Tag: U.S.
U.S., Israel sign $38 billion military aid package
The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military aid over a decade, the largest such aid package in…
Half of gay black men in U.S. likely to have HIV, CDC says
Reuters/Thomson Reuters Foundation: Half of all black gay and bisexual men in the United States are projected to be diagnosed…
Boko Haram: US begins training of 750 soldiers
Femi Adi/Kaduna In fulfillment of its promise to assist Nigeria combat Boko Haram insurgency, the United States of America on…
Senate investigates fresh plot to extradite Kashamu
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition has begun investigation into fresh allegations of moves by the National…
U.S. confirms death of top Islamic State leader in Libya
The U.S. has confirmed the death of the Islamic State’s senior leader in Libya, known as Abu Nabil, who was…
U.S. Organizes a Global Boycott of Nigerian Crude
David O. Kuranga, Ph.D. Following Nigeria’s refusal to devalue its currency (the naira), in-line with IMF recommendations, crude oil traders…
U.S., Soyinka, Obasa, Bakare decry gender-based violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The acting United States Consul General, Dehab Ghebreab, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Speaker, Lagos State House of…
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in trouble for allegedly conning dozens of students
Kathleen Meese, an upstate New York schoolteacher, plunked down $25,000 five years ago for “Gold Elite” courses at Trump University…
US Seeks Nigeria’s Help To Fish Out Jessica Tata
The U.S. Marshals Service, which is on an aggressive pursuit of Jessica Tata, a Nigerian lady charged in a deadly…