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UN demands release of Ndaw, Ouance Mali’s detained leaders

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The United Nations (UN) Security Council has demanded the immediate release of Mali’s President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar…

Biden urges ceasefire in Ethiopian Tigray region

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

U.S. President, Joe Biden, has called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia’s northern conflict region of Tigray in view of the…

Congo orders evacuation from Goma as volcano threatens again

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5 years ago

Congo DR authorities have ordered people to evacuate parts of the city of Goma, as Mount Nyiragongo volcano threatens to…

Jacob Zuma back in court [Updated]

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5 years ago

Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Wednesday on charges bordering on corruption among others.

Nigerian drug trafficker Theophilus Ugwu sentenced to death in Vietnam

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigerian drug trafficker, Theophilus Ugwu has been sentenced to death for illegally transporting 5.92 kg of a drug called Methamphetamine…

Mali’s President Ndaw, prime minister Ouane forced to resign

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Mali's interim President Ndaw and prime minister Ouane resign after they were arrested by the military, in an apparent second…

WhatsApp sues Indian government

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5 years ago

WhatsApp on Wednesday filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force…

Happy Ending: Air Force jet crashes, pilot unhurt

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5 years ago

A Swiss Air Force Tiger F-5 jet crashes near Melchsee-Frutt in the central canton of Obwalden, with the pilot escaping…

Tigers kill zookeepers in China

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Two zookeepers in China have been killed by tigers at separate zoos in the country, according to local media.

New York mayoral candidates Yang, McGuire woo Nigerian-Americans

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5 years ago

Two more candidates for New York City’s Mayoral position, Andrew Yang and Raymond McGuire are wooing Nigerian-Americans, calling for their…

119 earthquakes recorded in Goma after volcanic eruption

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5 years ago

No fewer than 119 earthquakes were recorded on Monday in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after…

Mali coup plotters carry out second coup, Goita seizes power

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5 years ago

Mali's interim vice president Colonel Assimi Goita said on Tuesday he had seized power as a fresh coup within an…

Biden promises to push George Floyd Police Reform bill

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5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he is hopeful an agreement will be reached on the George Floyd police…

India logs lowest COVID-19 cases in weeks

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

India’s coronavirus caseload neared 27 million with 196,427 new infections recorded on Tuesday, the country’s lowest daily rise in cases…

5 die as rebel, army clash in central Philippines

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Philippine troops killed five suspected rebels in a clash in central Philippine Bohol province early Tuesday, the military said.

Britain investigates AstraZeneca-Alexion deal

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5 years ago

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has started its investigation on whether AstraZeneca’s takeover of Alexion Pharmaceuticals can reduce competition…

Ugandan parliament elects Jacob Oulanyah as new speaker

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5 years ago

Members of Ugandan parliament have elected Jacob Oulanyah as the new speaker, while Anita Among was elected deputy speaker for…

How ex-Nigerian striker Ogbonna escaped death in Israel after rocket hit his house

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Former Nigeria's Under 23 striker Ibezito Ogbonna recently escaped death by the whiskers as his house in Israel was hit…

Confusion in Mali as Military arrests Interim President Ndaw, Prime Minister

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The Malian Military personnel have arrested Interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane fuelling speculation of a second…

Japan’s Osaka buckles under COVID-19 surge, weeks to Olympics

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5 years ago

Weeks to the Olympics, hospitals in Japan's second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new…

Suu Kyi Myanmar ousted leader emerges in court

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5 years ago

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing on Monday for the first time since…

BLM activist Sasha Johnson shot in the head in London

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5 years ago

A Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist in London Sasha Johnson is fighting for her life after being shot in the…

Nine killed as cable car crashes in Italy

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5 years ago

A cable car linking Italy's Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain in the Alps plunged to the ground on Sunday,…

Updated: Congo volcano lava flow stops, Goma city spared

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5 years ago

The volcanic eruption near Goma in eastern Congo has stopped, sparing the city of two million people and its airport.

Three dead, five injured in Ohio shooting

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Three people were killed and five others suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting at a bar in Youngstown, Ohio early…

Exodus from Congo’s city of Goma as dangerous volcano erupts

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5 years ago

A volcanic eruption in the lakeside city of Goma, in the Republic of Congo triggered an exodus on Saturday night.

21 LGBT+ activists arrested for unlawful gathering

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5 years ago

Ghanaian police said they had detained 21 people they suspected of promoting an LGBT+ agenda at an unlawful assembly in…

Breaking: Israeli cabinet approves ceasefire in Gaza conflict

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5 years ago

The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved a ceasefire to end the 11-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media…

Russia gives update on jailed Putin critic Navalny’s health

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The health condition of a Russian opposition activist, Alexey Navalny, currently serving a prison sentence on financial misdemeanor charges, has…

U.S. House creates 10-man commission to probe Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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5 years ago

U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to create an independent commission to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on…

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