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Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabia’s long serving oil minister is dead

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s former long-serving oil minister, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, is dead. He died at the age of 90 on Tuesday…

Kenya fires 174 judicial staff over misconduct

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Kenya’s Judicial Service Commission has sacked 174 court staff since 2018 over gross misconduct.

Trump has been committing tax fraud for decades: Mary Trump

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5 years ago

Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump has said an investigation into the former president's taxes will reveal that he has been…

El Chapo’s wife Coronel Aispuro busted for drug trafficking in US [Court Papers]

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5 years ago

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the beauty-queen wife of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been arrested at Dulles International…

US flags at half staff as COVID-19 deaths surpass 500K

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5 years ago

President Joe Biden will order that U.S. flags on federal property be lowered to half staff for five days, as…

‘Cuomo my enemy’: Trump says after Supreme Court verdict on tax records

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5 years ago

"Governor Andrew Cuomo is my enemy", former US President Trump said on Monday hours after after the Supreme Court declined…

Trump hit hard by US Supreme Court, ordered to submit tax records

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5 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former President Donald…

Customs seizes 17kg gold bars at airport

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Customs officials on Monday said it seized 150 gold bars weighing 17.4 kg at Bangladesh’s Shah Amanat International Airport in…

Bobi Wine withdraws case against Museveni’s re-election

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5 years ago

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has withdrawn his court case challenging President Yoweri Museveni's re-election

UK prime minister, Boris Johnson set to ease lockdown

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Boris Johnson is set to announce his long-awaited roadmap for taking England out of lockdown. British government…

UN chief says White supremacy becoming transnational threat

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said white supremacy and neo-Nazi movements are becoming a transnational threat that must…

Schools in England to reopen next month

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5 years ago

Schools, primary and secondary in England will now reopen on 8 March, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said.

U.S. ex-VP Mike Pence avoids Trump

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5 years ago

Former US Vice-president Mike Pence has turned down an invitation to attend this week's Conservative Political Action Conference, that Donald…

Seven Nigerien electoral officials killed by landmine

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5 years ago

Seven Nigerien electoral officials were killed Sunday when their vehicle struck a landmine, a local official said.

Myanmar protesters brave the armoured tanks, actor arrested

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5 years ago

Thousands of Myanmar anti-coup protesters gathered on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of…

Vatican reveals properties owned in Rome, London, Paris, Geneva

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5 years ago

The Vatican has revealed details of its real estate empire in Rome, Paris, London and Geneva. In Rome alone, the…

Donald Trump set to deliver first speech as ex-President

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Former US President Donald Trump would be delivering his first speech after leaving the White House next week.

Russia approves third Covid-19 vaccine CoviVac

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5 years ago

Russia on Saturday approved for domestic use a third coronavirus vaccine, CoviVac, made of a coronavirus that has been inactivated,…

Putin critic Navalny loses appeal to overturn jail term

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5 years ago

Alexei Navalny, the most prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said…

COVID-19 vaccine: Stella Immanuel scares Christians

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Dr. Stella Immanuel, who claimed hydroxychloroquine is effective cure for COVID-19, is in the news again, with a scary message…

Prince Harry, Meghan announce final split with British royalty

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5 years ago

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have told Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of…

UAE to UN rights watchdog: Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa alive

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5 years ago

The United Arab Emirates has responded to a query by U.N. human rights watchdog on the status of Dubai’s princess…

Sudanese asylum seeker kills French official in Pau

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5 years ago

A Sudanese refugee stabbed and killed a 46 year-old official at a centre for asylum seekers in the southern French…

U.S officially rejoins Paris Climate Agreement

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The U.S. on Friday officially re-entered the Paris Climate Agreement, nearly one month after U.S. President Joe Biden took office…

COVID-19 cases falling globally but rich nations stockpile vaccines

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5 years ago

The World Health Organisation said the number of new COVID-19 cases fell by 16% across the world last week, with…

OPEC Fund loans $50m to Tanzania for poverty alleviation

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5 years ago

The OPEC Fund for International Development has signed a US$50 million loan with Tanzania to finance the ‘Fourth Tanzania Poverty…

Biden pledges $4bn for COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States will release $4billion for…

Queen Elizabeth steps out from COVID-19 lockdown

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5 years ago

The British Queen has carried out her first official in-person event of the year, to bestow an honour on one…

NASA’s rover Perseverance lands on Mars for ambitious mission

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5 years ago

NASA’s science rover Perseverance streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely on the floor of a vast…

Africa getting ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccines – WHO

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Africa is getting ready to rollout COVID-19 vaccines as WHO hosted the African Health…

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