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U.S likely to have coronavirus vaccine by October says Trump

  US President Donald Trump revealed Monday that America could have a coronavirus vaccine by October. “We will end the pandemic under Operation...

U.S Secretary of State Pompeo speaks with Nigeria’s foreign minister Onyeama on building health security and regional stability

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama over phone and the two leaders discussed the importance...

US CDC tells states to prep for November Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

  The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to prepare for Covid-19 vaccine distribution as soon as late...

Outrage in France as magazine shows black lawmaker Danielle Obono as a slave in chains

  French President Emmanuel Macron led nationwide outrage on Saturday after an ultra-conservative magazine portrayed a black politician as a slave. Prime Minister...

Breaking: AfDB President, Adesina, re-elected for second term

Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been re-elected the President of the Africa Development Bank by the Board of Governors. Mrs Lauretta Onochie, Personal...

Restore democracy, release detained President, others, Buhari, ECOWAS leaders urge Mali junta

  President Muhammadu Buhari and other ECOWAS leaders have called for the immediate release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, who was...

Breaking : Detained Malian President, Keita, resigns amid coup

  Trapped in the quicksand of month-long political turmoil and coup which ousted him, Malian President, Ibrahim Keita, on Wednesday indicating he was...

Security Source : Mali President Keita arrested by mutinying soldiers

  Mutineering soldiers say they have detained Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. “We can tell you that the...

President Trump’s brother Robert Trump dies in New York hospital at 72

  Robert S. Trump, the younger brother of President Trump, died on Saturday night at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. He was 72. The...

Israel, United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations

President Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu...

ISIS militants seize Mozambique port town after deadly fighting

Terrorists with ISIS- affiliated group has occupied a vital port in gas-rich northern Mozambique on Wednesday following days of attacks. It is the...

How Amb Walter Carrington was harassed by security, verbally assaulted by Abacha’s Minister, Wada Nas, 27 years ago – a Per Second News timeline

  His comment that Nigeria may not attain its potential with bad leaders following annulment of Abiola’s election triggered Wada’s reaction His last...

New Danish Foresight Tool Predicts Coronavirus Will Displace Millions of Africans

    A new Danish tool has predicted the displacement of over a million people in Africa, as Coronavirus cases increase in the...

BIOGRAPHY: The heroic life of Ambassador Walter Carrington

      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Senegal and Nigeria) Ambassador Walter Charles Carrington was born on July 24, 1930, in New York...

Walter Carrington, ex-US Ambassador to Nigeria, bids the world good bye at 91

    A one-time United States Ambassador to Nigeria,  Mr Walter Carrington, is dead. His wife, Arese, a Nigerian, announced on Wednesday: “It is with...

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad Appears to Have Low Blood Pressure Attack on Live TV

    Syrian President Bashar Al Assad suffered low blood pressure for a few minutes while delivering a speech to parliament before resuming...