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Uganda considering Israel’s request to take African migrants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Uganda is considering a request from Israel to take in 500 migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, a minister said on…

East Africa Maintains Winning Streak At 7th DStv Eutelsat Star Awards

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Amos Mumbere from Ntare School in Uganda was announced as the overall winner in the essay category at the 7th…

Russia to compile list of U.S. nationals banned from country

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Russian government will compile a list of U.S. nationals who will be forbidden to enter Russia, within the framework…

NYSC, NDLEA partner to curb drug abuse

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The FCT Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is collaborating with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen prepares military amid tensions with China

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday reassured the public of his country’s military readiness ahead of a planned Chinese military…

32 U.S embassy workers in Cambodia fired for allegedly sharing pornography

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. embassy in Cambodia has fired 32 people after they were allegedly caught sharing pornographic material in a non-official…

Gov. Ajimobi orders relocation of Ibadan butchers to multi-billion naira abattoir

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has directed butchers in the 11 Local Government Areas of Ibadanland to relocate to…

Kenya’s National Oil, U.S. company sign field development deal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenya’s National Oil Corporation and U.S. oil services company Schlumberger have agreed to finalise a field development plan on behalf…

Ethiopia’s PM Ahmed calls on opposition groups, civil society to prepare for peaceful dialogue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday called on opposition groups and civil society to prepare for peaceful dialogue…

Maternal Mortality: Aisha Buhari calls for support from private sector stakeholders

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has appealed to stakeholders in the private sector to support the fight…

Philippines’ Duterte threatens to arrest ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Friday threatened to arrest an International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda if she…

Afreximbank pledges to develop African trade through air transport infrastructure

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on Thursday pledged to continue to expand and develop African trade through the improvement of…

Sierra Leone: Opposition party files petition challenging presidential election result

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Main challenger in the just concluded election, Samura Kamara of the opposition All People’s Congress(APC) on Thursday filed a petition…

Russia sees no signs of positive developments in Libya

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The situation in Libya is complicated and Moscow sees no tendencies toward positive developments in the conflict-torn country, Russian Foreign…

Nigerian Govt calls on private sector investments in River Basins

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called on the private sector to invest in activities of the River basins…

Osinbajo inaugurates Abia’s tele-health initiative

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday inaugurated the Abia Tele-health initiative, otherwise known as “Dial-a-doctor, describing it as commendable effort…

Philippines’ President apologises to Suu Kyi for Myanmar ‘genocide’ remark

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking place…

Indian Lawmaker questioned over rape in India, opposition holds vigil

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Indian federal police on Friday began questioning a legislator from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accused of raping a teenager…

Wike urges Nigerians to insist on free, fair election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has urged Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto…

Use of Digital devices at night affects students’ sleep cycles – Australian educators

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Liz Bobos, co-president of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Principals Association, said the trend is causing children to act like…

Nerve poisoning: Japan await results of investigation – FM

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Japan is waiting the results of an investigation into who poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with…

Ex-Pakistani PM Shariff disqualified from holding office for lifetime

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for lifetime under the…

Social media tax: Rights activists cry foul, accuse Museveni of stifling freedom

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Uganda plans to slap a new tax on social media users from July to raise revenue, which human rights activists…

Nasarawa State free from Lymphatic filariasis, trachoma

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nasarawa State Government and Carter Center, an NGO, have confirmed that lymphatic filariasis and trachoma, both of which are…

North Korea pledges to take advantage of bilateral relations with Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has pledged to build on the gains of the bilateral relations with…

‘Youth are leaders of today, not tomorrow’ – UN chief

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared that “young people are leaders of today” contrary to the age-long reference to them…

Yellow fever: United Nations to vaccinate 1bn people in Africa by 2026

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The UN is to vaccinate one billion people in Africa against yellow fever by 2026 in an ambitious campaign to…

Somalia Bombing kills 5 during football match

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A bomb killed five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the…

South Sudan conflict claims lives of 99 aid workers – UN

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The UN said no fewer than 99 humanitarian workers have been killed in South Sudan since the conflict started in…

Road accidents: 1.3m people die annually – UN

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Ms Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, said some 1.3 million drivers, passengers and pedestrians died each year on the…

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