BREAKING: Tinubu rages over mass killings in Plateau, Kaduna, orders security forces to strike

Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LATEST SCORES:
Loading live scores...

World News

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after McCarthy was nominated by fellow Republicans to be their leader or the Speaker of the House if they take control in the next Congress, following House Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Nov. 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy.

McCarthy fails to get U.S. House speakership for 7th time

PM NEWS Editor

3 years ago

The Republican speaker-hopeful is under growing pressure from restless Republican colleagues, and Democrats, to find the votes he needs or…

Over 50,000 mourners pay last respect to Pope Benedict XVI

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The event was presided over by the current head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, marking the first occasion in…

Two female scientists win 2023 King Faisal Prize

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The awardees at the 45th session of the King Faisal Prize are Professor Sarah Gilbert, a Covid-19 vaccine developer and…
Police confirm killing of Ebonyi man Lawrence Peter over demand for N1000 claim as the cost of cleaning a costume to be used for a festival.

Eight family members shot dead in US town

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The state authorities said the corpses were found with gunshot wounds, but provided no motive for the killings..
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after McCarthy was nominated by fellow Republicans to be their leader or the Speaker of the House if they take control in the next Congress, following House Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Nov. 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy.

U.S. House still in turmoil with no speaker elected on 2nd day of voting

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

U.S. Congressman, Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, failed to secure enough votes three times earlier in the day due…
Russia test fires Zircon hypersonic missile

Russia puts new Zircon hypersonic missile into service

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Putin in a televised video link from the Kremlin to mark the commissioning of the missiles on the Admiral Gorshkov…

German government rejects Poland’s demands for war reparations

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

According to the German government, the issue of reparations and war reparations is closed, and the German government does not…
A chinese man receives COVID-19 vaccine jab

German expert probes COVID testing for Chinese travelers

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Stöhr said testing travellers from China is not an effective way to curb new virus variants, amid concerns that these…
Russian drone attack destroys Odesa region in Ukraine

Ukraine witnesses surge of deadly attacks by Russian forces – UN

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Ukrainian military sources reported that as many as 400 people were killed or wounded at Makiivka, but there has been…
1,057 natural disasters hit Vietnam in 2022, leaving 175 people dead and missing, local media said citing Disaster Management Authority

Natural disasters leave 175 dead, missing in Vietnam

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The disasters caused economic losses of some 19.5 trillion Vietnamese dong (825.85 million U.S. dollars) last year, the local newspaper…
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said the commitments offer a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to change the course of global health and improve quality of life.

COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO meeting

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

WHO said that Chinese scientists had been invited to present detailed data on viral sequencing to the expert meeting at…
Amber McLaughlin, a female inmate in the state of Missouri on Tuesday becomes the first openly transgender woman to be executed in the U.S

Amber McLaughlin, first transgender person executed in US

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

McLaughlin was executed with lethal injection following rejection of request for clemency earlier Tuesday by Gov. Mike Parson.
The U.S. House of Representatives fails to elect new speaker after Republican party leader Kevin McCarthy failed to get the necessary votes

U.S. House adjourns after McCarthy fails to win House speakership on third ballot

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The efforts to elect a new Speaker was abandoned after McCarthy lost three straight ballots, the first time in a…
Authorities in Burkina Faso launch investigation into the killing 28 people who were discovered on the eve of New Year.

Burkina Faso investigates 28 bodies discovered on New Year’s Eve.

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Burkinabe Civil Society Organization claimed that armed civilians masquerading as members of the Homeland Defense Volunteers (VDP) were responsible for…
Businessman Gyang Dung jailed 3 months for stealing policeman’s phone

Iran charges 2 French nationals with espionage

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

French Foreign Minister, Mrs Catherine Colonna confirmed the arrest of two French nationals in November amid countrywide protests in Iran.
Benedict XVI with his cup of beer

Requiem for Pope Benedict to hold in his former archdiocese

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The current incumbent, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, is expected to celebrate the mass for his predecessor in Munich’s Cathedral of Our…
Grover-Sutton

12 people in police custody after life-threatening stabbing in London

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Police were called at around 23:40hrs on Sunday, 1 January, to a male stabbed in the area of Seeley Drive,…
Anger in Russia as Ukraine shuts down all 39 drones

Anger in Russia as Ukraine shuts down 39 drones

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Russia acknowledged on Monday that scores of its troops were killed in one of the Ukraine war's deadliest strikes, drawing…
Lula da Silva

Lula is Brazil’s president again, pitfall he should avoid

Ademola Adegbamigbe

3 years ago

Now that he is in power, Lula, labour activist and stormy petrel should take note of the time-worn aphorism: once…
Four people have been confirmed dead while three others were critically injured in a crash involving two helicopters at a tourist hotspot on Australia’s Gold Coast.

4 dead, 3 critically injured in Australia’s helicopter crash

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

According to the Queensland police, one of the helicopters was taking off while the other was landing when they collided…
AFCON Stampede

9 killed, many injured in New Year stampede

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

"After the display ended, a stampede ensued, resulting in the instant deaths of five people and injuries to several others,"…

Heavy flooding leads to road closures in London

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

MyLondon quoted traffic sites as reporting that some roads including an entry slip road had been closed due to flooding…

New year blast causes casualties in Kabul

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

"A blast took place outside the gate of a military airport this morning and unfortunately killed and injured some of…

British Police release image of woman who ‘sexually assaulted’ railway worker

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

According to the paper, Officers believe the woman in the CCTV image may have information which could help their investigation.…
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, currently in jail has been charged with additional offences, including supporting an enemy state

South Korea’s trade deficit hits record high

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Trade deficit came in at 47.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, more than doubling the previous high of 20.6 billion…
António Guterres,

UN condoles with Catholics on death of Pope Benedict XVI

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The UN chief recalled his 2008 visit and address to the United Nations and his appeal for “building international relations…
Biden and Pope Benedict

What I will always remember about Pope Benedict XVI – Biden

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Biden, in a condolence message, said he and his wife Jill joined Catholics around the world, and so many others,…
Prominent deaths that shook the world

Prominent deaths that shook the world in 2022

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

he death of Queen Elizabeth II stood as the number one death that shook the entire word in 2022. The…
Benedict XVI with his cup of beer

The Day Pope Benedict XVI Drank Beer

Ademola Adegbamigbe

3 years ago

Benedict XVI received a surprise from his homeland for his 90th birthday. He was visited by the Bavarian prime minister…
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Britain to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme

UK announces Covid restrictions for anyone arriving from China

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Anyone taking a PCR test in UK hospitals or care homes will be asked if they have recently travelled to…
1 … 117 118 119 120 121 … 674