Tag: United States
US jets strike jihadists in Iraq
United States warplanes bombed jihadist positions in northern Iraq on Friday, in what the federal and Kurdish governments vowed would…
US steps up response to Ebola in Nigeria
United States health authorities said Friday they are sending extra personnel and resources to Nigeria, which has declared a national…
US Ebola outbreak ‘possible’ but not large – CDC chief
People with symptoms of Ebola will inevitably spread worldwide due to the nature of global airline travel, but any outbreak…
Ebola: US orders families of diplomats out of Liberia
The United States on Thursday ordered families of its diplomats in Liberia to leave and warned against non-essential travel to…
Argentina sues US at top UN court over debt
Argentina on Thursday sought to haul the United States before the UN’s highest court, accusing Washington of breaching its sovereignty…
Nigerian Stars Storm U.S. White House
Funsho Arogundade Scores of who-is-who in the Nigerian entertainment industry on Monday 5 August breezed into Washington DC, United States.…
Jonathan wants stronger global action against Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Washington DC called for more effective global action and implementation of all existing international…
Obama: US will help Africa set up peacekeeping force
The United States will help African nations set up a rapid response force to support United Nations and African Union…
American woman with Ebola arrives at US hospital
An American woman who was infected with the dangerous Ebola virus arrived Tuesday in the United States for treatment, days…
US Ebola patient ‘seems to be improving’
A United States doctor infected with the Ebola virus “seems to be improving,” a top US health official said Sunday…
First Ebola case on US soil as doctor returns home
Doctors worked to save America’s first Ebola virus patient Saturday after he arrived in the United States aboard a private…
House passes border crisis bill; Obama vows to act alone
The US Congress has passed two measures to stem the flow of Central American children into the United States despite…
US hospital prepares to receive Ebola patient
A hospital in the southern United States said Thursday it was preparing to receive an Ebola patient “within the next…
Biggest US–Africa Leaders Summit Opens on Monday
By Simon Ateba United States President, Barack Obama, will host 51 African heads of state and government at the US-Africa…
Counter Terrorism: Nigeria Police sign training pact with US
In a bid to curb and oust terrorism in Nigeria, the police force has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Conduct credible elections in Osun, US ambassador urges Jega
By Simon Ateba James Entwistle, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman Independent National Electoral…
US, Ebonyi State sign clean water expansion agreement
By Simon Ateba/Lagos The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the…
US mother pleads for jailed son as Iran talks extended
The mother of a former US Marine imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges pleaded for President Barack Obama to seek…
Over 7,000 Nigerian students studying in US – Official
The United States Embassy in Abuja says 7,318 Nigerian students are studying in more than 700 universities and colleges in…
US giant AbbVie buys drugmaker Shire for $54bn
Shire Pharmaceuticals has accepted a £32-billion ($54-billion, 40-billion-euro) takeover bid from AbbVie, the two companies announced on Friday, in a…
BlackBerry stock falls after Apple-IBM deal
Blackberry stock fell sharply on Wednesday, one day after the announcement of a landmark deal between rivals Apple and IBM…
US offers Egypt late invite to Africa summit
The United States has invited Egypt to an African leaders summit in Washington next month, after initially barring Cairo following…
Nigeria, US to strengthen action against Boko Haram
Nigeria and the United States are to strengthen strategies to tackle terrorism facing Nigeria and bring the activities of the…
Bullish Obama rubbishes impeachment talk
United States President Barack Obama on Thursday laughed off Republican calls for his impeachment over his flexing of executive power…
US drone kills six amid Pakistan anti-Taliban offensive
A United States drone strike killed six suspected militants Thursday in a Pakistani tribal district where Pakistan has launched a…
US, Nigeria exceptional countries – Entwistle
Simon Ateba United States top diplomats in Nigeria on Saturday 5 July said the US and Nigeria are two exceptional…
German agent suspected of spying for US
An employee of Germany’s foreign intelligence service is suspected of spying for Washington on a parliamentary panel probing US surveillance,…
US teen charged with trying to help jihadists
A United States teenager who agreed to marry a fighter from the militant network that is threatening to overrun Iraq…
Britain boosts airport security after US warning
Britain has bolstered security at its airports in what leaders said Thursday was the correct response following US alarm that…
US mocks ‘caliphate’ declaration by Iraqi jihadists
The United States said Monday the declaration by Sunni militants of an “Islamic caliphate” on territory they have seized in…