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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

PM NEWS Editor

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…

Buhari lauds outgoing Nigerien Government for following constitution

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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