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Mo Abudu with Prince William

Moment Mo Abudu met Prince of Wales William in London (Photos)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The event took place on Tuesday. The event is part of The Royal African Society's film festival - Film Africa.
US Court sentences Nigerian international fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi to over 11 years for fraud

Nigerian fraudster Hushpuppi jailed 11 years in US

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The popular Instagram celebrity was jailed on Friday by the United States Central District Court in California for fraud and…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says U.S. President Donald Trump elected to govern the United States, not “to rule the world.”

Brazil: The rough background of Lula da Silva

Ademola Adegbamigbe

3 years ago

Owei Lakemfa, journalist and labour activist, writes that LUIZ Inácio Lula da Silva, 77, had done his duty to his…
Amanda Azubuike

Meet Nigeria’s Amanda Azubuike, Brigadier-General in US Army: 16 quick facts

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Azubuike enrolled in the US Army in 1994 even before becoming a Citizen, becoming an aviator after passing the Army…
Caroline stabbed to death by his son

Nigerian man Aina stabs mother to death in London

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Caroline, 64, was said to have heard her daughter screamed and rushed in to save her, but Aina attacked his…
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Former prime minister shot in leg while leading protest

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Khan was leading a protest near the town of Gujranwala as part of his plan to march on the capital…
Ex-PM Khan after he was shot. Photo: AP

Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in assassination attempt

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Khan, 70, ousted as prime minister in April, was six days into a miles-long protest procession, standing and waving to…

China to U.S: ‘You have no right to interfere in our deal with Germany’

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

“Pragmatic cooperation between China and Germany is a matter for the two sovereign countries, the United States should not attack…
Bank of England

Inflation: Bank of England jacks up interest rate to 3%, biggest hike in 33 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The last time rates increased by more than 0.5% was in 1989. John Major’s government was forced into a 2%…
UN report indicates more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021,

Afghan products welcomed into Chinese market

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

During the past two decades, the U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan had caused more than 30,000 civilian deaths and turned…
Delhi

Air pollution level becomes severe in Indian capital region

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Indian capital city Delhi is among the topmost polluted cities in the world with industrial activities and vehicular traffic being…
Emergency workers rescuing survivors in Philipines flood, landslide disaster

Death toll from floods, landslides rises to 150

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Storm Nalgae pounded the afflicted districts with days of torrential rain and powerful winds, causing more than 15,000 homes to…
The diplomatic effort comes as Egypt grapples with a 60 per cent drop in canal revenue over the past 11 months — a staggering $7bn loss

Over 40,000 participants expected in Egypt for COP27

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Details by the communication team suggest that The Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Centre would form the overall Blue Zone for…
Pope Francis makes first papal trip to Bahrain

Shia activists cry out as Pope Francis makes first trip to Bahrain

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the country’s majority Shia opposition…
Sunak speaks on catastrophic night after Conservative collapsed in UK's election

Rishi Sunak reverses decision to skip COP27 climate talks

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Sunak was initially not planning to attend, with his Downing Street office saying he was focusing on “depressing domestic challenges.”
North Korea test fires ballistic missile

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The government in Pyongyang has said in its statements that the tests were intended to simulate the firing of tactical…
Canadian government will reduce the number of temporary residents allowed into the country, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller

Canada reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants annually

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The Canadian federal government has revealed its immigration plan to welcome half a million immigrants each year by 2025 to…
12- year-old girl was injured when an IED planted by Boko Haram exploded at the Buni Yadi Cattle Market in Yobe on Friday

8 injured as blast hits bus carrying government employees

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Following the Taliban’s return to power last year, deadly bombings often claimed by Islamic State had become a frequent occurrence.
Amb. Harold Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations in New York briefing correspondents on Tuesday at UN headquarters on the programme of work and Ghana’s priorities for November.

Terrorism is priority as Ghana assumes Presidency of UN Security

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The General Assembly of the UN, in June 2021, elected Ghana to serve a two-year term on the Security Council…
Matt Hancock resigns as UK Health minister

UK former health minister suspended over jungle reality show

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Hancock, who quit government after he was filmed kissing a colleague in breach of lockdown rules, will join pop singer…

Migos rapper Takeoff shot dead in Houston

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

According to reports, the trio were at a hangout, playing games and having fun after Halloween party, when they got…
Putin

UN Security Council reacts to Russia’s withdrawal from grain deal

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Russia's withdrawal is concerning because Ukraine and Russia account for roughly 30 percent of the world’s exported wheat and barley,…
100 killed as two car bombs explode in market

100 killed as two car bombs explode in market

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

President Hassan Mohamud of Somalia said no fewer than 100 people were killed in two-car bombings in a busy market…
Ghana to lift visa requirement for visiting Africans by 2024

IMF talks will not lead to a debt haircut for Ghana – Akufo-Addo

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Nana Akufo-Addo said in a speech to the nation to sought and reassure Ghanaians and the markets that the government…
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s vehicle crushes journalist

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Naeem was run over by Khan’s truck, Channel 5 announced in a tweet after the accident on Sunday evening.
Russian soldiers

Experts: Thousands of newly mobilised Russian soldiers ill-equipped

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The Kremlin raised the stakes in the conflict by declaring a partial mobilisation of up to 300,000 reservists in September.
98 dead, 63 missing in floods

98 dead, 63 missing in floods

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

The death toll from floods and landslides caused by a tropical storm in the Philippines has hit 98, with 63…
Russia rains missiles on Kyiv, other cities

Russia rains missiles on Kyiv, other cities

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Blasts were heard in Kyiv on Monday and Ukrainian authorities reported Russian missile strikes around the country after Moscow blamed…
144 die people when suspension bridge over a river in Morbi, Gujarat, India collapsed on Sunday evening, local media reported on Monday.

144 people die as bridge collapses in India

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

At the time of the collapse, up to 500 people were on the 232-metre-long suspension bridge, the report added.
Lula versus Bolsonaro

Lula topples Bolsonaro in Brazil’s election

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

Bolsonaro has without proof described the voting system as fraud-prone, raising concern he may not concede defeat, following the example…
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