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Minors to escape death penalty in Saudi Arabia

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia has abolished the death sentence on individuals who committed crimes while still minors, the latest in a series…

Coronavirus infections in Lagos reach 731, with 43 new cases

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Confirmed Coronavirus infections in Africa’s largest mega city, Lagos has reached 731 with 43 new cases reported on Sunday.

Another 91 new Coronavirus cases hit Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced another 91 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, taking the…

Gunmen abduct Ekiti Commissioner, shoot councillor dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Gunmen have reported abducted the Commissioner for Agriculture in Ekiti State, Folorunso Olabode and shot dead a councillor who was…

Buhari gets update on COVID-19, Kano strange disease

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received briefing from Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, and Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease…

El-Rufai extends Coronavirus lockdown by 30 days

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has extended the lockdown order being enforced in the state for another 30 days.

Danger: Two Coronavirus patients abscond in Borno

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Two people who tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus have absconded in Borno State, sending panic of mass infections.

Fact Check: Did Chinese coronavirus whistleblower recommend African lemon grass tea as cure?

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Is African Lemon grass a cure for COVID-19? A post on WhatsApp and shared by many made the claim recently

Deadly Coronavirus snuffs out two lives in Osun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Osun State has recorded its first two Coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, Governor Gboyega Oyetola said on Sunday.

Coronavirus strikes 17 police officers dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed 17 police officers, after they were infected while enforcing the nation's lockdown.

Prominent Professor Maikaba dies in Kano

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Prof. Balarabe Maikaba, a prominent scholar and former Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), is…

COVID-19: Africa records 9,106 recoveries

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

As the world battles the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Africa has recorded 9,106 COVID-19 recoveries from its 30,329 confirmed cases in…

Pathetic: Susan Idoko-Okpe framed for COVID-19 in Benue

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Here is the story of why Benue has not recorded any other coronavirus case, one month after it named Susan…

COVID-19: Suspected killer of Fasoranti’s daughter tests positive

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Sunday morning disclosed that one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder of Mrs. Funke…

Coronavirus updates around the world in figures, WHO warning

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The World Health Organisation has warned that recovering from coronavirus may not protect people from reinfection as the death toll…

Respite, as Lagos records sharp drop in Coronavirus infections

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Respite has come the way of Lagos, as the state recorded sharp drop in Coronavirus infections on Saturday, with 33…

Nigeria records 87 new cases of Coronavirus, total figures now 1,182

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Nigeria has recorded 87 new cases of Coronavirus, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said late Saturday night.

NCDC busted, fails to test COVID-19 suspect: Lawyer Adegboruwa

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

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

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

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

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stayed out of public sight Saturday, as mystery over his whereabouts deepened.

Medical doctor infects four people with Coronavirus in Ekiti

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Ekiti State has recorded four more Coronavirus cases , Governor Kayode Fayemi said on Saturday.

Coronavirus: More than 20,000 are dead in UK

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Over 20,000 people are dead in United Kingdom's hospitals, as the deadly Coronavirus continues to sweep through the land.

Coronavirus deaths surpass 200,000 worldwide

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed over 200,000 people in the world, according to figures from John Hopkins University.

Sanwo-Olu sets 209 prisoners free over rising Coronavirus cases

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the release of 209 prisoners across various Correctional Centres in the state.

Lagos to hold mass burial for bodies not evacuated from morgues in two weeks

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday said the government would conduct mass burial for bodies in state mortuaries not…

Fact Check: Did Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo say coronavirus man made?

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A statement allegedly made by Professor Tasuku Honjo, Japan’s Nobel prize winning Professor of Medicine, that Coronavirus is not natural…

I slept at T.B Joshua’s church for weeks but got no miracle – Amokachi

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Former Super Eagles forward and Nigeria’s soccer ambassador, Daniel Amokachi has revealed how all his attempts to get a miracle…

Updated: Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia has ended the archaic punishment of flogging convicts, according to a directive by the General Commission for the…

Lagos’ 80 new Coronavirus infections highest in a single day

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Lagos State has recorded a staggering 80 new cases of Coronavirus, the highest it has recorded in one day.

Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases surpass 1,000, with 114 new infections

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Nigeria's Coronavirus cases have surpassed 1,000, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 114 new infections on Friday.

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