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Michelle Obama celebrates her favourite guy

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Michelle Obama, wife of former United States President, Barack Obama on Tuesday wished her husband a happy birthday.

Many injured in Beirut as warehouse of firecrackers explodes

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A large explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people as glass shattered and balconies collapsed from the impact.

Watch: The viral Axios interview that got Trump flummoxed

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Australian Jonathan Swan was the toast of America on Tuesday after HBO aired an interview he had with President Trump…

Mixed reactions trail bodycam footage of George Floyd’s arrest

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Footage of Police body cameras showed a frightened George Floyd begging police not to lock him in a squad car, shortly…

Queen Elizabeth leads royal birthday cheers for Meghan Markle

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is 39 today. For the UK Royal family, however, Meghan being out of sight is…

Police detain cat used to smuggle drugs, sim cards to prison

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

“The cat was detained in a room inside the prisons to facilitate investigations, but has escaped from the room,” police…

No silver bullet vaccine yet for COVID-19, WHO warns

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form…

Okonjo-Iweala: My priorities as WTO chief

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Nigeria's candidate for the top job of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said fixing the Geneva-based body's dispute…

Trump sacks TVA chairman for outsourcing IT jobs

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has sacked James Thompson, the chairman of the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority…

COVID-19 guts government of The Gambia

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Three cabinet ministers in Gambia have tested positive for COVID-19, the presidency said, an indication the virus is ripping though…

North Korea develops miniaturised nuclear devices: UN report

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program, according to a confidential U.N. report, scooped by Reuters.

Buhari mourns Senegalese Sheikh Ahmed Tidiane Niass

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the demise of Sheikh Ahmed Tidiane Niass, Grand Khalifa of Tijjaniyya Islamic movement…

Beetle swallowed by frog survives, comes out via anus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A beetle-like insect called Regimbartia attenuata can escape even after being devoured by certain species of frog, Japanese ecologist Shinji…

America needs 4-6 weeks of lockdown: Fed official Kashkari

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A top U.S. Federal Reserve official, Neel Kashkari said the U.S. economy could benefit if the nation were to “lock…

Irfaan Ali takes oath as 9th president of Guyana

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Dr Irfaan Ali, a member of the opposition Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has been sworn-in as Guyana’s 9th President.

COVID-19 cases in Russia surpass 850,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Russia reported 5,427 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing its nationwide tally to 850,870, the fourth highest in the…

UAE joins nuclear energy producers, first in Arab world

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The United Arab Emirates(UAE) has become the first Arab country to produce nuclear energy, after it switched on a unit…

183 illegal migrants rescued on Mediterranean sea

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

No fewer than 183 illegal sub-Saharan African migrants have been rescued by the Moroccan Navy off the kingdom’s Mediterranean and…

COVID-19: Vietnam’s city of Danang set to test entire population

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Vietnam’s coastal city of Danang plans to test its entire population of 1.1 million people for COVID-19 infection, the governing…

COVID-19 cases in South Africa top 500,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday.

British MP arrested for serial sexual assault

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

An unidentified British lawmaker and former minister was arrested on Saturday after police received allegations of rape, sexual assault and…

Wrong!: Trump disagrees with Dr. Fauci on why COVID is still surging in U.S.

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

President Donald Trump said he disagrees with the assessment of the country's top immunologist, Anthony Fauci, on why the United…

Nigerian Gabe Okoye on the ballot in U.S. Senate primary run-off

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

By Harrison Arubu/New York A Nigerian, Mr Gabe Okoye, is on the ballot in a forthcoming Democratic Party’s senatorial primary…

Is there more to Trump’s feud with TikTok?

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

President Donald Trump of the United States announced to reporters on Air Force One that he would ban the video-sharing…

Pakistan to probe blasphemy trial killing of U.S. citizen

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Pakistan has formed a special team to investigate the killing of a Pakistani-American, who was shot dead inside a courtroom…

25,000 Americans drop dead in July

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

More than 25,000 Americans died in July as COVID-19 cases doubled in 19 states during the month, according to official…

COVID doctor Stella Immanuel makes new claim as Demon Buster

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6 years ago

Dr Stella Immanuel, the Texas-based doctor, who claimed she has cured COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, has made another claim as…

Alaska lawmaker Gary Knopp, 6 others die as two planes collide midair

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Seven people, including an Alaska Republican state lawmaker, Gary Knopp died Friday when two small airplanes collided in midair near…

Meet the 3 hackers of Twitter VIP accounts, Florida teen Graham Ivan Clark leader

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A 17 year-old Florida teenager, Graham Ivan Clark led the three-man hacking gang that took over the Twitter accounts of…

US’ Coronavirus cases surpass 4.5m, 152,878 Americans dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

There are now at least 4,536,240 cases of coronavirus in the US and 152,878 people have died from the virus,…

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