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Kidnappers abduct rescuers of accident victims

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

In a bizarre turn of events, gunmen at the weekend abducted four travellers, who rushed to an accident scene in…

Gov. Makinde trounces Adelabu at tribunal

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan on Monday, upheld the victory of Gov. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples…

Repentant bandits release another 9 teenage girls, 1 boy in Katsina

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

No fewer than nine additional teenage girls and one boy were on Monday released by repentant bandits in Katsina State,…

Iwu to sleep in jail 3 months for fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Charles Chijioke Iwu.

Buhari names Salami, Soludo, Rewane as members of EAC

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) that included former governor of the Central Bank, Professor Chukwuma…

Dr Abah to Onigbinde: Don’t take the job if you can’t handle criticism

Jennifer Okundia

7 years ago

Former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Sector Reform and political analyst Dr Joe Abah has expressed his disappointment to…

NSCDC impounds 55,000 litres of illegally refined diesel

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bayelsa Command, has announced the seizure of about 55,000 litres of illegally…

Late Mugabe’s body heads for wake in his rural home

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

The body of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who died in Singapore on Sept. 6 is expected to arrive at…

Obasanjo fires letter to Buthelezi, not Buhari this time

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said it was a “fallacy” for South Africa to believe that xenophobia would make…

Court remands man for allegedly stealing cocoa beans worth N40,000

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Monday, ordered that a 35-year-old man, Afeez Suleiman, who allegedly stole cocoa beans…

10,000 Nigerian girls forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

The Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Ramatu Ahmed, says no fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in…

7 year-old Nigerian robotic developer dreams big

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

Seven-year-old 2019 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) joint champion Brendon Ikem has said that he aimed to be the best Artifical…

Dabiri-Erewa urges states help returnees from South Africa

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Executive Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged state governments to ensure proper reintegration of…

Boris Johnson booed in Luxembourg, cancels press conference

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to cancel a press conference with the prime minister of Luxembourg, after being…

EFCC arrests Fidelity Bank staff for stealing N137m

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested one Kehinde Olumide Agbabiaka, a sales agent of…

Ramaphosa to Nigeria: We are sorry

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoy to Nigeria has tendered an apology to the Nigerian government over the xenophobic attacks that…

Abuja one of the safest capital cities in the world: IGP Adamu

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has stated unequivocally that Abuja, the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory is safe,…

Woman swallows engagement ring while sleeping

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

A US woman living in the city of San Diego swallowed her engagement ring, while asleep and having a nightmare.…

Anti-Trafficking agency warns against social media marriages

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned youths against engaging in social media and…

Seun Onigbinde quits as Budget technical adviser

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

BudgIT founder, Oluseun Onigbinde, whose appointment as technical adviser to the Minister of Budget, has generated some furore, has quit,…

NFC to fund films that promote peace in Nigeria

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) said it would fund the production of film projects that would promote peace, curb human…

Liberia’s Vice President seeks ECOWAS support for women in politics

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Liberia’s Vice President Jewel Taylor has called on the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to support women in…

Number of asylum seekers fall in Germany

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

The number of asylum seekers in Germany, relying on state support, fell to around 411,000 at the end of 2018,…

Fallen truck container crushes two to death in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

A fallen container from a truck has crushed two people to death and injured several others at Ikorodu area of…

EcobankPay hits N2bn transactions value

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Ecobank Nigeria says over 100,000 merchants have been on-boarded on the EcobankPay platform with transaction value reaching N2 billion.

Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Trial of Fayose to resume Oct. 21

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

The trial of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, will now resume on Oct. 21 before a Federal High…

Emir of Lafia worries about falling standard of education

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage (rtd), has expressed dismay over the falling standard of education in the country with…

Groups raise concerns about raging forest fires

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Environmental groups urged Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday to take urgent action to put out forest fires that have…

Dangote shuts Kano tomato plant again

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

Dangote Tomato plant in Kano has been shut again, six months after it resumed operations from an almost three-year shut…

City officials advise against eating dog meat

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Food safety officials in Ho Chi Minh City have urged locals to stop eating dog meat to improve the national…

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