Ize-Iyamu lost Edo election, not because he was not popular but because he took a wrong counsel and agreed to…
Dare, Awosika, Jimi Tewe guest speakers at NBC youth summit
Youth and Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, Chairman of First Bank, Ibukun Awosika, and Chief Executive of Jimi Tewe Company, Jimi…
COVID-19 falling numbers : Why Nigeria can’t celebrate yet
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that though the country has recorded a decline in the number…
Profile: Bah N’Daw Mali’s interim president
Retired Colonel-Major Bah N'Daw, selected Monday as Mali's interim president is 70 years old. He is expected to be sworn-in…
Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan paid N8.9trillion as petrol subsidy
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) said the Federal Government under former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar'Adua and Goodluck…
Countdown to global youth climate strikes on Friday
Thousands of climate strikes will take place across the globe on Friday to demand urgent action to tackle the climate…
Obaseki: Edo lions and tigers now caged in the zoo
Gov. Godwin Obaseki has said that his re-election for another four years has finally sent the lions and tigers into…
Nigerian airlines flouting COVID-19 rules risk losing licences
Domestic airline operators risk losing their licences over non-compliance with the COVID-19 protocols of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Civil…
ECOWAS Court reopens next month
The ECOWAS Court will reopen on 7 October after its three-month vacation, the media office of the justices said. When…
APC congratulates Obaseki as Edo chapter drags feet
As Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) remains perplexed about the outcome of Saturday's election, the national body…
Nigerian Army Colonel Bako dies in Boko Haram ambush
Colonel D.C. Bako, one of the commanders of Operation LAFIYA DOLE of the Nigerian Army in Borno State has died…
EFCC quizzes Bauchi Poly student Ugochukwu posing as army lieutenant
Eze Mavus Ugochukwu, a student of Computer Science, Bauchi State Polytechnic is now being interrogated by EFCC, Gombe Zonal Office…
Djokovic tames Schwartzman for record 36th Masters title
Novak Djokovic convincingly beat Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 to clinch his record 36th Masters title and the fifth in…
My ally, my partner in struggle: Tinubu praises Oluremi on her birthday
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu chose his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu's 60th birthday to remember what they had been through together as…
Nasarawa lone SDP lawmaker Danladi defects to APC
Mr Abdulaziz Danladi, member of the Social Democratic Party, representing Keffi East Constituency in Nasarawa House of Assembly has defected…
First FIFA stadium in Nigeria, foundation laid in Kebbi
Governor Abubakar Atiku-Bagudu of Kebbi on Monday, laid the foundation of Nigeria’s first FIFA mini-stadium in Birnin Kebbi.