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UN condemns sexual abuses against civilians in Ethiopia

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

The United Nations has expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians facing food insecurity…

California offers $116.5m in prizes for people to get vaccinated

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Governor Gavin Newsom of California has offered $116.5 million in cash and gift cards to residents who get COVID-19 vaccinations…

Germany apologises for genocide in Namibia

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Germany apologised on Friday for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama ethnic groups in Namibia more than…

Biden unveils $6 trillion budget for 2022

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a $6 trillion budget proposal that would ramp up spending on infrastructure, education and…

Republican Senators, scared of Trump, block Capitol riot probe

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Thirty-five Republican senators blocked a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol on 6 January by Trump’s supporters

Serial rapist Abram sentenced to 1,088 years imprisonment for raping 56 women

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

A serial rapist, Sello Abram Mapunya has been sentenced to 1,088 years imprisonment for raping and robbing 56 women.

EU regulator approves Pfizer/BioNTech jab for 12-year-olds

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that the COVID-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech/Pfizer can be used for children aged 12…

Merkel seeks global COVID-19 vaccine production

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday called for global COVID-19 vaccine production in her speech at the Global Solutions Summit…

Buhari, Jonathan confer on 2nd Mali coup

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja called on the actors in the political crisis in Mali to come together for…

Obama praises Marcus Rashford

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has praised England forward Marcus Rashford for his work tackling child food poverty.

Biden breaks Cleveland visit for cone of ice cream

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden could not forget old habits on Thursday as he made a quick detour during his visit…

BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died from blood clot after taking AstraZeneca – Family

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Lisa Shaw, 44, a popular BBC Radio presenter has died after taking a jab of AstraZeneca vaccine, the family has…

Trump poses security risk to U.S.: Judge declares

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said there is a risk that Donald Trump’s supporters could still carry out attacks similar…

Breaking: Jonathan secures release of detained Mali’s President Ndaw, Ouane

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Leaders of Mali’s military have released interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane from detention following intervention from…

UN demands release of Ndaw, Ouance Mali’s detained leaders

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The United Nations (UN) Security Council has demanded the immediate release of Mali’s President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar…

Biden urges ceasefire in Ethiopian Tigray region

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

U.S. President, Joe Biden, has called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia’s northern conflict region of Tigray in view of the…

Congo orders evacuation from Goma as volcano threatens again

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Congo DR authorities have ordered people to evacuate parts of the city of Goma, as Mount Nyiragongo volcano threatens to…

Jacob Zuma back in court [Updated]

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Wednesday on charges bordering on corruption among others.

Nigerian drug trafficker Theophilus Ugwu sentenced to death in Vietnam

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Nigerian drug trafficker, Theophilus Ugwu has been sentenced to death for illegally transporting 5.92 kg of a drug called Methamphetamine…

Mali’s President Ndaw, prime minister Ouane forced to resign

Taiwo Okanlawon

5 years ago

Mali's interim President Ndaw and prime minister Ouane resign after they were arrested by the military, in an apparent second…

WhatsApp sues Indian government

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

WhatsApp on Wednesday filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force…

Happy Ending: Air Force jet crashes, pilot unhurt

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

A Swiss Air Force Tiger F-5 jet crashes near Melchsee-Frutt in the central canton of Obwalden, with the pilot escaping…

Tigers kill zookeepers in China

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Two zookeepers in China have been killed by tigers at separate zoos in the country, according to local media.

New York mayoral candidates Yang, McGuire woo Nigerian-Americans

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Two more candidates for New York City’s Mayoral position, Andrew Yang and Raymond McGuire are wooing Nigerian-Americans, calling for their…

119 earthquakes recorded in Goma after volcanic eruption

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

No fewer than 119 earthquakes were recorded on Monday in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after…

Mali coup plotters carry out second coup, Goita seizes power

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Mali's interim vice president Colonel Assimi Goita said on Tuesday he had seized power as a fresh coup within an…

Biden promises to push George Floyd Police Reform bill

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5 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he is hopeful an agreement will be reached on the George Floyd police…

India logs lowest COVID-19 cases in weeks

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

India’s coronavirus caseload neared 27 million with 196,427 new infections recorded on Tuesday, the country’s lowest daily rise in cases…

5 die as rebel, army clash in central Philippines

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

The Philippine troops killed five suspected rebels in a clash in central Philippine Bohol province early Tuesday, the military said.

Britain investigates AstraZeneca-Alexion deal

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has started its investigation on whether AstraZeneca’s takeover of Alexion Pharmaceuticals can reduce competition…

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