Author: PM NEWS Editor
Ibidunni Ighodalo, wife of Ituah Ighodalo is dead
Ibidunni Igbodalo, wife of the popular Lagos Pastor, Ituah Ighodalo, is dead. She reportedly died of cardiac arrest in Port…
Saudi Aramco buys petrochem giant SABIC for $69.1b
Saudi Aramco has acquired 70 per cent shares of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) for $69.1 billion. The acquisition was…
Adeboye says he, wife, grandkids will not attend church for now
Pastor Enoch Adeboye announced on Sunday that he and his wife will not attend church services as the Redeemed Christian…
China orders COVID-19 tests for fever patients
China has demanded that hospitals in Beijing offer more tests to screen fever patients for novel coronavirus infections
Late night protest on Atlanta highway, Wendy’s burnt over killing of Brooks
A group of protesters marched onto a highway in Atlanta, Georgia, late Saturday night over police killing of Rayshard Brooks,…
Boko Haram, ISWAP kill over 60 in twin strikes in Monguno, Nganzai
Boko Haram militants and their allies in ISWAP have struck at two local councils in Borno, killing no fewer than…
Mertens fires Napoli to Italian Cup final, Inter Milan edged out
Dries Mertens fired Napoli to the Italian Cup final on Saturday after netting the goal which gave his side a…
Chilean health minister Manalich quits over COVID-19 death toll
Chilean health minister Jaime Manalich resigned Saturday, just after a year in office, amid a furore over the true coronavirus…
American COVID-19 survivor slammed with N434m hospital bill
While COVID-19 patients in Nigeria are treated free of charge, in the United States a 70-year-old survivor has been billed…
Swiss police probe ex-FIFA chief Blatter over $1m loan to Jack Warner
Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter is under probe again by Swiss prosecutors for suspected criminal mismanagement of a decade-old $1…
Soldier at Auno Checkpoint: “To hell with democracy, useless democracy”, causes fatal crash
In Borno state, some obviously drunk soldiers caused some mayhem at the Auno checkpoint on Saturday. They caused a fatal…
NCDC announces 501 new cases of COVID-19 for Nigeria
Nigeria's COVID-19 caseload went up to 15,682 on Saturday, with 501 new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
Atlanta police chief Erika Shields resigns, killer cop fired after black man killed
Atlanta's police chief Erika Shields resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by an officer. The officer…
Rotimi Amaechi loses elder brother Dede
Dede Amaechi, the senior brother of Minister of Transportation, has died. Dede's death was made known by President Muhammadu Buhari,…
COVID-19 cases in Ghana over 11,000
The number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 11,118.This was after 262 new cases were confirmed on Saturday…
To hell with COVID-19! Kenyans seize body of popular singer Abenny Jachiga
Hundreds of Kenyans defied tear gas and riot police to hijack the body of a popular singer, Abenny Jachiga, who…
Black Lives Matter protest in London, far-right groups too march
Hundreds of ‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters and far-right activists rallied separately in London on Saturday despite calls from the government…
Edo APC House of Reps caucus dumps Obaseki, endorses Ize-Iyamu
The Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives, has endorsed Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, as its candidate.
Coronavirus hits Bauchi prison, 17 inmates, 51 health workers infected
The coronavirus has spread to the Bauchi correctional facility, with 17 inmates now infected. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, chairman of the…
Ebonyi ex-commissioner Onyike accuses Gov. Umahi of intimidation, harassment
Chief Abia Onyike, former Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, has accused Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi of harassment and…
Actor John Boyega asks Christians to boycott prosperity churches
British-Nigerian actor, John Boyega has asked Christians to boycott any church that ignores the BLM campaign.
Houthi fighters rain 312 ballistic missiles on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said it has intercepted 312 ballistic missiles sent to the kingdom by Houthi militia in Yemen. The latest…
Babatope slams APC for humiliating Obaseki
A chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for disqualifying…
5million Nigerians diabetic, 9million pre-diabetic
About five million Nigerians are diabetic and another nine million have pre-diabetes, a pharmacist, Oluseyi Adenowo, said on Saturday in…
Oshiomhole, Obaseki’s naked brawl
The open scrimmage between Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, and Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the APC, foregrounds the filthiness…
Edwin Clark to Buhari: You have been unfair to South South
Chief Edwin Clark, the acclaimed leader of the South South, has fired an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing…
Nigeria fully complies with OPEC+ quota: Mele Kyari
With its current daily oil production, Nigeria has over-complied with its OPEC+ quota, Mele Kyari, the group managing director of…
Botswana reimposes lockdown on capital city over COVID-19 fears
Botswana has reimposed a strict coronavirus lockdown in its capital city, Gaborone, and surrounding areas after it recorded 12 new…
Kidnap kingpin Wadume’s co-accused not dropped: Justice Minister Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has denied dropping the names of the co-accused…
Brazil topples Britain for world’s second highest coronavirus death toll
Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United…