Author: PM NEWS Editor
South Carolina primary: Biden favoured to win by large margin
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden appeared to have had South Carolina locked up in his pocket as polls close and…
Lai Mohammed recalls schooling years with Umaru Yar’Adua, Bala Balewa
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reminisced on his teenage years at Keffi Boys High School,…
Ireland catches coronavirus too
Republic of Ireland has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, of a man in the eastern part of the island.
4 Chinese men quarantined in Plateau state
The Plateau government has quarantined four Chinese nationals in line with measures to forestall the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID…
Coronavirus: Important message from US Surgeon General on face masks
Nigerians scared of getting infected with coronavirus and rushing to buy face masks, should no longer bother themselves, according to…
US records first patient to die of coronavirus
The United States has announced the first death of a patient infected with the coronavirus. The patient was a 19…
Boris Johnson to wed girlfriend, couple expecting baby
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the first unmarried occupant of 10 Downing Street has announced his engagement with girlfriend, Carrie…
Luxembourg makes public transport free for citizens
Luxembourg on Saturday became the first country in the world to abolish fares for trains, trams and buses to decongest…
Coronavirus lands in Ecuador
Ecuador has confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in the Andean country, its health minister said on…
US, Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal
Representatives of the United States and the Taliban, on Saturday, signed a long-negotiated agreement in the Gulf State of Qatar,…
Kara Bridge opens tomorrow, ends traffic gridlock
The Berger/Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, will be re-opened to motorists tomorrow, 1 March, Federal Controller of Works,…
Dangote announces take-off date for world biggest fertiliser plant
The Dangote Group on Saturday said its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser plant, the biggest in the world, located at…
Douye Diri: My cabinet will be ready within 3 months
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state, at a thanksgiving marking his Supreme Court triumph, said he will constitute his cabinet…
Gov. Diri donates N40m manna from Supreme Court to church
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has donated the N40 million awarded by the Supreme Court to him and his…
Border sabotage: Buhari furious after 295 seized petrol tankers released to smugglers
Rogue security men, involved with Operation Swift Response at the partially closed Nigerian border, have released 295 petrol tankers seized…
Are prices of face masks for coronavirus skyrocketing?
Are the prices for face masks skyrocketing in the wake of coronavirus landing in Lagos?. P.M.News fact-checked prices at JUMIA…
Face masks, gloves prices: Commission warns pharmacies against profiteering
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has condemned the arbitrary increase in the prices of protective face masks…
US, Taliban sign Afghan peace deal today to end 18 years of war
The United States and the Taliban are set to sign a long-sought deal in Doha today to end 18 years…
Republican investor plots ouster of Twitter’s Jack Dorsey
Paul Singer known as a major Republican political supporter wants to wrest control of Twitter from co-founder and CEO Jack…
Lagos gets ready special wards for coronavirus victims
Lagos is getting prepared ahead of a possible surge in the number of people infected with coronavirus, after a visitor…
Coronavirus: No respite for South Korea, 594 more catch the bug
There is no coronavirus respite yet for South Korea as it recorded its biggest surge in new cases on Saturday,…
Coronavirus kills Trump meeting with ASEAN leaders
The United States has decided to postpone a meeting with leaders of Southeast Asian countries it had planned to host…
Heart attack kills Congo’s intel chief Kahimbi
Congo’s military intelligence chief, General Delphin Kahimbi died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his wife said.
Buhari suspends Dokubo Amnesty Programme Co-ordinator
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as the co-ordinator of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme for Niger…
Oyo-Ita formally retires, Buhari says probe goes on
Suspended head of federal civil service, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita formally retired on 27 February as Head of Service, with Dr…
Coronavirus kills 210 people in Iran, highest outside China
BBC Persian reported Friday that no fewer than 210 people have died from coronavirus in Iran, in various cities, as…
Coronavirus riddle: Discharged patients getting reinfected
It is a disturbing riddle that scientists are trying to solve as a growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in…
Lafarge Africa tracks all contacts of Italian coronavirus patient
Lafarge Africa Plc said it has identified all the persons who had direct contact with the visiting Italian who tested…
President placed under quarantine after China trip
Mongolia President Battulga Khaltmaa and his officials went to China to show solidarity with the Chinese people in the season…
Woman: My husband beats me; husband: she cheats
A mother of two, Ariyike Adeyemi, told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state, southwest Nigeria, that…