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Thunder strikes 18 kidnappers dead in Cameroun

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

The Adamawa Police Command has said the alleged killing of 18 suspected kidnappers by a thunderstorm did not happen in…

Brazil topples Britain for world’s second highest coronavirus death toll

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United…

Bomb blast kills 4, injures 8 at Kabul mosque

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A bomb blast has killed 4 persons, including a mullah, in a Kabul mosque in Afghanistan. The bomb exploded before…

Burundi puts president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye in charge

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Burundi has decided to put president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye in charge following the death of sitting president Pierre Nkurunziza.

1,089 Nigerian asylum seekers disappear in Netherlands

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

About 1,089 Nigerian asylum seekers who arrived in the Netherlands last year and January this year, have disappeared.

Ukraine’s first lady contracts coronavirus

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has tested positive for coronavirus while her husband and their two…

Coronavirus hits Africa’s safari industry hard, jobs lost and parks deserted

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

With borders closed and airlines grounded due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa’s multi-billion-dollar safari industry is unravelling. Jobs and investments…

Twitter axes 182K propaganda accounts linked with China, Turkey, Russia

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Twitter on Friday said it had removed over 182,000 of "state linked" accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey to…

Riots in Lebanon as currency sinks

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Anti-government protests flared up again in Lebanon on Thursday after the country's currency sank to a record low on the…

Trump says no racism in America, promises ‘force with compassion’

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Trump flatly denied the existence of institutional racism in the U.S., but went on to contradict himself by…

Trump in Dallas, snubs 3 top African-American law enforcers

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

President Trump in Dallas for a discussion on race and policing, but snubbed three black top law enforcement officials in…

[Watch] Joe Biden talks plans for U.S policy reform

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Former U.S Vice President Joe Biden talked about racism and his plans for America's policy reform on Trevor Noah's latest…

Guinea-Bissau extends state of emergency till later

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau has extended the nationwide state of emergency for 15 more days until June 25.

Pakistan’s opposition leader Shahbaz tests positive for COVID-19

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Leader of the opposition in Pakistan’s National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and several other politicians have tested positive for COVID-19, local…

COVID-19 cases in Russia surpass 500,000

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Russia recorded 8,779 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 502,436, the country's coronavirus response…

EU countries move to further reopen borders

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Some European Union member states have announced new steps to reopen their borders with the improvement of the COVID-19 situation…

Zimbabwe nixes coup rumours

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Zimbabwe’s National Security Council (NSC) has debunked rumours of an impending military coup, saying the country is stable.

Trump shoots down campaign to rename military bases honouring slave dealers

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has shot down the campaign to rename US military bases honouring Civil War Confederate leaders and…

Libya: Mass graves, bodies-filled container found in Tarhuna

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Dozens of mass graves have been found in the Libyan city of Tarhuna, some 90 kilometres south of Tripoli, Interior…

Zoom suspends U.S.-based activists’ account

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of U.S.-based Chinese activists.

South Korea to face worse export conditions

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

South Korea is expected to face worse export conditions from the COVID-19 outbreak across the world, the country's central bank…

Americans ready to pay more to get perfect night’s sleep during COVID-19

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

No doubt, the United States of America has remained the worst hit by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has…

Trump blasts Fox News for cutting off important interviews

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United States President, Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted Fox News for cutting off ''important interviews'' at the congressional hearing.

New research reveals blood types most susceptible to coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A person’s blood type can dictate how likely he can catch the coronavirus, a new research from biotech testing company…

Burundi begins official mourning for Nkurunziza

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his…

African-American forces dictionary Merriam-Webster redefine “racism”

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A U.S. reference dictionary, Merriam Webster, will update the meaning of the word "racism" after being contacted by a Missouri…

Nkurunziza: UN sends ‘strange’ eulogy to Burundians

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a two-paragraph statement to commiserate with the government and people of Burundi over the death…

Trump claims 75 year-old man faked fall after shoved by police

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that an elderly man bleeding from the head after he was shoved to the…

Pope Francis donates €1m for coronavirus charity efforts

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Pope Francis has offered one million euros for a new charity fund targeting people in Rome left in dire straits…

Jonathan reacts to Burundi president’s death

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the news of the demise of President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza.

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