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Sudanese military council, opposition to share power

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Sudanese Transitional Military Council and the country’s largest opposition alliance, the Forces of Freedom and Change, have reached an…

Mystery person buys stolen Pharaoh Tutankhamun busts for $6m

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

A mystery person bought the 3,000-year-old quartzite head of Egyptian "Boy King" Tutankhamun off for $6 million Thursday in London…

Ethiopia faces another threat for autonomous region

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7 years ago

A fresh crisis is haunting Ethiopia as the small Sidama ethnic group is threatening to unilaterally declare on July 18…

Naspers Africa’s biggest firm appoints first Black woman CEO

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7 years ago

Africa’s biggest company, Naspers has just named its first woman, and first black person, as chief executive officer. She is…

Police arrest 71-year old man for raping 89-year old neighbour

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

Police in Trang in southern Thailand have arrested a 71-year-old man after he admitted raping an 89-year-old neighbor. But when…

Outrageous: Libyan guards shoot migrants escaping missiles

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7 years ago

The United Nations said on Thursday it had information that Libyan guards shot at refugees and migrants trying to flee…

Nigerian dies in Indian prison

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7 years ago

A 26-year-old Nigerian detained since last year in an Indian jail in Mathura has died. Times of India reported today…

Brazil mining trade group slams Senate royalty proposals

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

An association of Brazilian mining companies on Wednesday criticized some proposals made a day earlier by a Senate committee that…

Egypt says Pharaoh Tutankhamun bust for sale in UK stolen

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7 years ago

A 3,000-year-old bust of Egyptian "Boy King" Tutankhamun goes under the hammer on Thursday in London despite an outcry from…

Britain, China in war-of-words over Hong Kong

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7 years ago

Protests in Hong Kong escalated into a verbal war between China and Britain on Wednesday as China told Britain to…

Trump plans ‘show of a lifetime’ for July 4 Independence anniversary

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7 years ago

Tanks in the heart of Washington, fighter jets screaming overhead, and a speech from the Lincoln Memorial: President Donald Trump…

African countries need to embrace strong institutions – Mukhtar, others

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Mrs Aloma Mukhtar, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, on Wednesday joined other speakers to call on the African countries to…

Buhari condoles with Niger Republic over loss of soldiers

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Government and people of Niger Republic over the July 1 killing…

Zimbabwe runs out of travelling passports, as dollar shortage hits hard

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7 years ago

Zimbabwe has run out of travelling passports and vehicle registration number plates, forcing citizens to wait for long periods to…

US Naval officer caught in Nigerian scam web, faces wire fraud charge

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7 years ago

A 33-year-old American, Darlington Otowan, who is a Petty Officer Second Class in the US Navy and lives in military…

UAE ruler, Sheikh Muhammad loses son in London

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

Prince Khalid Al Qasimi, a fashion designer and son of the Emir of Sharjah, a city in the United Arab…

Congolese Pastor jailed for sexual assaults in Canada

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

A canadian court has found a renowned Congolese Pastor Paul Mukendi of Parole de Vie evangelical church in Quebec, Canada,…

Scores killed, several migrants injured as bomb hits Libya detention centre

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

About forty migrants at a detention centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, have lost their lives in…

Just In: Migrants detention centre bombed in Libya

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7 years ago

An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for migrants in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital…

Lagarde quits IMF for ECB presidency, Lipton steps in

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7 years ago

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced the appointment of David Lipton, first deputy Managing director…

Heavy rains cripple Indian capital, kill 27

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The second day of bad weather disrupted rail and air traffic in the financial capital Mumbai, prompting officials to shut…

Turkey orders arrest of 82 soldiers linked with Gulen

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7 years ago

Turkey has ordered the arrest of 82 military personnel over suspected links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose network…

Tunisian President Essebsi out of hospital

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7 years ago

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who was declared ill last week, left hospital on Monday in “normal health” and will…

Trump warns Iran again: You are playing with fire

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7 years ago

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran is "playing with fire" after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on…

US offers Nigeria assistance to free Leah Sharibu, others

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7 years ago

International Christian Concern, a platform campaigning for persecuted Christians worldwide, said US Vice President Mike Pence has offered to help…

150 escape death as Boeing 737-400 lands without wheels

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7 years ago

An Electra Airways Boeing 737-400 has made a successful emergency landing at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport after losing…

Iran exceeds uranium enrichment limit

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7 years ago

In a move that may enrage Donald Trump's United States, Iran has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile…

Ajayi Nigerian murder-accused in US crazy, ex-wife ready to testify

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7 years ago

The estranged wife of Nigerian-born Ayoola Ajayi, the Utah murder suspect, says she is ready to testify about his murderous and…

Car bomb wounds 65 in Kabul rush hour, fatalities feared

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7 years ago

Dozens of people were wounded with fatalities feared as a powerful car bomb rocked Kabul early Monday and gunmen battled…

No survivor as plane crashes in Texas

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7 years ago

A small twin-engine passenger plane crashed in the US state of Texas on Sunday, killing 10 people, officials said.

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