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Amb. Onowu presents Letters of Credence to President of European Council

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium Obinna Chiedu Onowu on Wednesday in Brussels presented his Letters of Credence to the President of…

Russia: U.S. interference led to emergence of terror groups in Iraq, Libya

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Washington’s interference in the affairs of Iraq, Libya, and Syria led to the emergence of terrorist organizations in those countries.

Taliban agrees to let 200 foreigners fly out of Kabul

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Taliban has agreed to let 200 U.S citizens and other foreigners who are left behind in Afghanistan after the…

Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada leads Taliban’s Afghan govt

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The new Afghanistan government will be called the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan".

Prison blaze in Indonesia kills South African, 43 inmates

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Among those killed in the blaze were two foreigners – one each from Portugal and South Africa – who were…

Liberals trounce Morocco’s Islamists in parliamentary election

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The PJD, which had been a coalition partner in the previous two governments had only taken 12 seats after a…

ECOWAS suspends Guinea, sends mission to Conakry

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Simultaneously, the regional bloc decided to send a fact-finding mission to Conakry, the Guinean capital today.

Meningitis outbreak declared in Congo DR

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

No fewer than 260 suspected cases and 129 deaths have been reported in Tshopo Province; with a high case fatality…

Why I fled Afghanistan – Ex-President, Ashraf Ghani

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Former President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani has again spoken on why he left Kabul abruptly, leaving citizens at the mercy…

Lukewarm reception for Taliban govt

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Taliban leaders filled all the top posts in Tuesday's government list. There were no outsiders and no women

Guinea’s political situation unfortunate – West African Elders Forum

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The coup plotters led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, arrested President Alpha Conde, dissolved the cabinet and suspended the constitution.

29 bodies dumped in River Setit

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The corpses were identified by Ethiopians residing in the Wad al Hulaywah area of eastern Sudan, it said.

ECOWAS worried over Mali’s slow transition programme

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The transition was dealt a further setback in May when the colonel who led the initial coup, Assimi Goita, ordered…

Igboho cries out: ‘I’m ready to return to Nigeria, I’ve accepted my destiny’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho said he is ready to return to Nigeria and that…

Taliban ready for relations with U.S., none with Israel

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told Sputnik in an interview on Tuesday that the organisation would welcome the U.S.’ possible involvement…

UN lauds release of Al Saadi Gaddafi, others

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The UN mission applauded the decision of the Libyan authorities in a statement late on Monday.

Guinean coup jacks up global prices of bauxite

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Guinea is the world's second-biggest producer of the raw material that is refined into alumina, a substance used to make…

Vietnam jails man for spreading COVID-19 to others

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court of…

ECOWAS to hold extraordinary summit on Guinean coup

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The summit comes in the wake of a coup that ousted the 11 year-old government of President Alpha Conde on…

Guinean rebels plan government of national unity, ban foreign travels

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The rebels in Guinea on Monday announced that a government of national unity would be created in the country.

We will fight Taliban: Ahmad Massoud sends message to Afghans

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), an anti-Taliban resistance group, has called for a general…

Tanzania’s President Hassan suspends second newspaper for fake news

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Raia Mwema, a leading Swahili-language weekly, was suspended for 30 days from Monday, for "repeatedly publishing false information and deliberate…

Germany’s ambassador to China Jan Hecker dies 2 weeks on the job

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The 54-year-old diplomat had only taken up his new job in Beijing last month.

Guinea’s coup leader Doumbouya faces foreign backlash

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The coup staged on Sunday was led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, commander of special forces, set up in 2018, by…

Guinean junta slams curfew, appoints regional commanders as governors

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

In its second press statement, signed by its leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the junta announced a 10 p.m to 8.…

ECOWAS, Nigeria condemn Guinea coup d’état

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Nigerian Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that took…

12 Quick Facts about Guinea’s coup leader Mamady Doumbouya

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

There is a wide gap in the age of Conde and Doumbouya. The military officer is in his forties, while…

Zuma out of jail, placed on medical parole

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Medical parole placement for Mr Zuma means he could go home to continue receiving medical care.

Coup in Guinea, soldiers claim takeover, Alpha Conde’s arrest

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

There were also reports that President Alpha Conde, who recently won a third term, has been arrested, with a video…

Amb. Onowu unveils Nigeria’s investment opportunities in Belgium

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium, Obinna C. Onowu on Friday unveiled Nigeria’s investment opportunities.

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