Author: PM NEWS Editor
Buhari sacks TCN boss Gur Mohammed, appoints Abdulaziz as successor
President Muhammadu Buhari sacks Usman Gur Mohammed as managing director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Six test positive in 3 English Premier League clubs
Three English Premier League clubs have returned six positive cases for coronavirus, following the testing of players and staff ahead…
COVID-19: Buhari congratulates Ogunbiyi Nigerian eminent UK surgeon
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of congratulations to Dr. Olagunju Ogunbiyi, on his discharge from hospital in London…
UK coronavirus death toll over 35,000
Coronavirus death toll in the UK today shot past the 35,000 mark, after 227 new deaths were reported.
Ghost worker scam: Why people are fighting BVN-linked IPPIS
Dr Joe Abah discusses ghost worker scams in Nigeria, the computerisation of the payroll as seen in IPPIS and why…
Teenage girl beheaded by boyfriend after she ended the affair
Swedes are in total shock to learn that a teenage girl declared missing last year, had been beheaded by her…
Uganda set to provide free face masks to citizens
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said his government will distribute free face masks to all citizens to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boko Haram devils kill over 20 as they break fast
More than 20 people in the Gajigana community in Borno state, who were preparing to break their Ramadan fast, have…
Yobe state chief judge Nabaruma is dead
Justice Musa Nabaruma, the chief judge of the north eastern state of Yobe is dead. He died in Abuja after…
COVID-19: Churches, mosques open in Taraba
Christians and muslims in Taraba State have been directed to resume their religious activities, in compliance with COVID-19 protocol
Trump threatens U.S. will quit WHO (Letter in full)
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it does not…
Warren Buffett scammed in Germany
Warren Buffett, world's fourth wealthiest man has been swindled by a German manufacturing company of €643million
Nigerian Navy foils Chinese vessel hijack, arrests 10 pirates(Photos)
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has said it arrested 10 pirates who had hijacked a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II off…
Ooni Ogunwusi’s queen sends message to rumour mongers
Silekunola Moronke Naomi Ogunwusi, queen of the Ile-Ife monarch, has sent a message to rumour mongers, spreading falsehood about her…
COVID-19 and Nigerian banks
The banking sector is one of the most gravely impacted by COVID-19. Staff of Nigerian banks must prepare for the…
Muslims urged to look for the new moon as Ramadan ends
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslim faithful in the country to look out for the…
South Sudan VP Riek Machar, wife test positive for COVID-19
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny, who serves as defence minister, have tested positive for…
Oyakhilome sanctioned in UK over false claims on 5G Network, COVID-19 link
UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom has sanctioned Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's LoveWorld Television Ministry for airing false and “potentially harmful statements” about…
Trump hooked on COVID-19 drug hydroxychloroquine without prescription
U.S. President Donald Trump admitted on Monday that he has been on self-medication for about 10 days, taking the malaria…
ASUU members have been underpaying taxes: Accountant-General
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have not been paying the appropriate income tax to the government, the…
T.Y. Danjuma visits Buhari in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
US economy will escape depression: Fed chair Powell
Contrary to various doomsday predictions for the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said his prognosis shows it will…
Police arrest man for sneezing on currency
A man may be liable to pay a fine of $272,000 after sneezing on the currency of the United Arab…
The world faces shortage of 6 million nurses: WHO chief Tedros
The world is facing a shortage of six million nurses and midwives, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health…
Coronavirus: China’s Xi Jinping placates Africa with aid promises
President Xi Jinping of China announced today it will give $2 billion to support the fight against the coronavirus and…
WHO boss Tedros speaks on lessons of coronavirus at WHA(Full speech)
WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus at the virtual World Health Assembly today speaks on the various lessons the world has learnt…
No broadcast please, Buhari speaks with governors
President Muhammadu Buhari will not make any broadcast on COVID -19 updates today, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi…
Bashir Ahmad dragged for saying Niger Bridge Buhari’s gift
Presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has attracted criticisms after he tweeted that the Niger Bridge is President Buhari's gift to Nigerians.
Ex-Arsenal star squanders N2.5billion on poker
Former Arsenal star, Nicklas Bendtner has confessed frittering away £5.4million, about N2.5billion gambling. He wasted the money on poker, to…
Jack Ma quits troubled Japanese conglomerate SoftBank
Chinese tycoon and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma said he would resign next month as a director of troubled Japanese conglomerate…