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Buhari lauds outgoing Nigerien Government for following constitution

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou of Republic of Niger and his government deserve accolades…

OPEC says global oil sector needs $12.6t investment

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the global oil sector needs about US$ 12.6 trillion investment to enable…

UN urges G20 to prepare “Global Vaccination Plan”

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) set up an emergency task force…

UN allocates $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The United Nations has allocated $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic…

21 die, millions of Texans without electricity in freezing winter

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

A historic winter storm has killed at least 21 people, left millions of Texans without power and spun killer tornadoes…

Dump McConnell: Trump incites Republicans at US Capitol

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Former US President Donald Trump incited Republican senators Tuesday to dump Mitch McConnell as their leader.

U.S. Republican party in disarray, Trump attacks top leader McConnell

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Former US President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, signalling a growing feud between…

Wife of North Korea’s leader appears in public, first time in 13 months

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, appeared today in state media for the first time in…

Trump’s legal nightmare begins, sued for U.S. Capitol attack

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

A Democratic congressman from Mississippi, Bennie Thompson has sued former US President Donald Trump, accusing him of inciting the deadly…

North Korea accused of attempted stealing of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

North Korea allegedly tried to hack into Pfizer’s systems and steal COVID-19 technology and treatment.

Guterres appoints Belgian Isabelle Durant as acting head of UNCTAD

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Belgian Isabelle Durant as acting secretary-general of UNCTAD. The appointment takes effect from today.

Coronavirus: A quarter of Germans working from home

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Almost a quarter of all people in employment in Germany were working from home at the end of January, according…

Myanmar junta cuts internet again

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Myanmar’s generals imposed a second straight overnight internet shutdown into Tuesday, ignoring international condemnation as they worked to grind down…

WHO begins counter-Ebola vaccination campaign

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The immunisation campaign against Ebola commenced on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the first case was…

Zimbabwe gets first batch of COVID-19 vaccine from China

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Zimbabwe has received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine from China. The vaccines landed at Robert Mugabe…

Nigeria not on UK red list of 33 countries for COVID-19 quarantine

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Nigeria escaped being red-listed today among the 33 countries that the UK said will face tough COVID-19 new measures on…

Rwanda begins COVID-19 vaccination for health workers, others

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Rwanda says it has commenced vaccinating high-risk groups against COVID-19 nationwide, notably frontline healthcare staff, with limited vaccine doses acquired…

Myanmar protesters defy military junta

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Protesters in Myanmar kept up demands on Monday for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an…

20 missing as landslide slams houses in Indonesia

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

At least 20 people were reported missing after a landslide slammed into houses overnight in Indonesia’s East Java province, the…

Peruvian minister Elizabeth Astete resigns for getting COVID-19 vaccine early

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Elizabeth Astete, Peru’s foreign minister has stepped down over a public backlash to politicians getting coronavirus jabs early.

Lawmakers breakdown Nebraska Gambling Bill

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Nebraska State Constitution determines the forms of gambling that may be allowed or prohibited in the state.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle expecting second child

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting baby No. 2, months after Meghan's heartbreaking miscarriage.

Ebola outbreak in Guinea, WHO asked to rush in vaccines

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday, with the authorities asking the World Health Organisation (WH0) to rush in…

15 Turkish sailors abducted near Nigeria arrive Istanbul

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria's coast last month returned to Istanbul on Sunday, a day…

AstraZeneca to test COVID-19 vaccine on Children

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

AstraZeneca alongside the University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of the COVID-19…

Donald Trump not off the hook yet, faces criminal charges

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Former US president Donald Trump is not off the hook, though he was acquitted by his Republican senators of inciting…

New Zealand slams COVID lockdown in Auckland

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday announced a three-day lockdown in the country’s biggest city Auckland, after three…

Americans, others kick over Trump’s acquittal by Senate

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Many Americans and others around the world are not happy that the US Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump of…

MAGA has just begun: Trump reacts to senate acquittal

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Former U.S. President Trump said his political movement “has only just begun” in his reaction to his second acquittal by…

US Senate acquits Donald Trump, for the second time

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5 years ago

THE US Senate for the second time acquitted Donald Trump of inciting insurrection at the Capitol. Senators voted 57-43 to…

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