Author: PM NEWS Editor
Kwara, Oyo set to issue IDs for Okada riders
Kwara and Oyo state will issue Identification Cards (IDs)and uniforms for commercial motorcycle operators as security measures to curb crimes…
500,000 tonnes of toxic electronic wastes dumped in Nigeria monthly
About 500,000 tonnes of toxic electrical and electronic wastes are imported into Nigeria monthly, Adekunle Bakare, a Professor of Genetics…
NSCDC officers going to sit for promotion exams kidnapped
Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), going to sit for promotion examination in Makurdi, Benue…
Kano, Jigawa, Katsina electricity consumers owe N20billion
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) said rogue electricity consumers in Jigawa, Kano and Katsina are owing it N20billion, in…
Sultan Abubakar gives stunning insight into Boko Haram emergence
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar has given a fresh insight into the emergence of Boko Haram insurgency in…
Gas shortage hits Nigeria’s power plants
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 3,347.5 megawatts of electricity on…
Prince Harry to visit Abbey Road Studios in last royal duty
Britain’s Prince Harry will visit Abbey Road Studios in London on Feb. 28 to meet singer Jon Bon Jovi and…
Anthony Joshua at the Afrika Shrine, prostrates to high priest Femi Kuti (Video)
World boxing champion Anthony Joshua is enjoying his stay in Nigeria, with a visit Thursday night to the Afrika Shrine…
Kiir, Riek Machar agree to form unity government
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed on Thursday to form a unity government, a long-delayed…
Ethiopia receives stolen priceless crown from the Netherlands
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Thursday received a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden…
Federer ruled out of action until after French Open
Roger Federer has ruled himself out of action for several months after undergoing surgery to resolve a longstanding knee problem.
Nigerian Air Force bombs ISWAP hideout
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced Thursday that it has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout…
Taraba’s Gov. Darius Ishaku suffers domestic accident
Taraba's Governor Darius Ishaku has been staying in Abuja for close to two months now, because he is receiving adequate…
APC, Bayelsa conundrum: Who should be blamed?
Muiz Banire, a senior advocate of Nigeria and pioneer national legal secretary of the All Progressives Congress, holds Adams Oshiomhole,…
Trump’s ally Stone gets lighter Prison term for lying to Congress
US President Trump’s friend, Roger Stone was sentenced to three years and four months in prison on Thursday for lying…
World Bank approves $2.2b loans for Nigeria; Ogun, others beneficiaries
The World Bank has approved $2.2billion loans for six projects to support Nigeria’s development priorities.
Taraba governor Ishaku abandons Jalingo, operates from Abuja
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has been operating from Abuja for the past 55 days, dumping the capital Jalingo.
Beware of fraudsters, PSC warns job seekers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has cautioned Nigerian job seekers against falling prey to conmen out to extort them by…
Meet Nigerian singer Osagie Ojea making waves in Belarus
A Nigerian singer, songwriter and composer Osagie Ojea is making waves in Minsk, Belarus, with his band Afrococoa.
$500m bribe: Nigerian oil mogul Aliyu Abubakar faces trial in Italy
An Italian judge has ordered a Nigerian businessman, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar to stand trial for alleged international corruption relating to…
Guardiola dismisses rumours of quitting Man City
Pep Guardiola insisted on Wednesday that he will stay with Manchester City, dismissing rumours he will hit the exit door…
Zulum visits remote Kala-Balge, shares N100m to 10,000 households
Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, spent the most part of Tuesday in Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge, Local Government…
Kidnapping: Police create 2 MOPOL bases on Obajana-Kabba road, Okene
The Kogi Government in partnership with the Nigeria Police Force said it has established two Mobile Police Squadron Bases along…
Honourable or Horrible members? Nigerian lawmakers asked to make choice
A Kenyan professor of law, Patrick Lumumba, has called on Nigerian lawmakers to make a choice between being honourable or…
Height matters in lowering dementia risks: New study
A new study from the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, has found an association between height and dementia risk.
8 killed in Hanau shootings in Germany
German prosecutors have confirmed eight persons killed and five critically injured in two shooting attacks in the town of Hanau…
China expels 3 WSJ reporters
China on Wednesday ordered three reporters from The Wall Street Journal to leave the country over what Beijing deemed a…
Trump in fresh ‘quid pro quo’ mess over WikiLeak’s Assange pardon
US President Donald Trump has thrown himself into another quid pro quo mess, after he promised to pardon WikiLeaks founder…
Bollywood tragedy: Fallen crane kills 3 at movie shooting site
Bollywood has recorded a great tragedy with three persons killed during a movie shooting at a private studio at Nazarathpet,…
Zulum goes on spiritual offensive against Boko Haram, orders fasting, prayers
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has declared a spiritual war against Boko Haram and ISWAP, saying the emergence of…