Author: PM NEWS Editor
Bombshell: Postponed 2020 Olympics may be cancelled
There is no dead certainty that the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will hold next year, as a key figure in…
Nationwide curfew begins today
The nationwide curfew announced by President Muhammadu Buhari begins today. It begins from 8pm to 6am.
How coronavirus killed the first U.S. casualty, Patricia Voyles Dowd
Patricia Voyles Dowd, the first U.S. citizen killed on 6 February by coronavirus-related ailment person died from a ruptured heart,…
Kano under immediate lockdown, Buhari orders
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered Monday night the enforcement of a total lockdown of Kano State with immediate effect.
Coronavirus: Buhari slams curfew on Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed an immediate nationwide curfew as part of new, vigorous measures to stop the spread of…
Buhari: Lagos lockdown stays for one week extra, gradual easing begins in May
President Buhari has extended the lockdown imposed on Lagos, Ogun and the FCT Abuja by one week. Kano has now…
Woman flogged by policemen demands N200m compensation, apology
The woman who was flogged by two police officers enforcing the coronavirus lockdown in Osun, has petitioned the Inspector General…
Coronavirus: FIFA proposes changes in football rules
FIFA said on Monday it is proposing five or six substitutions per match when football resumes, to help players cope…
Ondo says it still has FG rice, thanks Buhari
Ondo State Food Palliative Committee has denied rejecting the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal…
Buhari speaks to the nation
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation Monday, April 27 at 8pm, his third since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic
Kim Jong-Un alive and well: South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well", a top security adviser to the South's President Moon Jae-in…
Boris Johnson warns against lifting lockdown against mugger called coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back in office but he has warned that it would be premature to lift…
Kano govt speaks on deaths of VIPs, others
The Kano Government said the scores of deaths, in recent days, were unrelated with the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Fact Check: Did Chinese coronavirus whistleblower recommend African lemon grass tea as cure?
Is African Lemon grass a cure for COVID-19? A post on WhatsApp and shared by many made the claim recently
Pathetic: Susan Idoko-Okpe framed for COVID-19 in Benue
Here is the story of why Benue has not recorded any other coronavirus case, one month after it named Susan…
Coronavirus updates around the world in figures, WHO warning
The World Health Organisation has warned that recovering from coronavirus may not protect people from reinfection as the death toll…
Trump blames ‘lamestream media’ for COVID-19 briefing woes
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that his daily coronavirus briefings were not worth his time and blamed 'lamestream media'…
Deutsche Bank denies U.S. Senators info on Trump accounts
Deutsche Bank has declined a request by prominent U.S. senators to provide information about the German lender’s recent business dealings…
Ecuadorean woman learns sister alive after cremating wrong person
An Ecuadorean woman in coronavirus-ravaged Guayaquil city has learned that her sister was alive, weeks after cremating a misidentified body.
Official: Boris Johnson confirmed for work on Monday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be back at work on Monday, a Downing Street spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday.
NCDC busted, fails to test COVID-19 suspect: Lawyer Adegboruwa
Lagos lawyer Ebun Olu Adegboruwa has blasted the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for not being ready to test COVID-19…
Kano in grim harvests, too many VIPs drop dead in 24 hours
There are concerns in and out of Kano that the coronavirus pandemic may have been responsible for too many deaths…
Kim Jong-Un still out of public eye, absent at army anniversary
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stayed out of public sight Saturday, as mystery over his whereabouts deepened.
Ibrahim Ayagi renowned economist dies, Buhari mourns
President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to renowned scholar and professor of economics, Prof. Ibrahim Ayagi who died on Saturday.
Whale washes ashore in Nigeria dead
A whale has been washed ashore in Bonny Island, in Rivers State. It was dead and decomposing, provoking fears of…
An open letter to INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu
A Nigerian writes INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu on why it is difficult for INEC to publish the results of…
Fact Check: Did Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo say coronavirus man made?
A statement allegedly made by Professor Tasuku Honjo, Japan’s Nobel prize winning Professor of Medicine, that Coronavirus is not natural…
Tinubu mourns close security aide Lateef Raheem
The National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the family of his Chief Security Officer, Lateef…
Venezuelan oil price falls below $10
The price of Venezuelan oil has fallen to below $10 a barrel -- its lowest level in more than two…
Updated: Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Saudi Arabia has ended the archaic punishment of flogging convicts, according to a directive by the General Commission for the…